Harm Reduction Services INC

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Since 1993Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 68-0300656Revenue $1.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSharmreductionservices.org2800 Stockton Blvd, 95817-2301 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Jul 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 17 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$103K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% 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
$1.8M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$775K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$775K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$620K
FY2022$628K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$633K
FY2025$775K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 1993.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.5M Management & general 11% · $191K Fundraising 0% · $8K

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; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dir. Fin & Ops
$100,133Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Liane Bruckstein’s $100K as Dir. Fin & Ops is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Liane Bruckstein$100,133$87,385$113,064$70,219$61,594

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

Improves health and wellbeing for people affected by drug use, increasing access to care and reducing harm.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$1.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$191K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$775K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$619K
Total assetsLn 16$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
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$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$384K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$568K
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$619K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$53K
Total assetsLn 16$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32$775K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$410K$619K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$0
Total assetsLn 16$757K$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$633K$775K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$90K$10K$956
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$561K$501K$54K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$154K$138K$15K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$130K$92K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$24K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$661K$619K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$23K$839$569
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.5M$191K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$142K$775K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.1M−$98K$633K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.9M$102K$730K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M$8K$628K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.6M−$65K$620K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,838,031 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,965,174$1,838,031
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,965,174$1,838,031
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 $834,081$815,091
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,228,704$880,878
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,062,785$1,695,969
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$97,611$142,062
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 $1,838,031 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,838,031
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$384,175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,838,031
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,838,031
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,695,969 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,532 · Management $9,645 · Fundraising $956$100,133
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $501,297 · Management $54,004 · Fundraising $5,350$560,651
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $138,066 · Management $14,777 · Fundraising $1,464$154,307
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $92,230 · Management $37,890$130,120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,000 · Management $8,049$32,049
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,466$9,466
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,166$24,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $619,196 · Management $41,387$660,583
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,086 · Management $839 · Fundraising $569$24,494
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,496,873 · Management $190,757 · Fundraising $8,339$1,695,969
Part X · Balance sheet $877,427 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $358,494$567,629
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,743$51,748
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $225,997$172,905
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,914$14,914
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,888$16,831
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,466$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,709$53,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $757,211$877,427
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,213$42,715
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $81,372$60,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,585$102,739
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $516,009$540,198
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $116,617$234,490
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $632,626$774,688
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $757,211$877,427
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $774,688 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,838,031
XI-2 Total expenses$1,695,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,062
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$632,626
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$774,688

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

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