Fentanyl Free Communities Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931964275
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$138,518
Expenses
$105,637
Assets
$167,374
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Michele Hein (Board Chair)
  • Paul Ostrow (Board Secretary and Treasurer)
  • Suzanne Nash (Board Member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Through collaborative partnerships and outreach programs Fentanyl Free Communities Foundation strives to raise awareness educate and advocate for effective measures to combat the devastating impact of fentanyl poisoning abuse and addiction.

What it reported doing in 2025

Fentanyl Free Communities Foundation is dedicated to safeguarding the well-being and futures of Minnesota' s families by tirelessly educating and advocating forcomprehensive measures to combat the devastating impact of fentanyl poisoning abuse, and addiction. Through collaborative partnerships and outreach efforts FFCF implementedevidence-based strategies and programs to raise Awareness Education and Advocacy onthe dangers of illicit fentanyl. During the year the organization attended dozens ofcommunity outreach and educational events. FFCF efforts included distributing educationalmaterials participating in community conversations on the dangers of illicit fentanylpoisoning hosting and presenting at numerous panels and forums and sharing stories andvaluable information about recognizing overdose symptoms and accessing supportservices. The Harm Reduction and Opioid Prevention Projects distributed more than 3,000free doses of naloxone and other life-saving resources directly impacting the lives of morethan 5,000 individuals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.3%; rating input score 56
  • Program expense ratio: 71.4%; rating input score 71

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.7%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.58; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.3% of revenue deployed · 71.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $75K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.