Georgia Meth Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264238232
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4042391782
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ROBERT BALANTINE (DIRECTOR)
  • LARRY CONNOLLY (CHAIRMAN)
  • JAMES LANGFORD (EXECUTIVE DI)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Georgia meth project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach. Central to the program is a research-based marketing campaign that graphically communicates the risks of meth use. The meth project has been repeatedly cited as a powerful private-sector response to a devastating social problem and was recognized by the white house as one of the nation's most effective prevention programs. The meth project was conceived and founded by businessman thomas m. Siebel. First launched in Montana as the Montana meth project, the program is focused solely on prevention. Since its inception in 2005, the meth project has achieved substantial results. In Montana, meth use among teens has declined by 63%6, meth-related crime has dropped 62%7, and the number of workers testing positive for meth has declined by 72%8, the largest drop in the country. The meth project has since expanded its programs into arizo

What it reported doing in 2020

In the year 2018 the Georgia meth project, inc. Was primarily focused on delivering its anti-drug message through direct contact in Georgia school systems. The program materials continue to be refined and the organization works closely with teachers in the various school systems to present the message. Additionally the organization had begun to work on preventing prescription drug abuse.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.2% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -23% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2020
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Series filing activity did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.