To promote health and resilience through progressive approaches that integrate evidence-based substance use prevention programming, harm reduction, and multifaceted systems of care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $434K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $295K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$96K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$787K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021▼ -0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$787K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$655K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$782K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$719K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jan 1972.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.3M Management & general 5% · $65K Fundraising 5% · $72K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$95,403Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Angela Allen$158,836$135,000$103,723$95,403$92,000
Lauren Kestner$106,396————

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes health and resilience by integrating substance use prevention, harm reduction, and care systems.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Substance Abuse Prevntion/Synar Prevention & Youth Drug Study

Center for Prevention Services (CPS) was founded in 1971 as the first organizations to focus on substance use prevention in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County. Originally named the Drug Education Center (1971) and renamed Substance Abuse Prevention Services (1998) and more recently taking on ints current name Center for Prevention Services…

$587Kprogram expense
02

Queen City Needle Exchange

QCHR is a SEP (Syringe Exchange Program). Our purpose is harm reduction, empowerment and enacting real, practical strategies to improve the health of marginalized communities.Providing sterile injecting equipment is a proven method to prevent the spread of disease.

$455Kprogram expense
03

Partnership for Success

We need comprehensive strategies to prevent youth substance use. In Stanly County, the Center for Prevention Services is working to address the root causes of youth substance use with support from the SAMHSAs Partnerships for Success Grant.

$258Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$787K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$883K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$434K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$883K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
Net assetsLn 32$787K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 617
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$336K$434K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$743K$883K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$96K
Net assetsLn 32$655K$787K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$60K$38K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$818K$765K$8K$45K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$57K$57K$101$122
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$97K$86K$5K$6K
TravelLn 17$24K$21K$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$142$171
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$310K$295K$7K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$13K$729$875
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$65K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.9M$3.5M$395K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.9M$13K$719K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.5M−$179K$664K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.2M$55K$782K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$34K$787K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.3M$164K$655K 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 $1,471,839 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,473,784$1,468,548
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,505$3,289
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,482,291$1,471,839
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $902,119$927,600
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,359$510,217
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,318,478$1,437,817
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,813$34,022
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,471,839 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,294,723
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,825
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,468,548
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,289$3,289
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,289 · Excluded from tax $2$1,471,839
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,437,817 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,176 · Management $38,294 · Fundraising $10,941$109,411
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $765,388 · Management $8,086 · Fundraising $44,715$818,189
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $56,568 · Management $101 · Fundraising $122$56,791
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,469 · Management $4,858 · Fundraising $5,829$97,156
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,099 · Management $1,186 · Fundraising $1,422$23,707
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,535 · Management $142 · Fundraising $171$2,848
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,971$4,971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $294,822 · Management $6,973 · Fundraising $8,368$310,163
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,977 · Management $729 · Fundraising $875$14,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,300,034 · Management $65,340 · Fundraising $72,443$1,437,817
Part X · Balance sheet $883,086 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,668$224,877
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $137,675$154,963
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,009$1,009
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,679$64,003
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,640$3,857
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $335,703$434,377
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $743,374$883,086
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $88,710$95,726
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $88,710$95,726
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $604,548$615,713
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,116$171,647
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $654,664$787,360
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $743,374$883,086
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $787,360 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,471,839
XI-2 Total expenses$1,437,817
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,022
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$654,664
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$98,674
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$787,360

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