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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,945,768 | 2,710,838 | 4,666,767 | 253,382 | 257,624 | 9,834,379 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,945,768 | 2,710,838 | 4,666,767 | 253,382 | 257,624 | 9,834,379 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 7,482,995 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,351,384 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,945,768 | 2,710,838 | 4,666,767 | 253,382 | 257,624 | 9,834,379 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 442 | 1,488 | 38,526 | 147,853 | 481,457 | 669,766 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 10,504,145 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A | TYR 2018 FORM 990 ATTACHMENT FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT - FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES INFORMATION - FOR INSERT ON PAGE 20 OF 990. IN ADDITION, SATISFYING THE 10% PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S ("TYR") AS A QUALIFIED PUBLIC CHARITY FOR THE 2018 CALENDAR YEAR. 1. TYR IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. FROM ITS INCEPTION AS A NEW AND YOUNG CHARITABLE ENTITY IN 2012 THROUGH THE 2018 TAX YEAR, TYR HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A LEADER IN YOUTH SOBRIETY. FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS A NEW CHARITY SEEKING TO ESTABLISH MUCH NEEDED COLLEGIATE SOBRIETY PROGRAMING, TYR HAS GROWN INTO A SEASONED NON-PROFIT WITH BEYOND SUPPORT FOR ITS COLLEGIATE SOBRIETY GRANT PROGRAM. TYR DEVELOPED SUPPORT FOR SOBRIETY HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY, DEVELOPMENT OF MUCH NEEDED EDUCATIONAL AND EARLY PREVENTION PROGRAMING FOR YOUTH IN GRADES K-12 AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO UNDERTAKE ITS LARGEST PROJECT OF PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE AND RELIABLE RECOVERY RESOURCES ON A NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR THOSE SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN BOTH RECOVERY AND SOBRIETY. IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY EXPAND ITS INITIAL FOCUS FROM THE COLLEGIATE PROGRAMMING TO ITS BROADER PLATFORM, TYR HAS HAD TO NOT ONLY POSITION ITSELF AS A LEADER THROUGH FUNDING AND PUBLISHING CRITICAL RESEARCH FINDINGS BUT HAS ALSO HAD TO ORGANIZE ITSELF IN A MANNER THAT IS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. TYRS PLANNING AND OPERATION ARE LED BY ITS ACCOMPLISHED BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND STAFF WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF EXTENSIVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CHARITY EXPERIENCE. FURTHER, TYR CONTINUES TO BE LED BY ITS PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED CEO, STACIE L. MATHEWSON, WHO HAS SHARED THE PAIN AND TRAGEDY OF LOSING HER OWN SON AND TURNED THAT PAIN INTO PASSION TO HELP OTHERS FROM EXPERIENCING THE SAME. TYRS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE HAS DEVELOPED TO A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN DESIGNED TO DEVELOP ITS PUBLIC IMAGE AND GENERATE BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ITS OBJECTIVES AS A PIONEER LEADING THE CHARGE IN COLLEGIATE SOBRIETY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION IN CHILDREN K-12, AND IN PROVIDING THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM ADDICTION THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO NOT ONLY SEEK RECOVERY BUT TO ALSO MAINTAIN SOBRIETY INTO THE FUTURE. WITH EACH PASSING YEAR, TYR HAS SUCCESSFULLY MOVED ITS PROGRAMMING ATTENTION TO ATTRACT NOT ONLY THE ATTENTION OF OTHER LARGE PUBLIC CHARITIES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS BUT HAS ALSO SYSTEMATICALLY ESTABLISHED EVENTS THAT ATTRACT AND RELATE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. THESE EFFORTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY LED TO THE RECEIPT OF A WIDE RANGE OF DONATIONS AND GRANTS. IN 2015 AND 2016, TYR ESTABLISHED A LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN INTERNAL FUNDRAISING CAPACITY THROUGH (1) IMPROVED AND LARGER FUNDRAISING EVENTS SUCH AS THE TYR GALA AT THE NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART AND THE ART FOR RECOVERY EVENT AT THE WHITNEY PEAK HOTEL, AND (2) THROUGH DIRECT DONOR SOURCE PLANNING. THESE EVENTS WERE WELL ATTENDED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS AND OFFICIALS, AND MANY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TYR'S HAS ALSO ENGAGED SKILLED SUPPORT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO OVERSEE THE FUNDRAISING EVENTS, TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND DONOR LISTS AND MARKETING PLANS, AND TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE TYR'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND WEBSITE FOR DONOR ATTRACTION AND INTERACTION. TYR'S FUNDRAISING SUPPORTS ITS MISSION BY ADDRESSING ALL STAGES OF YOUTH RECOVERY AND ASSISTING PEOPLE IN TURNING THEIR LIVES AROUND IN LIGHT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS IS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE EVER GROWING NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOCUSED ON RECOVERY AND WELLNESS. IT ALSO (1) TIES DIRECTLY TO THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL'S 2016 CALL-TO-ACTION; (2) HAS HEIGHTENED NATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE ECONOMIC COSTS AND THE TOLL OF OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AND ADDICTION; (3) HAS FUNDED RESEARCH AND PROGRAMING TO SHAPE SUCCESSFUL SOBRIETY INITIATIVES; (4) HAS CREATED FIRST-OF-THEIR-KIND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN TYR'S COMMUNITY THAT WILL INFORM NATIONAL POLICY AND REPLICATIVE PROGRAMS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES; AND (5) HAS EDUCATED AND GAINED ACCESS TO INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR TYRS MISSION. IN ITS EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND ATTRACT ONGOING PUBLIC SUPPORT, TYR HAS FORMULATED BOTH A LOCAL AND NATIONAL FUNDRAISING APPROACH, BUT HAS ALSO FORMULATED FUNDRAISING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES INCLUDING BEING INVOLVED WITH FUNDING RAISING EFFORTS WITH THE LARGEST REGIONAL MEDICAL FACILITY IN ITS COMMUNITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION CENTER WHICH OFFICIALLY OPENED IN 2018, COORDINATING THE OPENING OF A NEW MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL, AND WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE IN NEVADA. IN ADDITION, TYR ALSO INCREASED ITS NORTHERN NEVADA PRESENCE IN 2016-2018 TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT CONTINUE TO GROW RECOGNITION, AWARENESS AND POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTOWN THROUGH ART FOR RECOVERY EVENTS INVOLVING LOCAL ARTISTS INVOLVED IN RECOVERY, SPONSORSHIPS OF RELEVANT LOCAL EVENTS, INVOLVEMENT IN THE LOCAL "GIVE BACK" EVENTS THAT GARNER PUBLICITY, E.G. MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY, RIVER CLEAN-UPS, ADOPT-A-PARK. NATIONALLY, TYR JOINED WITH OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES SUCH AS FACING ADDICTION WITH NCADD, AND IN 2018 FURTHER EXPANDED ITS PRESENCE WITH THE CHARITABLE ARMS OF LARGE INTERNET BASED SEARCH AND SOCIAL MEDIAL COMPANIES, TO FURTHER PUBLIC ACCESS TO QUALITY REFERRAL INFORMATION TO ADDICTION RESOURCES. THIS EFFORT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AN EVER EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT AND HAS OPENED THE DOOR FOR TYR TO WORK WITH SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO ACCESS THE ADDICTION PLATFORM. TYR ANTICIPATES THAT THESE RELATIONSHIP WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF CHARITABLE, FINANCIAL, SOCIAL, AND MEDICAL SUPPORT TO THE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY FIELD. BASED ON THE ABOVE, TYR HAS POSITIONED ITSELF AND CONTINUES TO RE-POSITION ITSELF AS NEEDED IN THIS EVER CHANGING FIELD THROUGH ITS OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND CONTINUED ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE TO ENABLE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM INCREASED PUBLIC SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD. 2. QUALIFIED PUBLIC SUPPORT. TYR WAS INITIALLY STARTED WITH THE PRIMARY SUPPORT OF A SINGLE FOUNDING DONOR BUT HAS EXPANDED ITS BASE IN EACH PASSING YEAR TO FURTHER PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH ITS ONGOING FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND THROUGH ITS NATIONAL POSITION AND NAME RECOGNITION IN THE ADDICTION RESOURCE FIELD. THE PROGRESS THAT TYR HAS MADE TOWARD REACHING THE GOAL OF PUBLIC SUPPORT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ONE-THIRD (1/3) MARK CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. THE PUBLIC SUPPORT FIGURES SET FORTH ON THE SCHEDULE A TO THIS RETURN, UNDER PART II, SECTION A. REFLECT THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF TYR TOWARD THAT GOAL. IN ADDITION, AS TYR HAS REFINED AND REORGANIZED ITS CORPORATE AND DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE FROM 2012 THROUGH 2017, WHICH ALLOWED TYR TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE ITS RELIANCE ON FOUNDER FUNDING AS EVIDENCED IN 2018. TYR IS PLEASED TO SEE THIS CONTINUING TREND AS IT BECOMES A MORE SEASONED AND EXPERIENCED CHARITY IN THE FUTURE. TYR IS PLEASED TO REPORT ITS 2018 PUBLIC SUPPORT HAS INCREASED FROM 19.45% IN 2017 TO 22.39% IN 2018, ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED REDUCTION IN RELIANCE ON THE FOUNDING DONOR'S SUPPORT. |
| SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A CONTINUED | 3. INCREASING SOURCES OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. AS AN INITIAL CHARITY IN ITS EARLY INCEPTION, TYRS PRIMARY AND INITIAL SOURCE OF SUPPORT FROM 2012-2015 WAS DERIVED FROM ITS FOUNDER AND FOUNDER'S FAMILY. HOWEVER, AS TYRS MISSION AND NAME GAINED RECOGNITION BOTH WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY AND ON A NATIONAL FRONT, THE PUBLIC SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES INCREASED ACCORDINGLY. MUCH OF THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK BY TYR INVOLVED THE UNDERTAKING OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND DATA GATHERING INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS COLLEGIATE SOBRIETY. AS COLLEGIATE SOBRIETY WAS NOT A WELL-FUNDED NOR WELL RECOGNIZED INITIATIVE, THE ABILITY TO GARNER PUBLIC SUPPORT INITIALLY CAME SLOWLY. BUT AS THE RESEARCH BEGAN TO REFLECT RESULTS AND INFORMATION THAT THE PUBLIC COULD RELY, SO TOO DID PUBLIC WILLINGNESS TO DONATE TOWARD THE SAME. IN 2018, TYR RECOGNIZED THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER GROW DEVELOPMENT OF ITS DATA RESOURCE PLATFORM FOR ADDICTION RESOURCES AND THEREFORE COMPLETED THE TRANSITION OF ITS K-12 PROGRAMING AND SUPPORT HOUSING TO OTHER LOCAL CHARITIES TO FURTHER THOSE PURPOSES, ALLOWING TYR TO DIRECT ITS ONGOING RESOURCES TOWARD ITS COLLEGIATE SOBRIETY PROGRAMING AND TOWARD ITS DATA PLATFORM. THIS SHIFT CREATED A MORE NATIONAL FOCUS ON ADDICTION RESOURCE MAPPING NATIONALY AND REDUCED RELIANCE ON ISOLATED AND LOCAL FUNDRAISING. WITH THE DATA PLATFORM NOW ESTABLISHED, AND WITH THE RECOGNITION BEING GIVEN TO IT BY OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FACING ADDICTION WITH NCAAD PROMOTING IT THROUGH THE ADDICTION RESOURCE HUB, ALONG WITH ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS, THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT LARGER DONORS OF A PUBLIC NATURE HAS NOW ARRIVED. TYR IS EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY. 4. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY OF TYR REFLECTS ITS PUBLIC CHARITY MISSION. TYR'S BOARD EVOLUTION REFLECTS THE CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE BOARD GROWING EACH YEAR DURING INITIAL FORMATION AND THEN STABILIZING AS ITS NEEDS WERE MET IN 2018. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE BOARD FROM 2017 TO 2018. THROUGH 2018, TYR'S BOARD WAS COMPRISED OF SIX (6) INDIVIDUALS, EACH WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE OR KNOWLEDGE IN BOTH THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. TYR HAS BEEN HONORED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGH THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018. NAME, POSITION, QUALIFICATIONS STACIE MATHEWSON, CHAIR, FOUNDER OF TYR AGENCY, CURRENT CEO CRICKET DUNDAS, MEMBER, RENO COMMUNITY MEMBER HON. JANET BERRY, MEMBER, RETIRED JUDGE, 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT DR. JUDI KOSTERMAN, MEMBER, RETIRED EDUCATOR, WASHINGTON STATE "DRUG CZAR" JULIE MURRAY, MEMBER, CEO OF MOONRIDGE, LLC, PHILANTHROPY ADVISOR FRED ALTMANN, MEMBER, MEMBER OF EDUCATION ALLIANCE, RENO COMMUNITY LEADER 5. TYR'S AVAILABLE PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. TYR HAS PUBLISHED AND DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE EIGHT (8) RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH CONTRIBUTED NEW INFORMATION REGARDING HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY RECOVERY RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE-USE DISORDERS. THE STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED BY THE RESEARCH CONSULTANT, SR4, FOR TYR AND INCLUDED: |
| SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A CONTINUED | A. COMMUNITY COLLEGES:THE NEXT FRONTIER OF RECOVERY SUPPORT AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2018) B. PRESENTATION MATERIALS TO ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ARHE)CONFERENCE PRESENTATION - FINDINGS FROM TRANSFORMING YOUTH RECOVERY'S 2017 COLLEGIATE RECOVERY CENSUS(2018) C. PRESENTATION MATERIALS TO ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ARHE)CONFERENCE PRESENTATION - THE NEXT FRONTIER OF RECOVERY SUPPORT AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2018). D. PRESENTATION MATERIALS TO ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ARHE)CONFERENCE PRESENTATION - USING ONLINE TOOLS FROM CAPACITYPE TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR CONFERENCE RECOVERY SUPPORT AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2018). E. PRESENTATION MATERIALS TO ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ARHE)CONFERENCE PRESENTATION - ACHIEVING HIGHER PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES FOR NEW AND EMERGING COLLEGIATE RECOVERY COMMUNITIES AND PROGRAMS (2018). F. CENSUS AND DEFINITIONS RECOVERY SUPPORT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 2017 G. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COLLEGIATE RECOVERY, SECOND EDITION, 2017 H. THE STATE OF RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOLS, 2016 BIENNIAL REPORT, ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY SCHOOLS, 2016. I. RECOVERY SUPPORT IN AND AROUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN THE U.S., FEBRUARY 2016 J. COLLEGIATE RECOVERY ASSET SURVEY MONITOR, AUGUST 2015 K. DOORS TO RECOVERY COMMUNITY ASSET MAPPING REPORT, JUNE 2015 L. CLOSING THE GAP, AN EXAMINATION OF ACCESS TO BEST-IN-CLASS EVIDENCE-BASED ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS IN THE U.S., FEBRUARY 2015 M. COLLEGIATE RECOVERY ASSET SURVEY MONITOR, JUNE 2014 N. RESEARCH REFERENCES FOR COLLEGIATE RECOVERY CAPACITY BUILDING,2013 O. MARKET STUDY FOR RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOLS: DEFINITION OF A RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL,STATE BY STATE SURVEY, AND MAPPING, SEPTEMBER 2013 P. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COLLEGIATE RECOVERY, APRIL 2013 Q. RESEARCH REFERENCES FOR COLLEGIATE RECOVERY CAPACITY BUILDING,2013 |
| SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A CONTINUED | THE FOREGOING RESEARCH INFORMATION AND STUDIES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING THE SUPPORT AND STRUCTURE THAT WAS NECESSARY TO FORMULATE THE PROGRAMS TYR HAS SUPPORTED, AND TO DESIGN GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR SUCCESS. WITH THE INFORMATION THESE RESEARCH PROJECTS PROVIDED, TYR HAS FURTHER PROVIDED THREE (3) ACTIVE CHARITABLE PROGRAMS WHICH ACCOMPLISHED ITS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY FROM 2012-2018: PROGRAMS A. THE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED SEED GRANTS AND THREE (3) YEARS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES AROUND THE UNITED STATES TO ESTABLISH ON-CAMPUS RECOVERY PROGRAMS. BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018, TYR AWARDED 134 GRANTS. THE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DESIGNING, ESTABLISHING AND SUPPORTING COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAMS THAT ARE ULTIMATELY DESIGNED TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES ON THE VARIOUS CAMPUS' ESTABLISHED. TYR HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY OTHER ENTITIES LOOKING TO FURTHER THIS PROJECT THROUGH EXPANDED FUNDING AND RESOURCES, AND TYR EXPECTS TO SEE THIS PROGRAM CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR NATION'S COLLEGE STUDENTS. TYR IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESSES OF EXPLORING TRANSITIONING OF THE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMING TO A BROADER PLATFORM THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COLLEGIATE RECOVERY FOCUSED CHARITABLE ENTITIES. B. THE CAPACITYPE PROGRAM PROVIDES A NATIONAL ONLINE RESOURCE HUB FOR ACCESSING GEOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES AND EXPANDED ITS ROBUST SERVICES IN 2018. TYR HAS WORKED WITH OTHER NATIONAL CHARITIES TO FORMULATE WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS WHICH ACCESS THE DATA PLATFORM, AND WHICH APPLICATIONS OFFER SUCH INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE ADDICTION RESOURCE HUB IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE RESULTS OF TYRS CAPACITYPE DATA PROJECT AND IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE IN THE ADDICTION RESOURCE FIELD. TYR CONTINUES TO WORK WITH ADDITIONAL DONORS AND OTHER CHARITABLE ENTITIES INTERESTED IN FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE DATA PLATFORM FOR EXPANDED ADDICTION RELATED RESOURCES, BUT ALSO FOR FURTHER EXPANSION INTO OTHER HEALTH & WELLNESS RELATED FIELDS INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS EATING DISORDER TREATMENTS, SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES. THIS PLATFORM HAS AND CONTINUES TO BE A GATEWAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEEK COMPREHENSIVE ACCESS TO MUCH NEEDED GEO-CENTRIC INFORMATION FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. |
| SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A CONTINUED | C. THE MATHEWSON EARLY PREVENTION PROGRAM (MEEP) WAS A PROGRAM THAT WAS INITIATED IN LATE 2015 TO EXPAND THE SUCCESS OF THE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS IN THE K-12 THROUGH AN EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM. TYR WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH DONORS AND WITH THE PUBLIC LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TOWARD PLACEMENT OF THE PROGRAMING MODEL IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THROUGH EXPANSIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TYR, TYR WAS EXCITED TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAMING IN 2016. HOWEVER, DUE TO A VARIETY OF BUDGETARY AND PROGRAMING RESTRICTIONS, THE IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC-SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS DELAYED. NEVERTHELESS, THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH, TYR WAS INSTEAD ABLE TO COLLABORATE THE MEEP PROGRAMING INTO THE LOCAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHICH HAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE AND IMPLEMENT THAT MEEP PROGRAMING THROUGH ITS NEWLY ESTABLISHED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE IN 2017. TYR WAS PROUD TO SEE THE PROGRAM IN PROGRESS WITH THE SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE THROUGH RENOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE OFFICIALLY OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2018 AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ITS ACTIVE TREATMENT PROGRAMS. TYR IS PROUD TO SEE ITS INITIATIVE FURTHERED AND COME TO LIFE THROUGH THIS TRANSITION. D. THE SOBER LIVING PROGRAM OF TYR INVOLVED PARTICIPATION IN A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDED A DIVERSE RANGE OF SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAT BRING NEW CAPACITY TO THE LOCAL RENO, NEVADA RECOVERY LANDSCAPE, E.G. THE ACQUISITION OF (2) RECOVERY HOMES; THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE YOUTH OFFENDER COURT, A COURT-DIVERSION PROGRAM IN THE 2ND JURIDICAL DISTRICT COURT FOR YOUTH AGED 18-24; AND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL RECOVERY PROVIDERS SUCH AS RIDGE HOUSE. IN ADDITION, TYR RECEIVED A LARGE DONATION FROM A LOCAL CHURCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING AND DEVELOPING SOBER LIVING HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. TYR UNDERTOOK TO LOCATE SUCH PROPERTIES, WORK WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO RUN THE HOUSING PROJECTS AND TO SUPPORT THE HOUSES THROUGH DONATIONS BOTH FROM TYR TOWARD THE IMPROVEMENT AND FURNISHING OF SUCH HOUSING. IN 2018, TYR TRANSITIONED THESE HOUSING PROJECTS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO CONTINUED THE HOUSING AND SUPPORT WORK INITIATED BY TYR AND TYR HAS BEEN PROUD TO SEE THESE TRANISITIONED HOUSING PROJECTS FLOURISH. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | CHRISTIE DUNDAS, OFFICER, IS EMPLOYED BY ANOTHER BUSINESS OWNED BY STACIE MATHEWSON, PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES WERE OUTSOURCED BEGINNING IN THE LATTER PART OF 2016 AND FOR 2017. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B | DETERMINATION OF KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION WAS DELEGATED TO THE OUTSOURCED HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES COMPANY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS AND FILED TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. ALL OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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