Coastlands Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Project Lazarus believes that communities are ultimately responsible for their own health and that every drug overdose is preventable. Utilizing experience, data, and compassion we empower communities and individuals to prevent substance use and overdoses, present responsible pain management, promote substance use treatment and provide recovery support services.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 76%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $158,616, ceo and director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 2025, 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 (1)
- $1.2 million spent. The Project Lazarus model is a public health model based on the twin premises that drug overdose deaths are preventable and that all communities are ultimately responsible for their own health. The model can be conceptualized as a wheel, with three core components in the "hub and seven components that make up the "spokes". The three foundational components of the hub are: (1) Public awareness (via community forums, various county health fairs, and lectures), (2) Coalition actions and (3) Data and evaluation (via community forums and presentations that were specifically tailored to individual communities with their county specificinformation regarding overdose and poisonings).Each one of the seven components of the spokes has a menu of different activities that can fall within. The seven spokes are: (1) Community Education (via school prevention clubs, presentations at health fairs, and usage messages displayed on billboards, fliers and pharmacy Rx bags), (2) Prescriber Education (via distribution of CPI and Project Lazarus toolkits, and info on CSRS implementation), (3) Hospital ED Policies (via case management training for those with chronic pain, CSRS implementation and policies on referral for opioid disbursement), (4) Diversion Control (via Project Pill Drop medication disposal boxes at local law enforcement offices), (5) Pain Patient Support (accomplished through expanding access to treatment for those with chronic pain, (6) Harm Reductions (via distribution of Naloxone overdose rescue kits with information on safe usage and signs of overdose), and (7) Addiction Treatment (via expanding access to treatment and physical referrals, as well as Lazarus Recovery Services).The Lazarus Recovery Services (LRS) program is a peer recovery support program which combines case management, community navigation, crisis intervention, family involvement, and group facilitation. LRS also works closely with faith communities to boost recovery. Lazarus Recovery Services continues to provide support to those with substance use disorder (SUD), problems through those who are role models of recovery. Our Lazarus Peer Guides (LPGS) are trained to serve the needs of those in recovery beyond the scope of behavioral health and substance abuse treatment agencies.In Wilkes County, NC, the Project Lazarus Wilkes Youth Coalition (PLWYC) was formulated to decrease youth substance use and initiation by reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors through community collaboration. Project Lazarus was involved in eight high schools and middle schools and five elementary schools in Wilkes County presenting and encouraging drug prevention and awareness involving students in leadership prevention teams and education in alternative learning programs. Additionally, PLWYC held various community wide activities for engagement with youth and their families.Additionally, in Wilkes County, the formulation of coalition sector members representative of the community at large has been accomplished. Regular meetings for planning and strategic initiatives are occurring. Federal grants have been received to build collaboration capacity with courts, corrections, hospital, substance use recovery and work force development. Presentations, lectures, and communications also took place with members of the Food and Drug Administration, Office of National Drug Control Policy, SAMHSA, HRSA, Bureau of Justice Assistance, NCDHHS, state and local agencies, as well as law enforcement, EMS, and policy makers. The Project Lazarus public health model has been implemented within approximately the counties in North Carolina, 35 other states in the USA and Canada.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 June 2004.
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 October 21, 2026.
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