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Community in Crisis Inc

EIN 81-3303136 · Liberty Cor, NJ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CIC FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES THROUGH EVIDENCE- BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION, RECOVERY SUPPORT, HARM REDUCTION, AND MENTAL WELLNESS INITIATIVES THAT EMPOWER YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS TO THRIVE IN HEALTHY, STIGMA-FREE COMMUNITIES.

Income
$1.8 million
Spending
$1.6 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
12.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 62%
Employees
18
Volunteers
75
Highest pay
$179,468, executive di

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

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 52% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.

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

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    17 of 17 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 September 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 (1)
  1. $1.3 million spent. PREVENTION PROGRAMS CIC FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY DELIVERS EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT SOMERSET COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY SETTINGS, AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, VAPING PREVENTION, MENTAL WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY COPING SKILLS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED PREVENTION EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES REACHING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES, PARENT EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING, AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS AND STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH. RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES CIC SERVES AS SOMERSET COUNTY'S DESIGNATED COMMUNITY PEER RECOVERY CENTER, PROVIDING PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND CO- OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. SERVICES PROVIDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED PEER RECOVERY COACHING, RECOVERY MEETINGS, WELLNESS AND HOLISTIC RECOVERY PROGRAMMING, HARM REDUCTION OUTREACH, NARCAN DISTRIBUTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT NAVIGATION, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH INITIATIVES. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED HUNDREDS OF RECOVERY MEETINGS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF NARCAN KITS TO HELP PREVENT OVERDOSE DEATHS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING RESOURCES. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS & SYSTEMS CHANGE CIC COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOLS, MUNICIPALITIES, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAITH COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN COORDINATED PREVENTION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS SERVICES THROUGH ITS FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP HUB AND CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO REDUCE STIGMA AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY WITHIN THE WORKFORCE. CIC ALSO PARTNERED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES ON OUTREACH AND DIVERSION INITIATIVES THAT CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES RATHER THAN PUNITIVE RESPONSES. IMPACT & RECOGNITION CIC'S PREVENTION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MEASURABLE COMMUNITY IMPACT AND HAVE RECEIVED STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION. THE ORGANIZATION WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY WITH A BLUE RIBBON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EFFORTS. ACCORDING TO THE DRUG HARM INDEX, FROM 2019 - 2025, SOMERSET COUNTY HAS EXPERIENCED COMPARATIVELY LOWER RATES OF OVERDOSE DEATHS AND OTHER INDICATORS OF DRUG-RELATED HARM THAN MANY PEER COMMUNITIES IN NEW JERSEY. CIC FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY BELIEVES THIS PROGRESS REFLECTS THE PIVOTAL ROLE IT HAS PLAYED IN RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND ITS SUSTAINED COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION, EDUCATION, HARM REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, CIC FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY CONDUCTED MORE THAN 950 PREVENTION, RECOVERY, AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES; ENGAGED MORE THAN 5,200 PARTICIPANTS; DISTRIBUTED 3,182 NALOXONE KITS; FACILITATED 685 RECOVERY MEETINGS AND 101 WELLNESS PROGRAMS; PROVIDED PREVENTION EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 1,100 STUDENTS AND NEARLY 600 PARENTS AND EDUCATORS; AND BENEFITED FROM 1,895 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY 133,494. THESE OUTCOMES REFLECT CIC'S COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING MEASURABLE, EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH, SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, REDUCE STIGMA, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND RECOVERY RESOURCES. PREVENTION PROGRAMS CIC FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY DELIVERS EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT SOMERSET COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY SETTINGS, AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, VAPING PREVENTION, MENTAL WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY COPING SKILLS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED PREVENTION EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES REACHING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES, PARENT EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING, AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS AND STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG YOUTH. RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES CIC SERVES AS SOMERSET COUNTY'S DESIGNATED COMMUNITY PEER RECOVERY CENTER, PROVIDING PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND CO- OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. SERVICES PROVIDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED PEER RECOVERY COACHING, RECOVERY MEETINGS, WELLNESS AND HOLISTIC RECOVERY PROGRAMMING, HARM REDUCTION OUTREACH, NARCAN DISTRIBUTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT NAVIGATION, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH INITIATIVES. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED HUNDREDS OF RECOVERY MEETINGS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF NARCAN KITS TO HELP PREVENT OVERDOSE DEATHS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING RESOURCES. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS & SYSTEMS CHANGE CIC COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOLS, MUNICIPALITIES, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAITH COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN COORDINATED PREVENTION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS SERVICES THROUGH ITS FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP HUB AND CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO REDUCE STIGMA AND SUPPORT IN

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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