Council on Chemical Abuse Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231858138
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Reading, PA, USA
Phone
6103768669
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,760,226
Expenses
$13,209,479
Assets
$6,961,548
Liabilities
$3,277,978

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPHINE TORRES-BOYKINS (PRESIDENT)
  • COURTENAY DILLARD (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • KATHLEEN NOLL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHLEEN NOLL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $130,781 total reported compensation
  • YOMARY CASTRO (CFO): $100,413 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide leadership in the development and implementation of policies and programs related to a system of prevention and intervention services that prevent the onset of addiction and treatment services that promote recovery from addiction.

What it reported doing in 2024

To oversee and administer various drug and alcohol prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, as well as tobacco prevention and enforcement programs in berks county (see schedule o for details of accomplishments).funding from the council allowed the following activities to occur during fiscal year ended june 30, 2025:193,374 vape never mini-campaign reaches.704 too good for drugs evidence based curriculum participants.1,407 summer program participants.829 students received student assistance program assessments were completed.225 marijuana diversion program completions.232 individuals who resided in the council-funded recovery houses received recovery support services.1,423 individuals received case management services.31,865 bed days were provided to individuals in recovery housing.1,100 individuals received treatment follow-up contacts.5,780 narcan kits and 7,350 fentanil & xylazine test trips distributed.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.3%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $291.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.5%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.3% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $131K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 42 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 38 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.