The Prevention Council of Putnam Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Opioid settlement funds the prevention council of putnam is receiving opioid settlement funds from putnam county. The goals and objectives of the program are as follows: objective #1: prevent overdose deaths and other harms through evidence-based programs and strategies that include:- increasing availability and distribution of naloxone to first responders, patients who experience overdose, people who use opioids, families and friends of people who use opioids, schools and outreach workers, people with drug convictions upon release from jail and the general public; - training and education regarding naloxone overdoses for first responders, patients who use opioids, patients taking opioids, families, schools, and other members of the public; - training for school nurses and other school staff to respond to opioid overdoses, and provide them with naloxone, training, and support; - public education relating to emergency responses to overdoses and the good samaritan laws; - peer support services, referrals to treatment and connections to care to prevent and reduce recidivism or reoccurrence - increase availability and distribution of drug checking kits to people who have experienced overdose, people who use opioids, families and friends of people who use opioids, schools and outreach workers, people who have a drug related interaction with police, people who are incarcerated upon release from jail and the general public.objective #2: prevent misuse of opioids through evidence-based programs and strategies that include: - public education relating to drug disposal; - drug take back disposal and destruction; - educational campaigns to reduce social access, physical access and stigma reduction; - providing support to individuals in treatment or recovery; and- providing training and education to students, families, school employees, school athletic programs, and others.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.7%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91
• 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings