Foundation for Recovery Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY PROMOTES THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCES THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION. OUR PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS OPEN PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY BY REMOVING SOCIAL BARRIERS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE SEEKING AND MAINTAINING LONG-TERM RECOVERY.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -19.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 63%
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 493
- Highest pay
- $120,262, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 74% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $752,642 spent. FFR OFFERS EVIDENCED-BASED PEER RECOVERY COACHING TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESSES. PEER RECOVERY COACHING IS PERSON- CENTERED, NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. THESE SERVICES HELP OTHERS ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN RECOVERY BY OFFERING MENTORSHIP, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS MODEL HOPE AND RESILIENCE, SHARE PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR WELLNESS, AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN NAVIGATING TREATMENT, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS-ALL WHILE FOSTERING EMPOWERMENT, SELF- DETERMINATION, AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES PEER SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN OUR ACCESS CENTER; A DROP-IN STYLE COMMUNITY SPACE FOR PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE TO GET CONNECTED TO LOCAL HEALTH, HOUSING, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ENROLL IN MEDICAID, SNAP, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND ACCESS OVERDOSE PREVENTION TOOLS AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS LIKE NALOXONE, DRUG TESTING KITS, CLEAN SOCKS, AND HYGIENE PACKS. IN 2024, OUR PEER RECOVERY COACHES ASSISTED 1,135 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESSING THESE SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING PEER COACHING AND MENTORSHIP TO MEMBERS OF OUR RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE; A CAFE-STYLE SPACE FOR PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS TO CONGREGATE, ACCESS DAILY MEALS, AND FIND A FELLOWSHIP OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION WELCOMED 493 MEMBERS TO THE RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE FOR SUPPORT GROUPS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND PROVIDED 3,830 MEALS TO CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS. 2024 WAS ALSO THE YEAR THE FOUNDATION PURCHASED A 15-PASSENGER VAN TO BEGIN A RECOVERY SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE CLUBHOUSE TO ACCESS EMPLOYMENT, GROCERIES, AND RECOVERY HOUSING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. BEYOND THE ACCESS CENTER AND RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE, TRAINED RECOVERY COACHES PROVIDE MENTORSHIP TO INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED AT CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. FFR OFFERS EVIDENCED-BASED PEER RECOVERY COACHING TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESSES. PEER RECOVERY COACHING IS PERSON- CENTERED, NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. THESE SERVICES HELP OTHERS ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN RECOVERY BY OFFERING MENTORSHIP, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS MODEL HOPE AND RESILIENCE, SHARE PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR WELLNESS, AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN NAVIGATING TREATMENT, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS-ALL WHILE FOSTERING EMPOWERMENT, SELF- DETERMINATION, AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES PEER SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN OUR ACCESS CENTER; A DROP-IN STYLE COMMUNITY SPACE FOR PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE TO GET CONNECTED TO LOCAL HEALTH, HOUSING, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ENROLL IN MEDICAID, SNAP, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND ACCESS OVERDOSE PREVENTION TOOLS AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS LIKE NALOXONE, DRUG TESTING KITS, CLEAN SOCKS, AND HYGIENE PACKS. IN 2024, OUR PEER RECOVERY COACHES ASSISTED 1,135 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESSING THESE SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING PEER COACHING AND MENTORSHIP TO MEMBERS OF OUR RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE; A CAFE-STYLE SPACE FOR PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS TO CONGREGATE, ACCESS DAILY MEALS, AND FIND A FELLOWSHIP OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION WELCOMED 493 MEMBERS TO THE RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE FOR SUPPORT GROUPS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND PROVIDED 3,830 MEALS TO CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS. 2024 WAS ALSO THE YEAR THE FOUNDATION PURCHASED A 15-PASSENGER VAN TO BEGIN A RECOVERY SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE CLUBHOUSE TO ACCESS EMPLOYMENT, GROCERIES, AND RECOVERY HOUSING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. BEYOND THE ACCESS CENTER AND RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE, TRAINED RECOVERY COACHES PROVIDE MENTORSHIP TO INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED AT CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
- $532,880 spent. OUR TRAINING DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS CURRICULUM TO EDUCATE THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY, FAMILY MEMBERS, PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR 46-HOUR PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST (PRSS) TRAINING IS RECOGNIZED BY THE NEVADA CERTIFICATION BOARD AND PREPARES NEVADANS TO EARN THE CREDENTIAL OF A CERTIFIED PRSS. IN THE PRSS ROLE, THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS MENTOR OTHERS THAT ARE SEEKING SUPPORT WITH THEIR SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH. FFR ALSO OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES, PRSS SUPERVISION CURRICULUM, OVERDOSE PREVENTION, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TRAININGS. NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLETED THE PRSS CERTIFICATION TRAINING IN 2024: 116 OUR TRAINING DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS CURRICULUM TO EDUCATE THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY, FAMILY MEMBERS, PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR 46-HOUR PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST (PRSS) TRAINING IS RECOGNIZED BY THE NEVADA CERTIFICATION BOARD AND PREPARES NEVADANS TO EARN THE CREDENTIAL OF A CERTIFIED PRSS. IN THE PRSS ROLE, THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS MENTOR OTHERS THAT ARE SEEKING SUPPORT WITH THEIR SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH. FFR ALSO OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES, PRSS SUPERVISION CURRICULUM, OVERDOSE PREVENTION, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TRAININGS. NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLETED THE PRSS CERTIFICATION TRAINING IN 2024: 116
- $126,654 spent. IN 2024 THE FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY LAUNCHED THE RECOVERY WORKS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING JOB-READY CERTIFICATION TRAININGS AND INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING WITH CONTINUED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT. IN 2024, 13 INDIVIDUALS WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE INAUGURAL PROGRAM AND 92% SUCCESSFULLY GAINED EMPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT CAREER SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEMBERS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO NEVADA EMPLOYERS. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM, EMPLOYERS EARN A DESIGNATION AS A RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE AND ARE CONNECTED TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES GRADUATING FROM THE RECOVERY WORKS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. IN 2024, OVER 25 NEW EMPLOYERS COMPLETED THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND EARNED THEIR DESIGNATION FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS A RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE. IN 2024 THE FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY LAUNCHED THE RECOVERY WORKS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE RECOVERY CLUBHOUSE WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING JOB-READY CERTIFICATION TRAININGS AND INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING WITH CONTINUED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT. IN 2024, 13 INDIVIDUALS WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE INAUGURAL PROGRAM AND 92% SUCCESSFULLY GAINED EMPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT CAREER SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEMBERS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO NEVADA EMPLOYERS. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM, EMPLOYERS EARN A DESIGNATION AS A RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE AND ARE CONNECTED TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES GRADUATING FROM THE RECOVERY WORKS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. IN 2024, OVER 25 NEW EMPLOYERS COMPLETED THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND EARNED THEIR DESIGNATION FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS A RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Oneohio Recovery Foundation (Westerville, OH), EIN 88-0647873. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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