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Dave Purchase Project FY2021 filing

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Tacoma, WA501(c)(3)Since 1988Diseases & DisordersEIN 91-1435394Revenue $7.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSnasen.org535 Dock St Ste 113, 98402-4629 · Tacoma, WATax-exempt since Apr 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Organization history: tacoma needle exchange is the first legally sanctioned syringe exchange program (sep) in the united states. IT was founded by Dave Purchase, a drug and alcohol counselor, in august 1988 in response to the HIV/aids epidemic. Tacoma needle exchange was incorporated as the point defiance aids projects (pdap), a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) on december 5, 1988. In 1993, to meet the needs of a nascent US harm reduction movement, pdap expanded nationally and formed the north american syringe exchange network (nasen) to provide high-quality, low cost, harm reduction supplies to seps throughout the US. In august 2018, on the 30th anniversary of its founding, point defiance aids projects formally changed its name to Dave Purchase Project (dpp) in honor of its founder. Tacoma needle exchange (tne) and the north american syringe exchange network (nasen) are both initiatives of Dave Purchase Project.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $851K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.2M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.2M
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$5.7M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.2M
FY2021▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$12.6M
FY2025$11.4M
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$11.9M
FY2025$10.5M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2021▲ +68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$6.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Apr 1993.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $5.7M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Paul Lakosky
Executive Di
$101,066Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dale Christensen
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kara Koehn
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Jay Patel MD
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Lakosky’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Lakosky$143,620$123,622$124,112$112,775$101,066$89,975
Sandra Moore$121,823$109,341$109,796———
Stephanie Prohaska$102,739—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides clean needles and harm reduction supplies to prevent disease spread.

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3 programs · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Dpp/Nasen

Buyers club initiative the purpose of DPP/NASEN is to support the promotion and expansion of syringe exchange programs in the us as a mechanism to facilitate front-line public health prevention interventions among PWUD/PWID and other marginalized and hard to reach populations.

$4.8Mprogram expense
02

Dpp/Tacoma Needle Exchange

Drug user health initiative the purpose of DPP/TNE is to provide harm reduction services, including access to sterile injection equipment, educational materials and information, safer-sex supplies, medical services, and access to substance use disorder (sud) and opioid use disorder (oud) treatment services to people who use drugs (pwud)…

$820Kprogram expense
03

Other program

$37Kprogram 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
Vital Strategies INCFY2024$60K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$5.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$279K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$7.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 61
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K$82K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$836K$666K$170K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$94K$60K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$84K$68K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$261K$241K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$3.9M$3.9M$34K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$36K$15K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$151
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$6K$4K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$88
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$26K$554
InsuranceLn 23$40K$20K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$339K$339K$128
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M$5.7M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.4M$10.5M$866K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.6M$11.9M$787K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.3M$8.9M$397K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.7M$7.8M$868K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.2M$5.7M$1.5M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$4.7M$641K$2.3M 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 $7,207,936 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,132,267$4,565,895
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,235$3,536
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,184,363$2,638,505
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,317,865$7,207,936
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $899,805$1,015,150
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,777,389$4,645,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,677,194$5,660,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $640,671$1,547,511
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $7,207,936 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,581,925 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$4,272,699
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$293,196
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$278,974
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,565,895
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $133$133
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,403$3,403
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $56,580$56,580
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,403 · Excluded from tax $2,638,638$7,207,936
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,660,425 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $666,034 · Management $170,423$836,457
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,421 · Management $33,804$94,225
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,951 · Management $16,517$84,468
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $240,722 · Management $20,428$261,150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,867,737 · Management $34,442$3,902,179
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,293 · Management $15,296$51,589
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,728 · Management $151$11,879
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,997 · Management $3,764$9,761
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,327 · Management $88$2,415
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,099 · Management $554$26,653
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,721 · Management $20,567$40,288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $339,233 · Management $128$339,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,660,425 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,660,425
Part X · Balance sheet $7,001,540 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $62,392; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,167,927$1,468,224
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $369,156$1,041,920
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,124,912$1,059,195
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,989,196$3,180,706
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $41,639$56,045
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,007$51,239
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $62,591$81,819
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,781,756$7,001,540
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,962,471$2,649,025
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $162,294$77,308
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $386,694$457,399
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,511,459$3,183,732
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,195,014$3,719,222
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,283$98,586
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,270,297$3,817,808
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,781,756$7,001,540
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,817,808 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,207,936
XI-2 Total expenses$5,660,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,547,511
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,270,297
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,817,808

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