Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc

Analysis

Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Bedford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.6m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Marys Medical Center Foundation ($2.6m), California Planned Parenthood Education Fund Incorporated ($2.6m) and East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $523k against liabilities of $471k, net assets of $52k. It reported 130 employees.