Prevention Institute's mission is to build prevention and equity into key policies and actions to ensure that the places where all people live, work, play and learn foster health, safety, and well-being.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 37 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $5.7M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.1M
-52% vs prior year
Spent
$7.9M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$19.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.1M
FY2025▼ -52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$7.1M
Expenses
$7.9M
FY2025▼ -30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$7.9M
Net assets
$19.1M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$14.9M
FY2023$15.5M
FY2024$19.8M
FY2025$19.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1998.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $6.2M Management & general 20% · $1.6M Fundraising 1% · $74K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$264,627Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$207,692Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$175,541Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Policy and Advocacy
$159,662Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$154,828Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$144,577Pt VII · Sec A
$144,518Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$144,186Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel a Davis’s $265K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Larry Cohen—————$509,456
Rachel a Davis$264,627$254,968$250,771$250,462$244,995—
Rachel Davis—————$244,114
Dana Serleth$207,692$177,293$166,508$162,680$149,857$150,292
Leslie Mikkelsen—————$193,980
Sheila Savannah$175,541$150,169$177,866$173,373$169,856$169,856
Manal Aboelata——$176,699$172,568$169,547$170,218
Sana Chehimi$159,662$158,479$151,986$145,508$141,090$138,238

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

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3 programs · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community-Centered Practice

We work with community collaboratives and networks of community collaboratives to coordinate communities of practice and learning communities; facilitate peer learning; provide coaching and mentoring; support community engagement, planning, and capacity building; build power with communities; and manage grants at the local, regional…

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Practitioner Knowledge and Skill Development

We partner with practitioners across sectors to provide training and technical assistance; develop actionable tools, guidance documents, and case studies; support framework development; and broadly share learnings and outcomes from community-centered practice and work.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Policy & Systems Transformation

We collaborate with policymakers, payers, system influencers, and advocacy partners to champion local, state, and federal policy and systems change rooted in a positive vision and hope for the future; align interconnected priorities across public health, health equity, and racial justice; and elevate community-centered practice and…

$680Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$858K
Investment incomeLn 3$508K
Money outPt IX
$7.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.2M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.1M
Total assetsLn 16$20.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$858K
Investment incomeLn 3$508K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$7.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$10.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.6M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$20.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$19.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.0M$10.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$22.5M$20.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$19.8M$19.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$710K$379K$281K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.3M$763K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$203K$156K$46K$915
Other employee benefitsLn 9$485K$363K$120K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$277K$200K$74K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$23K$46K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.1M$2.1M$22K$111
Office expensesLn 13$35K$24K$10K$981
Information technologyLn 14$131K$95K$35K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$99K$70K$27K$1K
TravelLn 17$97K$63K$34K$617
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$155K$151K$3K$929
InterestLn 20$51K$36K$14K$675
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$222K$159K$60K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$23K$13K$435
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$12K$33K$264
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.9M$6.2M$1.6M$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.1M$7.9M−$821K$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.9M$11.2M$3.7M$19.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$6.7M$280K$15.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.5M$5.9M$4.7M$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$5.9M$2.1M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$5.3M−$137K$8.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,073,323 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,314,750$5,686,663
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,103,819$858,160
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $438,823$508,359
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,071$20,141
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,860,463$7,073,323
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,026,572$4,790,357
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,180,511$3,103,774
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,207,083$7,894,131
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,653,380−$820,808
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
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 $7,073,323 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,280,684
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,405,979
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,686,663
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $858,160$858,160
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $508,359$508,359
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,141$20,141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $858,160 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $528,500$7,073,323
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,894,131 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $378,711 · Management $280,975 · Fundraising $50,495$710,181
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,345,784 · Management $763,201 · Fundraising $6,048$3,115,033
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $155,524 · Management $46,150 · Fundraising $915$202,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $362,956 · Management $119,753 · Fundraising $2,671$485,380
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $199,510 · Management $73,965 · Fundraising $3,699$277,174
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,343$4,343
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,624 · Management $45,808$68,432
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $22,137$22,137
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,114,951 · Management $22,402 · Fundraising $111$2,137,464
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,714 · Management $9,823 · Fundraising $981$34,518
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $94,570 · Management $35,084 · Fundraising $1,736$131,390
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,849 · Management $27,499 · Fundraising $1,295$98,643
IX-17 TravelPrograms $62,789 · Management $34,034 · Fundraising $617$97,440
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $150,522 · Management $3,331 · Fundraising $929$154,782
IX-20 InterestPrograms $36,423 · Management $13,606 · Fundraising $675$50,704
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $158,605 · Management $60,342 · Fundraising $2,941$221,888
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,470 · Management $12,521 · Fundraising $435$36,426
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,468 · Management $32,875 · Fundraising $264$45,607
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,212,470 · Management $1,607,849 · Fundraising $73,812$7,894,131
Part X · Balance sheet $20,527,558 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $295,154; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,209,448$108,664
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,812,473$10,027,483
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,895,646$1,650,708
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,975$47,734
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $132,161$87,014
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,681,762$3,586,968
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,408,913$4,721,364
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,581$2,469
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,473,769$20,527,558
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $618,897$539,240
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,111,981$369
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,688,836$1,406,349
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,011,901$13,953,452
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,773,032$5,167,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,784,933$19,121,209
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,473,769$20,527,558
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,121,209 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,073,323
XI-2 Total expenses$7,894,131
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$820,808
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,784,933
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$157,084
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,121,209

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