Sub Stance Incorporated: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 39-1162018)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$48K
FY2021	$47K
FY2022	$60K
FY2023	$74K
FY2024	$78K
FY2025	$68K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$18K
FY2021	$13K
FY2022	$28K
FY2023	$43K
FY2024	$26K
FY2025	$197K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$521K
FY2021	$555K
FY2022	$588K
FY2023	$621K
FY2024	$673K
FY2025	$544K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1974.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $184K Management & general 6% · $13K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Sydney Levy

Vice Pres

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michel Pierssens

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Sub Stance Incorporated is a nonprofit based in Long Beach, CA, formed in 1973.

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1 program · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Publication of Magazine Tri Annually

$184Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 2 grants · $74K · 2025–2025

Substance Journal INCCA · FY2025$58,323

University of WisconsinFY2025$16,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$68K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K

Investment incomeLn 3$20K

Money outPt IX

$197K

Ln 25

Programscol B$184K

Managementcol C$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$544K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$535K

Total assetsLn 16$544K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K

Investment incomeLn 3$20K

Total revenueLn 12$68K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$535K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$535K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K

Total assetsLn 16$544K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$544K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$660K	$535K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$13K	$10K
Total assetsLn 16	$673K	$544K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$673K	$544K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$184K	$184K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K		$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$210		$210
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$224		$224
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K		$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$197K	$184K	$13K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$68K	$197K	−$129K	$544K	990 PDF
FY2024	$78K	$26K	$52K	$673K	990 PDF
FY2023	$74K	$43K	$32K	$621K	990 PDF
FY2022	$60K	$28K	$33K	$588K	990 PDF
FY2021	$47K	$13K	$34K	$555K	990 PDF
FY2020	$48K	$18K	$30K	$521K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $68,184 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,454$48,156

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,516$20,028

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $77,970$68,184

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$184,323

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,565$12,651

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,565$196,974

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,405−$128,790

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $68,184 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,156

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,156

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20,028$20,028

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,028 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$68,184

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $196,974 across 6 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $184,323$184,323

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,142$6,142

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,800$1,800

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $210$210

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $224$224

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,275$4,275

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $184,323 · Management $12,651 · Fundraising $0$196,974

Part X · Balance sheet $544,205 assets, 7 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $660,437$534,557

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,558$9,648

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $672,995$544,205

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $672,995$544,205

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $672,995$544,205

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $672,995$544,205

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $544,205 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$68,184

XI-2 Total expenses$196,974

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$128,790

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$672,995

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$544,205

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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