Providing substance abuse and mental health Recovery services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K 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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FY2024 · 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
IRS Pub. 78
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$325K
148% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 148% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$532K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$523K
To programs
78%
Net assets
−$105K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$532K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$466K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$532K
Expenses
$523K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$396K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$523K
Net assets
−$105K
FY2024▼ -176%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$106K
FY2023$139K
FY2024−$105K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of October 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2017.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $406K Management & general 22% · $118K

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; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$67,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vpsecretary
$66,912Pt VII · Sec A

Alina Bierwagen’s $67K as President is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Teresa Stokes$66,912$69,062$71,006
Alina Branscombe—$67,600$68,332
Alina Bierwagen$67,000——

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 15aNo

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Offers help for substance abuse and mental health recovery.

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1 program · $406K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providing substance abuse and mental health recovery services

$406Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$532K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Money outPt IX
$523K
Ln 25
Programscol B$406K
Managementcol C$118K
Owns and owesPt X
−$105K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Total revenueLn 12$532K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K
Net assetsLn 32−$105K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$149K$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$325K
Net assetsLn 32$139K−$105K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$107K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K$53K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$17K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$18K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$191K$153K$38K
TravelLn 17$22K$17K$4K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$30K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$523K$406K$118K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $532K$523K$8K−$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 $620K$587K$33K$139K 990 PDF
FY2022 $466K$396K$70K$106K 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 $531,672 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $620,348$531,672
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $620,348$531,672
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $258,577$200,343
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $328,843$323,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $587,420$523,374
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,928$8,298
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $531,672 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $531,672$531,672
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $531,672 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$531,672
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $523,374 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,130 · Management $26,782$133,912
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,145 · Management $13,286$66,431
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,758 · Management $4,189$20,947
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,568 · Management $4,392$21,960
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $152,648 · Management $38,162$190,810
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,377 · Management $4,344$21,721
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,900$3,900
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,979$3,979
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,443 · Management $2,861$14,304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,560 · Management $15,850$45,410
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $405,629 · Management $117,745 · Fundraising $0$523,374
Part X · Balance sheet $219,857 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,161$9,076
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $116,418$147,629
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,907$10,826
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,750$52,326
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $149,236$219,857
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,512$1,180
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$301,351
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,750$22,253
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,262$324,784
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $138,974−$104,927
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,974−$104,927
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $149,236$219,857
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$104,927 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$531,672
XI-2 Total expenses$523,374
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,974
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$252,199
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$104,927

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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