Sea Change Recovery Community Organization Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (RCO) AND HARM REDUCTION CENTER (HRC) HAVE A MISSION TO CRUSH THE STIGMA OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN RECOVERY. LOCATED IN RURAL OCEAN COUNTY, NJ, SEA CHANGE WORKS TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTION, ADDRESS THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE OPIOID CRISIS, ELIMINATE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND PROVIDE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY TO SAVE LIVES. OUR TEAM OF STATE-CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS USES OUR LIVED EXPERIENCE TO CUT THROUGH STIGMA, SHAME, AND JUDGMENT, OFFERING AUTHENTIC PEER SUPPORT, RESOURCE CONNECTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO COMBAT THE PUBLIC STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTION. WITH INTENTIONAL STRATEGY AND LIVED EXPERIENCE, WE CREATE GREATER HEALTH EQUITY, HUMAN DIGNITY, AND MUTUAL RESPECT.
- Income
- $963,191
- Spending
- $581,602
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 11.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 64%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $99,423, founder and chair
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
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 40% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 114% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 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
6 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 (2)
- $579,890 spent. RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (RCO) AND HARM REDUCTION CENTER (HRC) - LOCATED IN RURAL OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, SEA CHANGE IS BOTH AN RCO AND AN HRC WITH A MISSION TO END THE STIGMA SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND TO REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN RECOVERY. WE ARE DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF ADDICTION, CONFRONTING THE ONGOING OPIOID CRISIS, AND DISMANTLING THE HARMFUL LEGACY OF THE "WAR ON DRUGS." AT SEA CHANGE, WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS AND THOSE IN ALL STAGES OF RECOVERY DESERVE COMPASSION, DIGNITY, AND SUPPORT, NOT SHAME, PUNISHMENT, OR ISOLATION. WHETHER YOU'RE IN RECOVERY, CONTEMPLATING CHANGE, TAKING A BREAK, OR SIMPLY SEEKING RESOURCES FOR SAFER USE, SEA CHANGE PROVIDES AFFIRMING, PERSON-CENTERED CARE THAT PROMOTES HEALTH, BALANCE, AND A MEANINGFUL LIFE. OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN HEALTH EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND LIVED EXPERIENCE. OUR TEAM OF STATE-CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS USES THEIR OWN RECOVERY AND HARM REDUCTION JOURNEYS TO OFFER AUTHENTIC, NONJUDGMENTAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION. ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL.WHAT WE OFFER: PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS ONE-ON-ONE PEER SUPPORT AND NAVIGATION SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES NALOXONE (NARCAN) DISTRIBUTION AND TRAINING SYRINGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SAFER-USE SUPPLIES AND HARM REDUCTION TOOLS OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION TREATMENT REFERRALS AND CONNECTIONS TO CAREROOTED IN BOTH RECOVERY AND HARM REDUCTION, SEA CHANGE BUILDS POWER, CONNECTION, AND LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY ADDICTION AND OVERDOSE. WE ARE MORE THAN A PROGRAM WE ARE A MOVEMENT TO CHALLENGE STIGMA, RESTORE DIGNITY, AND SAVE LIVES ONE PERSON, ONE STORY, AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
- $970 spent. NATIONAL SEA CHANGE (NSC) IS A NATIONAL MOVEMENT BUILDING POWER AND LEADERSHIP AMONG PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE TO CREATE A COMPASSIONATE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RESPONSE TO THE OVERDOSE CRISIS. FOUNDED IN 2022, NSC WORKS ACROSS KEY STATES AND COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A PIPELINE OF RESPONSIVE, LOCAL LEADERS ROOTED IN LIVED EXPERIENCE. WE BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITY-BASED HARM REDUCTION CENTERS (HRCS), RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (RCOS), AND PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS TO CONNECT, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND IDENTIFY SHARED NEEDS, BARRIERS, AND SOLUTIONS. WE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP, AND SETTING CLEAR GOALS FOR ACTION, GUIDED BY THE BELIEF THAT PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS DESERVE CARE, NOT STIGMA OR PUNISHMENT. NSC WORKS TO ENSURE THAT OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THOSE MOST IMPACTEDINVESTING IN HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS. WE HELP ORGANIZATIONS TURN STRATEGY INTO ACTION BY SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A HARM REDUCTION "ROADMAP" TAILORED TO LOCAL NEEDS. THROUGH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, WE AIM TO NORMALIZE HARM REDUCTION AND FOSTER BROAD-BASED SUPPORT FOR POLICIES GROUNDED IN HEALTH, DIGNITY, AND EQUITY. OUR CORE VALUESPEOPLE, COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIP, AND PURPOSEGUIDE EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORK AS WE STRIVE TO BUILD A FUTURE THAT NORMALIZES HARM REDUCTION AND SHIFTS PUBLIC NARRATIVES TOWARD HEALTH, EQUITY, AND HUMAN DIGNITY.
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 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 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 January 2022.
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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