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Inspires and empowers youth to find healthy highs and live life well. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $350K in revenue, $436K in expenses, and $396K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1995
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
La Jolla, CA
Website
naturalhigh.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$350KFY2022
Expenses
$436K
Net assets
$396K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  33-0668362 Public charity (501(c)(3)) La Jolla, CA Founded 1995
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspires and empowers youth to find healthy highs and live life well.
Leadership
Desiree Pavlik · Executive Director · $139K
Money in and out
$350K revenue, $436K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$350K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$436K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$396K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$87K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-25%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$350K
FY2022▼ -39%
Expenses
$436K
FY2022▼ -7%
Total assets
$396K
FY2022▼ -16%
Total liabilities
$404
FY2022▼ -45%
Total revenue
$350K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$436K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$396K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$87K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$396K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNatural High
EINHdr · item D33-0668362
Principal addressHdr · item CLa Jolla, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnaturalhigh.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1995
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S50Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$138,667Pt VII · Sec A
Founder, President/Board C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Desiree Pavlik’s $153K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Desiree Pavlik$153,233$148,302$141,240$138,667$113,333$33,333
Gina Morris$114,446

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $314K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

In Schools

Natural high provides research informed drug-prevention programming to teachers across the country at no cost. Programming consists of 1) stories of celebritites sharing their personal stories of choosing their natural highs over drugs, 2) discussion guides, 3)WORKSHEETS, and 4) additional activities that focus on resiliency theory, 40…

$314Kprogram expense
02

Online

In 2022 we launched a toolkit (video, discussion questions, film screening guide, and resources) to raise awareness and inform kids, educators, and parents about the dangers of fentanyl. We continued to expand our natural high essentials.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$340K · 97%
Other revenue$9K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$340K
Other revenue3%$9K
Investment income$348
Total revenueLn 12$350K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.09
Program services72%$314K
Management & general19%$85K
Fundraising9%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$436K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$184K
Total assetsLn 16$396K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$404
Total net assetsLn 32$396K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $184K · Operating expenses/yr $436K
5.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $314K · Total expenses $436K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $85K · Total expenses $436K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $436K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $61K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $473K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $340K · Total revenue $350K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $350K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $350K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $348 · Total revenue $350K
+0.10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $436K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $350K · Prior year $571K
-39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $396K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $350K · Expenses $436K
-25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $396K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $396K · Total assets $396K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $396K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Desiree Pavlik · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $139K · Total expenses $436K
32%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $166K · Total expenses $436K
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -39%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$404K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$301K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$425K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$350K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$571K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$580K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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