Prevention Action Alliance

Analysis

Prevention Action Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1988, 38 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, Prevention Action Alliance reported income of $5.1m and spending of $5.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $5.1m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Prevention Action Alliance sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercy Hospital Inc ($5.1m), Cape Fear Group Homes Inc ($5.1m) and Butterfield Memorial Foundation ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $579k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $640k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 17 employees.