The mission of the 525 Foundation is to educate and empower individuals to make positive choices related to drug and alcohol use.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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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FY2020 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $51K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% 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
$194K
Spent
$214K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$194K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$179K
FY2025$148K
Expenses
$214K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$171K
Net assets
$205K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$3K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $123K Management & general 29% · $62K Fundraising 14% · $30K

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; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Savage’s $53K as President is at the 40th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Savage$53,218$60,000$61,000$61,911$61,147$25,000

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

Programs and updates

Educates and empowers people to make healthy choices about drugs and alcohol.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Educate youth, influence change in the culture of acceptance and experimentation of alochol and drugs, and provide age appropriate tools that allow for better decision making to prevent overdose.

$123Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$51K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$194K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$59
Money outPt IX
$214K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
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$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$59
Total revenueLn 12$194K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$175K
SavingsLn 2$41K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$205K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$225K$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$37K
Net assetsLn 32$225K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$14K$15K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$16K$17K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$349$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$17K$820$222
Office expensesLn 13$7K$377$6K$626
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K$58
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$581$460$300
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$52K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$874
Total functional expensesLn 25$214K$123K$62K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $148K$171K−$23K$3K 990 PDF
FY2024 $179K$258K−$79K$75K 990 PDF
FY2023 $297K$407K−$110K$154K 990 PDF
FY2022 $468K$349K$120K$264K 990 PDF
FY2021 $152K$210K−$58K$147K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $194K$214K−$20K$205K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $194,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $132,094$158,729
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,259$50,577
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53$59
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,260−$15,204
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $220,666$194,161
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,583$90,462
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,270$120,267
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,853$214,229
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $131,813−$20,068
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $194,161 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,729
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,729
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,577$50,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59$59
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$15,204−$15,204
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,577 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$15,145$194,161
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $214,229 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,370 · Management $15,197 · Fundraising $13,507$43,074
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,807 · Management $16,720 · Fundraising $14,861$47,388
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $349 · Management $5,354$5,703
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,115 · Management $820 · Fundraising $222$18,157
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $377 · Management $6,494 · Fundraising $626$7,497
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,599$1,599
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,141$10,141
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,030 · Management $58$17,088
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,622$1,622
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $581 · Management $460 · Fundraising $300$1,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,280 · Management $2,349$54,629
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,616 · Management $874$2,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,025 · Management $61,688 · Fundraising $29,516$214,229
Part X · Balance sheet $241,473 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,376$175,499
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,707$40,828
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$10,524
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,953
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,955$10,669
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $225,038$241,473
X-19 Deferred revenue$22,440
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$14,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$36,503
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $225,038$204,970
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $225,038$204,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $225,038$241,473
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$194,161
XI-2 Total expenses$214,229
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$225,038
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,970

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