Dabena Alliances Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $14.8 million
- Spending
- $16.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 55%
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $526,536, president and ceo
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: 49 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 65% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (4)
- $5.9 million spent. TRAINING: INTERNATIONAL IN 2024, CADCA'S INTERNATIONAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION (DDR) PROGRAM CONTINUED ITS GLOBAL EXPANSION THROUGH SEVERAL KEY GRANTS. ONE MAJOR GRANT WAS THE CONTINUATION OF A FIVE-YEAR GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (INL) OFFICE OF GLOBAL POLICY AND PROGRAMS (GPP). THIS GRANT ENABLED CADCA TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER GROUPS IN 16 COUNTRIES. THE GOAL WAS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION COALITIONS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING POPULATION-LEVEL REDUCTIONS IN DRUG USE AND RELATED CHALLENGES. THIS FUNDING ALSO FACILITATED INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN CADCA'S 24TH ANNUAL MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE AND THE ISSUP REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN ARGENTINA AND SUPPORTED CADCA'S DELEGATION AT THE 67TH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS. IN ADDITION TO THIS GLOBAL GRANT, CADCA WAS AWARDED OR CONTINUED SEVERAL COUNTRY-SPECIFIC GRANTS IN 2024, WHICH FURTHER EXPANDED COALITION DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AROUND THE WORLD: - ALBANIA: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INL OFFICE OF GLOBAL POLICY AND PROGRAMS (GPP) FUNDS CADCA'S DDR PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF FIVE NEW COALITIONS IN ALBANIA. THIS GRANT ALSO FACILITATED ALBANIAN REPRESENTATIVES' PARTICIPATION AT CADCA'S 24TH ANNUAL MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE. - COSTA RICA: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INL OFFICE IN SAN JOSE, FUNDS CADCA TO DEVELOPE 12 NEW COALITIONS, STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING NETWORK OF 17 COALITIONS, AND INTEGRATE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT ACROSS ALL COALITIONS IN COSTA RICA. - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CADCA WAS AWARDED A GRANT BY THE INL OFFICE IN SANTO DOMINGO TO FURTHER EXPAND THE COALITION NETWORK IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THIS RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF SIX NEW COALITIONS. THREE IN SANTO DOMINGO, TWO IN SANTIAGO, AND ONE IN SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORS. THE GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS THE PARTICIPATION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AT CADCA'S 24TH MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE. - ECUADOR: CADCA RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE INL OFFICE IN QUITO TO ESTABLISH 12 NEW COALITIONS AND SUPPORT 4 EXISTING ONES IN THE PROVINCE OF GUAYAS. THIS GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS THE PARTICIPATION OF ECUADORIAN REPRESENTATIVES AT CADCA'S 24TH ANNUAL MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE. - PHILIPPINES: FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INL OFFICE IN MANILA SUPPORTED COALITION DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES. THIS INCLUDED HOSTING THE 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMUNITY COALITIONS, ESTABLISHING 17 NEW COALITIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ONGOING SUPPORT AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO ATTEND CADCA'S 24TH MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE. - PANAMA: IN 2024, CADCA WAS AWARDED A GRANT BY THE INL OFFICE IN PANAMA CITY TO ESTABLISH, DEVELOP, AND SUPPORT 10 NEW COALITIONS IN PANAMA. THIS GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS THE PARTICIPATION OF PANAMANIAN REPRESENTATIVES AT CADCA'S ANNUAL MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE. - UZBEKISTAN: IN 2024, CADCA WAS AWARDED A GRANT BY THE INL OFFICE TO ESTABLISH, DEVELOP, AND SUPPORT 4 NEW COALITIONS IN UZBEKISTAN. THIS GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS THE PARTICIPATION OF UZBEKISTANI REPRESENTATIVES AT CADCA'S ANNUAL MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UZBEKISTANI NATIONAL COALITION TRAINING EVENT. IN ADDITION, CADCA WILL DEVELOP YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS YOUGH COALITION LEADERS IN UZBEKISTAN. THE COMBINED EFFORTS FROM THESE GRANTS ENABLED CADCA'S DDR PROGRAM TO SUPPORT 242 COALITIONS ACROSS 22 COUNTRIES IN 2024. CADCA CONDUCTED NEARLY 500 ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING TRAINING SESSIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WEBINARS, AND COALITION FORUMS, REACHING OVER 9,000 ATTENDEES. TRAINING MATERIALS WERE OFFERED IN 8 LANGUAGES, INCLUDING ALBANIAN, ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, INDONESIAN BAHASA, AND TAGALOG. WITH THE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THESE GRANTS, CADCA TRAINED OVER 13,000 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS 23 COUNTRIES, IMPACTING 270 COALITIONS (242 EXISTING AND 28 NEWLY ESTABLISHED). CADCA ALSO HOSTED A OVER 100 INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES FROM 21 COUNTRIES AT ITS MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING ITS GLOBAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY COALITIONS. YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE CADCA'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE EQUIPS YOUTH LEADERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO LEAD COMMUNITY COALITIONS, FOCUSING ON PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES AND FOSTERING POSITIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE. IN 2024, CADCA'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE NATIONWIDE TO TAKE ACTIVE ROLES IN SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION THROUGH A VARIETY OF NATIONAL AND STATE-LEVEL PROGRAMS. THROUGHOUT 2024, THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (NYAC) CONTINUED TO BE A KEY PLATFORM FOR YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN NATIONAL DISCUSSIONS TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE. NYAC MEMBERS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN INITIATIVES THAT SHAPED NATIONAL SUBSTANCE PREVENTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES, AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICES IN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF FUNDING BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, TAKE BACK YOUR 10 (TB10) INITIATIVE RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT YOUTH-TARGETED TOBACCO MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL TOBACCO USE. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA), THE HOSA VOICES FOR YOUTH PROGRAM TRAINED FUTURE HEALTH LEADERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THESE YOUNG LEADERS LED SUBSTANCE PREVENTION EFFORTS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO BROADER PREVENTION INITIATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITHIN THIS YEAR, CADCA CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO OFFER YOUTH LEADERSHIP MODULES. THESE MODULES FOCUSED ON ENHANCING COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AROUND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, HELPING YOUTH DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. ADDITIONALLY, CADCA PROVIDED ONGOING YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING THROUGH ITS
- $3.2 million spent. MEETINGS AND EVENTS: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM CADCA'S ANNUAL NATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM IS THE NATION'S LARGEST TRAINING EVENT FOR COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION COALITIONS AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE AND MISUSE PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS. IT ALSO SERVES AS CADCA'S SIGNATURE TRAINING, ADVOCACY, AND NETWORKING EVENT. THE 34TH ANNUAL NATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM WAS CONVENED IN-PERSON JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 1, 2024, AT THE GAYLORD IN NATIONAL HARBOR, MD AND ATTRACTED OVER 3,000 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SPECIALISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND ABROAD. THE 2024 FORUM FEATURED OVER 75 TRAINING SESSIONS, SIX PLENARY SESSIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICSFROM FIGHTING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE MISUSE TO WORKING WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO CREATE HEALTH EQUITY. IT INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS FROM MULTIPLE FEDERAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING DEA, CDC, SAMHSA, AND NIH WERE WELL REPRESENTED. THE FORUM PROVIDED PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH U.S. SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING CAPITOL HILL DAY WITH OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATING IN OVER 150 APPOINTMENTS ON CAPITAL HILL. IN ADDITION, NEARLY 550 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN CADCA'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE CADCA'S ANNUAL MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE IS PREVENTION'S ONLY INTENSIVE, FOUR-DAY TRAINING DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY COALITIONS. THE 2024 MID-YEAR WAS HELD IN-PERSON AT THE CHICAGO HILTON FROM JULY 14 18, 2024, AND ATTRACTED 2,500 ATTENDEES. INCLUDED IN THIS NUMBER WERE NEARLY 500 YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATED IN CADCA'S SIGNATURE YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND ATTENDEES FROM 23 OTHER COUNTRIES AND 4 US TERRITORIES. MID-YEAR OFFERED OVER 75 NINETY MINUTE AND HALF-DAY COURSES ON TOPICS INCLUDING VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND DEALING WITH MARIJUANA COMMERCIALIZATION. IN ADDITION, ALMOST 30 CORPORATE PARTNERS SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION VIA SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT CADCA'S THREE SIGNATURE EVENTS: THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM, THE MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE AND THE DRUG-FREE KIDS CAMPAIGN. SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: TRAINING SESSIONS, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, PROMOTIONAL EBLASTS, ADVERTISEMENT, LEARNING LABS, RECEPTION HOSTS, YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES OTHER MEETINGS & EVENTS IN ADDITION TO THE FORUM AND MID-YEAR, CADCA MANAGED NUMEROUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING REGIONAL TRAININGS, BOARD MEETINGS, AND ADVISORY MEETINGS VIRTUALLY.
- $1.6 million spent. NATIONAL COALITION INSTITUTE: CADCA'S NATIONAL COALITION INSTITUTE, (NCI OR THE INSTITUTE) IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM WITH THE MISSION TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE MISUSE/USE PREVENTION COALITIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OUTREACH, AND SUPPORT FOR COALITION'S PARTICIPATING IN THE YEARLONG TRAININGS. THE INSTITUTE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION TO PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES. CADCA ADMINISTERS THE INSTITUTE THROUGH A GRANT AWARDED THROUGH THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (DFC) SUPPORT PROGRAM, FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY (ONDCP). TRAINING IS OFFERED THROUGH A CADRE OF MASTER AND LEAD TRAINERS AND ARE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE. THE NATIONAL COALITION ACADEMY IS CADCA'S SIGNATURE TRAINING OFFERED TO BOTH DFC AND NON-DFC COALITION STAFF AND MEMBERS TO BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE LONG LASTING CHANGE USING CADCA'S MODEL FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE. THIS 3-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM IS OFFERED EACH CALENDAR YEAR IN LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CADCA ALSO OFFERS THESE TRAININGS SEVERAL FORMATS INCLUDING COMPLETELY VIRTUALLY HYBRID (A MIX OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL) AND FULLY IN-PERSON TRAININGS. THE NCI EVALUATION TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND ANALYZING ALL SESSION SURVEYS WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO ONDCP IN A YEAR-END REPORT. TRAINING, COALITION DEVELOPMENT/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & OUTREACH - ANY COALITION OR PROJECT OFFICER WORKING ON BEHALF OF A COALITION MAY REQUEST AND RECEIVE UNLIMITED, NO-COST INDIVIDUAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DELIVERED OVER THE PHONE OR TO INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, A COALITION DEVELOPMENT & OUTREACH BOOTH IS PROVIDED DURING MAJOR TRAINING EVENTS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM AND THE MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE. THIS HIGHLY POPULAR ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH THE INSTITUTE'S COALITION DEVELOPMENT STAFF/CONSULTANTS GENERATES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HIGH-QUALITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON SITE AND FOR FUTURE ENCOUNTERS AND OPPORTUNITIES. TRAINING OPERATIONS THE TRAINING OPERATION TEAM CONDUCTS VARIOUS TYPES/LENGTHS OF IN-PERSON AND/OR VIRTUAL TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES. THE LENGTH AND CONTENT OF EACH TRAINING VARIES BY NEED OF THE CUSTOMER/CLIENT REQUESTING THE TRAINING(S). INDIVIDUAL COALITIONS/REGIONS/STATES CAN SEEK THE TYPE AND LOCATION OF TRAINING AND SUPPORT THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS. ALL TRAININGS, WHICH ARE PAID FOR BY THE CUSTOMER/CLIENT, ARE CAREFULLY DEVELOPED AND ARE TAILORED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF COALITIONS IN RURAL, FRONTIER, URBAN, AND INNER-CITY COMMUNITIES. EVALUATION AND RESEARCH THE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (E & R) TEAM OF THE LEADS THE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL COALITION INSTITUTE AND THE COALITIONS WHO ARE CURRENT AND PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS IN THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. ALL CADCA TRAININGS AND PROJECTS ARE EVALUATED, AND EVERY EVALUATION IS A PART OF A SYSTEMATIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORT. ADDITIONALLY, E & R TRACKS AND REPORTS ON ALL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT (GPRA) MEASURES. E & R MANAGES THE EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL COALITION INSTITUTE. WE COORDINATE THIS WORK WITH THE EXTERNAL EVALUATOR OF THE NCI: THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM SCIENCE WITH THE BROWN SCHOOL AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE THE GATHERING OF QUALITATIVE DATA FROM PARTICIPATING COALITIONS AND THE ANALYSIS OF THIS DATA WITH DATA FROM THE ANNUAL SURVEY OF COALITIONS AND THE BLUE-RIBBON RECOGNITION. THE BLUE-RIBBON RECOGNITION PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2020. IT IS ONE OF THE E & R SIGNATURE PROJECTS IN SUPPORTING COALITION EFFORTS AND IS THE ONLY INITIATIVE THAT LINKS COALITIONS OUTCOMES WITH THE TRAINING CADCA PROVIDES. THE NEW WORKING PLAN WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE BLUE-RIBBON RECOGNITION IN ENGAGING COALITIONS TRAINED THROUGH THE NATIONAL COALITION ACADEMY. THE CAREFUL COORDINATION BETWEEN E & R AND THE TRAINING AND COALITION DEVELOPMENT/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORK WILL BE PROGRESSIVELY MORE IMPORTANT WITH THE NEXT FUNDING CYCLE OF THE NATIONAL COALITION INSTITUTE.
- $1.3 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIESWALMARTSINCE 2020, CADCA AND WALMART HAVE PRODUCED 28 DISTINCT EVENTS TO INCREASE NALOXONE AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY TRAININGS. WALMART PARTNERED WITH CADCA TO PROMOTE A SERIES OF COMMUNITY EVENTS HOSTED BY CADCA MEMBERS AT LOCAL WALMART ACADEMY SITES. THESE EVENTS ARE AIMED AT SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL EFFORTS AND RESOURCES FOR FIGHTING OPIOID MISUSE, AND TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO OPIOID OVERDOSES. EACH COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURED A VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) DEMONSTRATION DEVELOPED BY WALMART THAT ENABLES PARTICIPANTS TO SIMULATE THE STEPS OF RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, INCLUDING ADMINISTERING THE OVERDOSE-REVERSING DRUG NALOXONE. THE EVENTS SERVE AS PILOT TRAININGS THAT WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONWIDE SERIES TO DEPLOY THE VR OVERDOSE RESPONSE TRAINING AND PROMOTE OPIOID MISUSE AWARENESS TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. KENVUE (FORMERLY JOHNSON & JOHNSON)CADCA HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OTC MEDICINE SAFETY WORK FOR MANY YEARS, BOTH THROUGH TRAINING YOUTH TO MAKE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BY WORKING WITH KEY COALITION LEADERS AND PREVENTIONISTS WHO CAN SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF OTC MEDICINE SAFETY WIDELY. IMPLEMENTING MEDICINE SAFETY INITIATIVES IS A HUGE STEP TOWARDS PROMOTING HEALTH LITERACY AND WELLNESS TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THROUGHOUT 2024, CADCA PARTNERED WITH KENVUE'S SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PATIENT ADVOCACY TEAM AND THE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION TO RAISE AWARENESS TO HOW MEDICINE MISUSE INTERSECTS WITH DANGEROUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES.AT MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE, CADCA RELEASED THE OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICINE SAFETY GUIDE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT CADCA.ORG/OTC AND CONTINUES TO BE ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED BY COALITIONS INTERESTED IN PROMOTING HEALTH LITERACY AND STRATEGIC, PRIMARY PREVENTION. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH KENVUE, CADCA CONTINUES TO WORK WITH STATE LEADERS AND REGIONAL PREVENTION PROVIDERS TO PROMOTE THE OTC MEDICINE SAFETY GUIDE, THE RANGE OF TOOLS AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE OTC MEDICINE SAFETY PROGRAM, AND OUR PARTNERS LEADING THESE EFFORTS ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES.
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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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