Straight & Narrow INC FY2023 filing

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Treatment program for individuals with addictive disorders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$555K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.8M a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$555K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $343K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.6M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$30.8M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$20.8M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$24.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30.8M
FY2023▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.4M
FY2021$24.3M
FY2022$21.1M
FY2023$30.8M
FY2024$23.9M
FY2025$30.5M
Expenses
$20.8M
FY2023▼ -0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$24.6M
FY2021$22.4M
FY2022$21.0M
FY2023$20.8M
FY2024$20.4M
FY2025$18.0M
Net assets
$24.3M
FY2023▲ +105%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$11.8M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$24.3M
FY2024$27.8M
FY2025$40.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $19.4M Management & general 7% · $1.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $555K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Medical Director
$188,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$149,580Pt VII · Sec A
Nurse RN
$113,346Pt VII · Sec A
$103,981Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Working-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Hayman Rambaran’s $193K as Medical Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Hayman Rambaran$193,400$190,493$188,000———
Hayman Rambaran———$179,865$175,392$168,935
Angela Nikolovski$160,212$167,251$149,580$153,368$148,369$109,674
Dharmesh Parikh———$72,589$139,424$115,551
Eva Eriksson——$113,346$108,897——
Alfredo Nadera——$103,981———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides treatment for people struggling with addiction.

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3 programs · $17.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Treatment

ALPHA/DISMAS: long term residential programs providing substance use and co-occurring mental health treatment for adult male and female clients including clients who are on medication assisted treatment, pregnant women and women with young children and inmate and parolee clients in the drug court and mutual agreement programs.

$12.2Mprogram expense
02

Child Care Centers

La vida child care center too: this provides early childhood education to children aged birth through four years under the abbott PROGRAM.LA vida child care center iii: this provides early childhood education to children aged birth through four years with funding from the department of education.

$3.0Mprogram expense
03

Other Ancillary Services

Idrc (intoxicated driver resource center): court-mandated clients receive individual and group counseling along with education regarding alcohol and other drugs, treatment assessment and REFERRALS.FAMILY success center (FCS): this is a part of a multi-organization coalition that provides primary and secondary prevention services to the…

$2.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$343K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $6.8M federal money spent
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through New Jersey Division of Community Affairs$2.5M
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AidsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.241 · Through Passaic County$1.8M
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health$1.7M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through Passaic County$559K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through New Jersey Department of Children and Familiies$219K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $2.6M federal money spent
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through New Jersey Department of Human Services$1.8M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through Passaic County$367K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through New Jersey Department of Children and Families$201K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through State of New Jersey Deparment of Agriculture$122K
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AidsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.241 · Through Passaic County$44K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $2.7M federal money spent
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Services$1.7M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through Passaic County$438K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through New Jersey Department of Children and Families$208K
Child Care and Development Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.575 · Through New Jersey Division of Family Development$146K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture$145K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $2.5M federal money spent
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through New Jersey Department of Human Services$1.6M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through Passaic County$407K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through New Jersey Department of Children and Families$240K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture$164K
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through City of Paterson$61K

The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$10.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.3M
Money outPt IX
$20.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.4M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$24.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$31.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$11.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$149K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10.1M
Total revenueLn 12$30.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$288K
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.1M
Accounts receivableLn 4$10.6M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$59K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$85K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M
Other assetsLn 15$499K
Total assetsLn 16$31.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M
Net assetsLn 32$24.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5403
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.1M$12.3M
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M$31.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M$7.6M
Net assetsLn 32$11.9M$24.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$390K$351K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.1M$8.2M$902K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$153K$137K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.5M$3.1M$359K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$41K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.6M$2.5M$91K
Office expensesLn 13$1.7M$1.7M
Information technologyLn 14$112K$108K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$2.2M$2.2M$23K
InterestLn 20$48K$48K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$398K$398K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$651K$651K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.8M$19.4M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2026 $30.5M$18.0M$12.5M$40.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2025 $23.9M$20.4M$3.5M$27.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 23, 2024 $30.8M$20.8M$9.9M$24.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $21.1M$21.0M$43K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $24.3M$22.4M$1.9M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $25.4M$24.6M$806K$10.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $30,758,569 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,166,824$12,284,296
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,884,748$8,274,535
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $64$149,237
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$10,050,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,051,636$30,758,569
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,706,297$13,116,110
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,302,611$7,725,056
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,008,908$20,841,166
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,728$9,917,403
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $30,758,569 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$145,046
VIII-1e Government grants$11,650,193
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$489,057
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,284,296
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,274,535$8,274,535
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $149,237$149,237
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,050,501$10,050,501
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,274,535 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,199,738$30,758,569
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,841,166 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $351,443 · Management $38,925$390,368
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,188,181 · Management $902,211$9,090,392
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $136,847 · Management $15,712$152,559
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,124,111 · Management $358,680$3,482,791
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $40,541 · Management $1,459$42,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,531,471 · Management $91,125$2,622,596
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,677,061$1,677,061
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $108,361 · Management $3,900$112,261
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,150,478 · Management $23,141$2,173,619
IX-20 InterestPrograms $47,933$47,933
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $398,342$398,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $651,244$651,244
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,406,013 · Management $1,435,153 · Fundraising $0$20,841,166
Part X · Balance sheet $31,903,087 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,573,214$288,278
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$2,565,308
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250,000$1,065,383
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,965,576$10,645,130
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $69,603$58,535
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $69,989$84,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,064,347$12,345,302
X-11 Publicly traded securities$4,351,259
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,000$499,139
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,004,729$31,903,087
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,462,811$1,218,294
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $574,045$1,675,882
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,500,000
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $5,078,383$1,682,621
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$489,397
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,115,239$7,566,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,889,490$24,336,893
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,889,490$24,336,893
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,004,729$31,903,087
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,336,893 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,758,569
XI-2 Total expenses$20,841,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,917,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,889,490
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,000,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$530,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,336,893

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