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Operation Par Inc

EIN 59-1349234 · Pinellas Park, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood88 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES BY CARING FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELL-BEING. OPERATION PAR, INC. OFFERS A FULL CONTINUUM OF SERVICES AT LOCATIONS IN PINELLAS, PASCO, LEE, MANATEE, HERNANDO, CHARLOTTE, AND SARASOTA COUNTIES. OPERATION PAR IS ONE OF FLORIDA'S LARGEST PUBLICALLY FUNDED NON-PROFIT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER, SERVING OVER 13,000 CLIENTS DURING THE YEAR. AN ADDITIONAL 65,000 RESIDENTS IN PINELLAS COUNTY WERE IMPACTED BY PREVENTION.

Income
$39.4 million
Spending
$36.9 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
10 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 69%
Employees
564
Volunteers
11
Highest pay
$297,663, chief financial officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 0% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (4)
  1. $21.3 million spent. MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) WITH USE OF METHADONE, BUPRENORPHINE AND NALTREXONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT COMBINED WITH COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LOCATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING EIGHT COUNTIES: LEE, PASCO, PINELLAS, MANATEE, HERNANDO, SARASOTA, CHARLOTTE AND CITRUS. HIV RISK ASSESSMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT EACH OF THE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH METHADONE ANONYMOUS 12-STEP MEETINGS AND RELAPSE PREVENTION GROUPS. THE MAT FACILITIES ARE CARF ACCREDITED. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR A TOTAL OF 4,894 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. OPERATION PAR BOASTS HAVING THREE EMPLOYEES HONORED WITH THE VERY PRESTIGIOUS NYSWANDER-DOLE "MARIE" AWARD BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE (AATOD). RECEIVING THIS AWARD IS THE PINNACLE OF RECOGNITION FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN THE FIELD OF METHADONE TREATMENT WORLDWIDE.
  2. $2.5 million spent. INPATIENT WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT IS LOCATED AT THE HIGHPOINT FACILITY IN CLEARWATER AND LICENSED FOR 35 BEDS. IT IS THE ONLY SUCH PROGRAM IN PINELLAS COUNTY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A PHYSICAL HEALTH SCREENING, PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT, MEDICALLY MONITORED DETOXIFICATION AND STABILIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS DEPENDENT ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL WHO MEET THE ADMISSION CRITERIA. THE LENGTH OF STAY VARIES BETWEEN 72 HOURS TO 5.5 DAYS, WITH 24-HOUR MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED. INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT, FAMILY SESSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ARE PROVIDED. CLIENTS ARE ADMITTED AND DISCHARGED BY A PHYSICIANS ORDER. REFERRALS ARE MADE TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AS APPROPRIATE.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, A TOTAL OF 709 CLIENTS RECEIVED SERVICES. MANY OF THE CLIENTS SERVED ARE INDIGENT AND FALL BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.OPERATION PAR SURVEYS ALL ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS QUARTERLY ON THEIR PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION OF CARE PROVIDED AT OPERATION PAR. OUR INPATIENT WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY RANKS HIGH IN THESE CLIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS. IN FACT, OUR INPATIENT WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM RECEIVED THE NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AWARD FOR TWO YEARS IN THE ROW FOR ACHIEVING HIGH LEVELS OF CLIENT SATISFACTION. THIS AWARD WAS ISSUED BY MENTAL HEALTH CARE OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. $2.9 million spent. PAR VILLAGE IS A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING GENDER SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR SEVERELY DYSFUNCTIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSING FEMALES AND THEIR CHILDREN. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TARGET PREGNANT OR PARENTING, ADDICTED WOMEN WHO DESIRE TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN RESIDE WITH THEM IN TREATMENT. SERVICES INCLUDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE CLASSES, LIFE SKILLS AND PARENTING CLASSES, RELAPSE PREVENTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COORDINATION WITH LOCAL CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES AND AFTERCARE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, A TOTAL OF 241 CLIENTS RECEIVED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. MANY OF THE CLIENTS SERVED ARE INDIGENT AND FALL BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS 4 MONTHS, BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEED.OPERATION PAR HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL CLINICAL TRIAL PROJECTS IN ITS COMMITMENT TO BEING ON THE CUTTING-EDGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. OPERATION PAR HAS PLACED EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AT THE CORE OF ITS SERVICE DELIVERY IN TREATMENT, PROGRAM METHODOLOGY AND IN ASSESSMENTS.
  4. $4.9 million spent. OPERATION PAR OFFERS A FULL CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY OPERATION PAR, INC. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:MEDICAL DETOXIFICATION - INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DETOXIFICATIONWOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES - OUTPATIENT, RESIDENTIAL, INTERVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICESADULT SERVICES - OUTPATIENT AND RESIDENTIALJUVENILE AND FAMILY SERVICES - OUTPATIENT, INTERVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICESINTAKE/SCREENINGPREVENTION SERVICES RESEARCH AND EVALUATION SERVICES

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1970.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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