Parabola Center for Law and Policy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To conduct research education and training on behalf of communities harmed by the war on drugs and other marginalized and vulnerable communities. Our mission is to provide everyone with the access and tools to participate in the drug policy arena.
- Income
- $47,586
- Spending
- $72,785
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 49%
- Highest pay
- $14,782, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $20,709 spent. Organized second annual "Federal Cannabis Policy Crash Course" at Providence Public Library. Over 200 attendees received a 4-hour training on cannabis law with an additional training provided the next day to a selected group. The focus was preventing future harms caused by excessive consolidation. The program simplified complex legal concepts and provided leadership training.
- $11,436 spent. Provided an educational series with both written and live online components recorded for later viewing. The series focused on fair banking access nonpartisan policy options to promote public health and original research on American beliefs and values regarding who should benefit from reformed policies.
- $8,076 spent. Continued creating producing and publishing video pieces for our "Perspectives on Global Equity" series interviewing global regulators researchers and experts. The videos addressed criminal justice worker protection and fair market structures. RTI International conducted independent research that confirmed the videos impact.
- $12,520 spent. We spent $12,520 on other program expenses including producing a report on the research evaluating our educational videos which was accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal; general education and promotion about the organization and our work; gatherings with partners including state-level groups doing similar work; and traveling and presenting to conferences including the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy Anti-Monopoly Summit and Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition Annual Symposium.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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