National Harm Reduction Coalition FY2020 filing

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The Coalition of mission of National Harm Reduction (nhrc) is National Harm Reduction education. See schedule 0 for organization mission statement continuation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$554K 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
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $483K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$554K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $539K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.7M
Spent
$11.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$9.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.7M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$12.8M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$8.6M
Expenses
$11.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$17.9M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$6.6M
Net assets
$9.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$5.2M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1994.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $9.8M Management & general 9% · $953K Fundraising 3% · $298K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $554K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$162,535Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Policy
$155,815Pt VII · Sec A
$120,905Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Dir. of Learning & Engagement
$114,846Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Guzman’s $162K as Executive Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anthony D Salandy Senior——$163,514——
Monique Tula——$134,535$161,644$162,535
Laura Guzman$161,933——$108,837—
Daniel Raymond————$155,815
Laura M Guzman—$146,180———
Helen Jones———$144,735—
Orisha a Bowers——$132,978——
Anthony D Salandy—$131,731———

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

Organizes national and local conferences to educate the public and foster collaboration on harm reduction practices, health, treatment, and housing policies.

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3 programs · $9.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Training and Education

The institute at NHRC is a national training and capacity-building initiative that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use by providing skills-building activities to service providers and other community stakeholders.

$7.8Mprogram expense
02

Community Organizing

The national harm reduction coalition's policy department advocates for harm reduction approaches to improve the health of drug users and their communities. The policy department seeks to create change on the local, state, national, and international levels through a range of strategies including direct advocacy with policy makers…

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

Conferences

NHRC sponsors and organizes regional conferences bi-annually, and the only national harm reduction conference in the united states. NHRC conferences provide a critical and unique forum for the exploration and development of harm reduction practice, theory, and policy, and serve as crucial networking mechanisms for individuals working in…

$417Kprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 210 grants · $15.7M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,060
Wecare TNTN · FY2024$7,000
Tennessee Recovery AllianceTN · FY2024$7,000
SisterreachTN · FY2024$7,000
Positively Living INCTN · FY2024$7,000
Indiana Recovery AllianceFY2024$7,000
Community Shares INCTN · FY2024$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,527
Homeless Youth Alliance INCCA · FY2023$144,214
Homeless Healthcare Los AngelesFY2023$141,839
Inland Empire Harm ReductionCA · FY2023$114,526
Sidewalk ProjectCA · FY2023$111,803
Gender Health CenterCA · FY2023$111,551
See all 210 grants →

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2024 · $1.7M federal money spent
Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.136 · Through California Department of Public Health and 1 more$610K
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National SignificanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.243 · Through American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry$248K
National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance and Syringe Services Program (ssp) Monitoring and Evaluation Funding OpportunityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.488 · Through Research Triangle Institute and 1 more$208K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Nys Office of Addiction Services and Supports$202K
Opioid StrDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.788 · Through Sierra Health Foundation$172K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $4.6M federal money spent
HIV Prevention Activities Health Department BasedDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.940 · Through Wyoming Department of Health and 1 more$2.5M
National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance and Syringe Services Program (ssp) Monitoring and Evaluation Funding OpportunityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.488 · Direct and through Aids United and 2 more$686K
Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.136 · Through California Department of Public Health and 1 more$499K
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s HealthDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.421 · Through National Alliance of State & Territorial Aids Directors and 1 more$419K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Office of Addiction Services and Support$217K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 4 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $1.5M federal money spent
National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance and Syringe Services Program (ssp) Monitoring and Evaluation Funding OpportunityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.488 · Direct and through Aids United$907K
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s HealthDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.421 · Through National Alliance of State & Territorial Aids Directors (nastad) and 1 more$176K
Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.136 · Through Health Research, INC.$113K
Opioid StrDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.788 · Through Public Health Institute$107K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Nys Office of Addiction Services and Supports$76K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2021 · $1.2M federal money spent
National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance and Syringe Services Program (ssp) Monitoring and Evaluation Funding OpportunityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.488 · Direct$886K
Opioid StrDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.788 · Through Public Health Institute$109K
Communicable Disease Prevention Program (hiv, Std, Tbd-Hepatitis)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.U00 · Through Wyoming Department of Health$91K
Capacity Building Assistance (cba) for High-Impact HIV PreventionDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.834 · Through Aids United and 2 more$85K
Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.136 · Through Health Research, INC.$44K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$583K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Money outPt IX
$11.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.8M
Managementcol C$953K
Fundraisingcol D$298K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$583K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Total revenueLn 12$14.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$844K
SavingsLn 2$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.5M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$7.8M
Accounts receivableLn 4$130K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$100K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$86K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K
Intangible assetsLn 14$87K
Other assetsLn 15$83K
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$115K$118K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$9.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.0M$4.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$640K$520K$85K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$2.4M$404K$165K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$114K$96K$13K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$612K$513K$69K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$280K$235K$32K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$7K$3K$398
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$24K$9K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$936K$835K$100K$841
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$2K$739
Office expensesLn 13$290K$251K$29K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$163K$140K$17K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$368K$310K$41K$17K
TravelLn 17$175K$170K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$51K$45K$6K$12
InterestLn 20$8K$3K$4K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$47K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$226K$126K$92K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.0M$9.8M$953K$298K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $8.6M$6.6M$2.0M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 16, 2025 $10.9M$11.0M−$170K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 $12.8M$13.0M−$205K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $10.2M$17.9M−$7.7M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $14.7M$11.0M$3.6M$9.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,658,959 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,935,129$14,044,458
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $677,411$582,809
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,433$2,332
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,568$29,360
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,661,541$14,658,959
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,163,213$4,047,931
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,703,980$4,617,036
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,463,365$2,359,612
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,330,558$11,024,579
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,330,983$3,634,380
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $14,658,959 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,410,586
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,633,872
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,044,458
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $582,809$582,809
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,332$2,332
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,879$21,879
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,481$7,481
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $582,809 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,692$14,658,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,024,579 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,047,931$4,047,931
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $520,049 · Management $85,099 · Fundraising $34,928$640,076
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,401,883 · Management $403,962 · Fundraising $165,111$2,970,956
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $95,852 · Management $12,974 · Fundraising $5,497$114,323
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $512,941 · Management $69,429 · Fundraising $29,419$611,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $234,670 · Management $31,763 · Fundraising $13,459$279,892
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,364 · Management $2,642 · Fundraising $398$10,404
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,886 · Management $8,569 · Fundraising $1,290$33,745
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $835,310 · Management $100,208 · Fundraising $841$936,359
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,160 · Management $2,367 · Fundraising $739$5,266
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $251,007 · Management $29,122 · Fundraising $10,252$290,381
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $140,066 · Management $16,628 · Fundraising $6,792$163,486
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $309,745 · Management $40,908 · Fundraising $17,332$367,985
IX-17 TravelPrograms $169,667 · Management $5,645$175,312
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,912 · Management $6,260 · Fundraising $12$51,184
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,217 · Management $3,524 · Fundraising $1,100$7,841
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $34,741$34,741
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,988 · Management $6,635 · Fundraising $2,811$56,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,791 · Management $92,336 · Fundraising $8,347$226,474
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,773,439 · Management $952,812 · Fundraising $298,328$11,024,579
Part X · Balance sheet $12,927,923 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $341,576$844,121
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,011,876$3,633,882
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,218,453$7,846,195
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $457,976$130,108
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,912$86,072
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $114,558$118,123
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$86,611
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $63,767$82,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,337,118$12,927,923
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $522,220$615,217
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $2,491,272$1,725,425
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$50,650
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $113,327$91,817
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$600,135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,126,819$3,083,244
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,954,862$812,865
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,255,437$9,031,814
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,210,299$9,844,679
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,337,118$12,927,923
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,844,679 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,658,959
XI-2 Total expenses$11,024,579
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,634,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,210,299
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,844,679

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