Decatur Prevention Initiative Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823424127
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Phone
7708439698
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$355,185
Expenses
$334,501
Assets
$103,592
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Terrie Moore (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Terrie Moore (Executive Director): $110,535 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to systematically implement evidence-based strategies to promote the behavioral health of youth and families. Our vision is to promote a healthy community and help our youth and families be free of the negative effects of substance misuse. Our goal is to be a catalyst for community-level change and to promote positive social norms. We strive to eliminate the stigma of addiction and mental illness.

What it reported doing in 2024

In the final year of a five-year cycle and the beginning year of the new five-year cycle the Drug-Free Communities Grant continued its programming. This grant focuses on building a Drug-Free Community Coalition with the participation of critical sectors within the City of Decatur GA. This grant implements the seven prevention strategies that have been identified to bring about community-level change in the area of underage alcohol use nicotine use and marijuana use for youth ages 9-18. DPI has twice been recognized nationally for our data-driven efforts with a Got Outcomes: Designation 1 of 18 nationally. DPI continues to maintain and grow its coalition members over the past year. The parent network has expanded to over 500 pledge members and friends while offering regular speaker . DPI maintained our presence in the local magazine which reaches every home in the city. DPI hosted multiple evidence-based programs in the middle and high schools.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.8%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 33%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $335K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $111K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.