Max's Mission saves lives in Southern Oregon through overdose education and free distribution of naloxone and harm reduction supplies. Over the last 6 month we have recorded over 200 overdose reversals from the naloxone we have distributed at over 150 local events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$178K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $149K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+218% vs prior year
Spent
$838K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$643K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +218%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$838K
FY2022▲ +128%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$368K
FY2022$838K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$643K
FY2022▲ +528%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$922K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $178K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$66,250Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$66,250Pt VII · Sec A
Data Collection - Secretary
$37,838Pt VII · Sec A
Peer Counselor
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Pharmacist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Event Coordination
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Pinsky’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Pinsky$109,976$66,250$50,000$19,906
David Pinsky$109,976$66,250$50,000$19,906
Seraphina Pinsky$89,008$37,838$5,423—
Justin Hon—$7,500——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Saves lives by educating about overdoses and giving out free naloxone and harm reduction supplies.

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3 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Measure 110 established BHRN networks throughout Oregon. Max's Mission received harm reduction money for 3 BHRNs Jackson Josephine and Klamath which allowed even more expansion than ATC. Max's Mission now has 5 offices in 3 counties that do more than one event per day that include low barrier outreach and expansion of our Narcan by mail…

$3.5Mprogram expense
02

Max's Mission was able to expand its harm reduction outreach in Jackson Josephine and Klamath Counties. In the last 7 months Max's Mission has distributed 4,692 doses of naloxone which has resulted in 111 overdoses reversed that we have heard about.

$299Kprogram expense
03

Sor State Opioid Response 2 Purpose

Increase infrastructure of Naloxone access to at risk populations including those likely to encounter an overdose.b Purchase and distribute a minimum of 360 Naloxone dose.c Provide Naloxone kits and overdose education to interested individuals releasing from jail and their families at least 2 days per week in the Jackson County Community…

$66Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$838K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$643K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$643K
Total assetsLn 16$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$105K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$452K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$643K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$643K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$643K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$69K$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$69K$643K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$267K$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$29K$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$47K$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$30K$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$6K$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$321K$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$838K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.7M$539K$922K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$115K$281K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.5M−$423K$220K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.3M$838K$472K$643K 990 PDF
FY2021 $411K$368K$44K$102K 990 PDF
FY2020 $143K$55K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,309,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $411,237$1,309,629
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 $411,237$1,309,629
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 $101,903$378,461
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $265,604$459,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $367,507$838,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,730$471,593
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,309,629 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$1,274,243
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,502
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$105,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,309,629
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,309,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $838,036 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$266,726
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,635
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,100
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,010
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,591
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$46,764
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,138
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,126
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,318
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$320,689
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,170
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$838,036
Part X · Balance sheet $642,932 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,723$191,302
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$451,630
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,723$642,932
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,723$642,932
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,723$642,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $642,932 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,309,629
XI-2 Total expenses$838,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$471,593
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,723
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$102,616
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$642,932

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