Truth Initiative Foundation EIN 91-1956621

Truth Initiative Foundation

EIN  91-1956621 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 1999
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Verified accurate 7/9/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Empowers youth to reject tobacco and nicotine through national public education campaigns and scalable digital cessation programs for teens and adults.
Leadership
Kathleen Crosby · President & CEO · $626K
Money in and out
$53.0M revenue, $109.7M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Empowers youth to reject tobacco and nicotine through national public education campaigns and scalable digital cessation programs for teens and adults. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $53.0M in revenue, $109.7M in expenses, and $576.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$53.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$109.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$576.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$56.7M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
71.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-107%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -129% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$53.0M
FY2025▼ -28%
Expenses
$109.7M
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$676.3M
FY2025▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$100.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
Total revenue
$53.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$109.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$576.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$56.7M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$676.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $87.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Youth and Young Adult Public Education

Truth initiative's public health education campaign truth has been a leading driver in reducing youth and young adult tobacco use for two decades. The truth campaign seeks to prevent youth and young adults from starting to use nicotine and to help those who become addicted to quit through public service ads, influencers, social media and…

$68.1Mprogram expense
02

Research Policy and Practice

Truth initiative is a leader in tobacco control research and policy with a strong team of research scientists in our schroeder institute for tobacco research and policy studies and a dedicated team of policy professionals who participate in the ongoing discussion around the best approaches for reducing tobacco related death and disease.

$10.4Mprogram expense
03

Tobacco Cessation Innovations

Truth initiative's innovations center builds and deploys scalable and sustainable digital tobacco cessation interventions. Our programs have served millions of tobacco users ages 13+ across the U.S. Over the past 15+ years.

$9.1Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTruth Initiative Foundation
EINHdr · item D91-1956621
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jtruthinitiative.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1999
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F210)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$626,206Pt VII · Sec A
$624,914Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Mktg & Strategy Officer
$457,669Pt VII · Sec A
Corp. Sec./Chief Legal & Reg. Affairs
$421,855Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Innovations
$388,220Pt VII · Sec A
$378,781Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Dev. & Partnerships Officer
$370,492Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications Officer
$368,313Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Crosby’s $626K as President & CEO is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 747 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Robin Koval$929,147$1,096,536$1,033,491
Anthony T O'Toole$624,914$581,069$831,350$798,910
Kathleen Crosby$626,206$119,715
M David Dobbins$177,014$527,122$563,011
Donna Vallone$165,608$561,992$509,491
Eric Asche$521,263
Robert Falk$421,855$370,526$476,407$361,180
Elizabeth Kenny$457,669$442,674$174,895

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$34.1M · 64%
Contributions & grants$9.1M · 17%
Other revenue$8.0M · 15%
Program service revenue$1.8M · 3%
Investment income64%$34.1M
Contributions & grants17%$9.1M
Other revenue15%$8.0M
Program service revenue3%$1.8M
— government grantsLn 1e$580K
Total revenueLn 12$53.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.01
Program services84%$92.5M
Management & general14%$15.8M
Fundraising1%$1.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$109.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$87.4M
Total assetsLn 16$676.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$100.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$576.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $655.1M · Operating expenses/yr $109.7M
71.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $92.5M · Total expenses $109.7M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $15.8M · Total expenses $109.7M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.5M · Total expenses $109.7M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $511K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $5.3M
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9.1M · Total revenue $53.0M
17%
Government reliance
Government grants $580K · Total revenue $53.0M
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total revenue $53.0M
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $34.1M · Total revenue $53.0M
+64%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total expenses $109.7M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $53.0M · Prior year $73.1M
-28%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $92.2M · FY2024 $53.0M
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $576.2M · Beginning of year $603.8M
-5%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $53.0M · Expenses $109.7M
-107%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $100.1M · Total assets $676.3M
15%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $576.2M · Total assets $676.3M
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $194.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $372.8M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $676.3M
84%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathleen Crosby · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $626K · Total expenses $109.7M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $28.7M · Total expenses $109.7M
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -28%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 116 grants · $5.6M · 2020–2024
Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsDC · FY2024$751,663
Mindful Philanthropy INCPA · FY2024$25,000
1640 SocietyFY2024$25,000
Bet Media Group (paramount Global)FY2024$15,000
Rescue the Behavior Change AgencyFY2024$15,000
Roger Williams UniversityRI · FY2024$14,476
Manhattan UniversityNY · FY2024$11,268
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
University of Wisconsin-MadisonFY2024$9,494
See all 116 grants →

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$53.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$73.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$59.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$111.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$92.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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