Sea Change Recovery Community Organization Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862313932
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Long Beach Township, NJ, USA
Phone
6092412630
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$963,191
Expenses
$581,602
Assets
$767,611
Liabilities
$174,162

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELISSA TIERNEY (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ELIZABETH BURKE BEATY (FOUNDER AND CHAIR): $99,423 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Sea change recovery community organization (rco) and harm reduction center (hrc) have a mission to crush the stigma of substance use disorder (sud) and what it means to be in recovery. Located in rural ocean county, nj, sea change works to reduce the negative consequences associated with addiction, address the consequences of the opioid crisis, eliminate the stigma surrounding substance use disorders, and provide tools, resources, and support to individuals and the community to save lives. Our team of state-certified peer support specialists uses our lived experience to cut through stigma, shame, and judgment, offering authentic peer support, resource connection, harm reduction, and community education to combat the public stigma associated with addiction. With intentional strategy and lived experience, we create greater health equity, human dignity, and mutual respect.

What it reported doing in 2025

Recovery community organization (rco) and harm reduction center (hrc) - located in rural ocean county, New Jersey, sea change is both an rco and an hrc with a mission to end the stigma surrounding substance use disorder (sud) and to redefine what it means to be in recovery. We are dedicated to reducing the devastating impact of addiction, confronting the ongoing opioid crisis, and dismantling the harmful legacy of the "war on drugs." at sea change, we believe that people who use drugs and those in all stages of recovery deserve compassion, dignity, and support, not shame, punishment, or isolation. Whether you're in recovery, contemplating change, taking a break, or simply seeking resources for safer use, sea change provides affirming, person-centered care that promotes health, balance, and a meaningful life. Our work is grounded in health equity, social justice, and lived experience. Our team of state-certified peer support specialists uses their own recovery and harm reduction journeys to offer authentic, nonjudgmental support and resource navigation. All of our services are free and confidential.what we offer: peer-led support groups one-on-one peer support and navigation social activities and community events support for families and loved ones naloxone (narcan) distribution and training syringe collection and disposal safer-use supplies and harm reduction tools overdose prevention and education treatment referrals and connections to carerooted in both recovery and harm reduction, sea change builds power, connection, and leadership in the communities most impacted by addiction and overdose. We are more than a program we are a movement to challenge stigma, restore dignity, and save lives one person, one story, and one community at a time.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 64% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 75
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.3%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 19th 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: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.6%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.32; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.1%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 75.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 80.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 81.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.3% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $581K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $99K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.