Provide and promote drug education, harm reduction and culture and policy change at schools and universities; promote public safety and wellness on school campuses; promote social entrepreneurship, especially among students and young people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
3¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $392K a year · 64% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
3%
of spending
Concern: 3% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
87 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $450K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 87.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $288K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$61K
To programs
3%
Net assets
$895K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$543K
FY2024$750K
FY2025$164K
Expenses
$61K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$61K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$558K
Net assets
$895K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$895K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.7M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2023.

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Where the money goes

3 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 3% · $2K Management & general 38% · $23K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educate about harm reduction and policy, fostering social entrepreneurship in schools and universities.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

For two student grants of $5,000.00 each to support entrepreneurial ventures with a social impact. 1 Juan Maya Hernandez UCLA founder of PREPARE a platform to support immigrant students with their own start-ups and 2 Tule Topping Horton and Eric Bear Stanford founders of Understory Collective a collaboration to create art as a…

Pt IX · col B
02

For collaborator Dr. Nina Christie to attend and present work we sponsored - - Listen to Young People: How to implement Harm Reduction in the Collegiate Setting -- at the National Harm Reduction Coalition Conference

Pt IX · col B
03

To the Stanford REACH Lab to support the adaption and update of SAFETY FIRST a harm reduction-focused drug education curriculum for high school and beyond

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$288K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $380K · 2022–2025
Tides FoundationCA · FY2025$109,086
Cpse Fiscal SponsorshipCA · FY2025$45,040
Challenging Psychedelic- CpepAL · FY2025$25,000
Fireside Project INCCA · FY2025$10,000
Cpse Fiscal SponsorCA · FY2024$50,000
Psychedelic Safety InstitueCA · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,000
Stanford Reach LabCA · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$61K
Ln 25
Programscol B$2K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$895K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$129
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$445K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$445K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$450K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$895K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$0$445K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$450K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$895K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$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$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$0$23K$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$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$30$30$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$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$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$61K$2K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $164K$558K−$393K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $750K$207K$544K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $543K$76K$468K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.0M$61K$951K$895K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,012,047 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$1,001,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$11,047
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,012,047
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$36,111
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$25,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$61,373
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$950,674
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,012,047 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,001,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,001,000
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 $10,918 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,918
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 $129 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$129
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 $11,047 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,012,047
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,373 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$25,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$11,111
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$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $23,201 · Fundraising $0$23,201
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 $2,031 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,031
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30
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$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,061 · Management $23,201 · Fundraising $0$61,373
Part X · Balance sheet $895,049 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$445,480
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$449,569
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 $0$895,049
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-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$895,049
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$895,049
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$895,049
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $895,049 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,012,047
XI-2 Total expenses$61,373
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$950,674
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$55,625
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$895,049

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