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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | RECOVERY ADVOCACY PROJECT (RAP) IS COMMITTED TO GIVING PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM ALL PATHWAYS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF RECOVERY THE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING TOOLS TO THINK AND ACT LOCALLY. RAP IS WORKING TO BUILD A VISIBLE AND EFFECTIVE CONSTITUENCY IN DEMAND OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC POLICY BASED SOLUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO AMERICA'S LONG STANDING ADDICTION CRISIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | CULTIVATING ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP A CORNERSTONE OF RAP'S MISSION IS FOSTERING STRONG LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY. IN 2025, THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH ROBUST STATE ORGANIZING TEAMS, THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE RECOVERY ORGANIZER COACHING (ROC) PROGRAM, AND THE NEWLY INTEGRATED RUN FOR RECOVERY CANDIDATE TRAINING INITIATIVE. STATE ORGANIZING TEAMS: RAP SUSTAINED DEDICATED LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN 12 STATES, IDENTIFYING AND ADVANCING INITIATIVES SPECIFIC TO THEIR REGIONS. ENGAGEMENT: THESE TEAMS HELD 67 ORGANIZING MEETINGS (VIA ZOOM OR IN PERSON)THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PARTICIPATION: TOTAL ATTENDANCE REACHED 430 INDIVIDUALS, WITH MEETING SIZES RANGING FROM 4 TO 20 ATTENDEES AND AN AVERAGE OF 7 MEMBERS PER MEETING. MEETING FREQUENCY: MOST TEAMS NOW MEET MONTHLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NEW JERSEY AND DC, WHICH CONTINUE TO MEET BIWEEKLY. RECOVERY ORGANIZER COACHING (ROC): THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TARGETED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING SUPPORT THROUGH A CORE GROUP OF NATIONAL COACHES. THE ROC TEAM HELD STRATEGIC MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATED IN A TWO-PART LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP THIS FALL. RUN FOR RECOVERY INITIATIVE: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRAINER ROSI GREENBERG, RAP HOSTED WEEKLY WORKSHOPS TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP THOSE IN RECOVERY AND THEIR ALLIES TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. O PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT: THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED A COHORT OF 16 ATTENDEES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE, FROM CONTEMPLATION TO ACTIVE CAMPAIGNING. O SKILL DEVELOPMENT: WORKSHOPS PROVIDED TOOLS FOR SHARING A "STORY OF SELF," DEVELOPING A CLEAR PLATFORM, AND MASTERING THE KEY SKILL OF DOOR KNOCKING. O PRACTICAL TRAINING: PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TRAINING ON FUNDRAISING, DONOR RELATIONS,CAMPAIGN PLANNING, AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION REMAINED CENTRAL TO RAP'S SUCCESS, SERVING TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, DRIVE TARGETED ACTION, AND CULTIVATE A CONNECTED, INFORMED NETWORK OF RECOVERY ALLIES. BROAD & TARGETED REACH: UTILIZING ITS COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM, ACTION NETWORK, RAP DISSEMINATED CRUCIAL INFORMATION AND CALLS TO ACTION FOCUSED ON ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY POLICIES. NATIONAL AUDIENCE GROWTH: THROUGH INTEGRATED WEB TOOLS AND STRATEGIC SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED AND ENGAGED A NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF 203,169 INDIVIDUALS. STATE-SPECIFIC IMPACT: THIS BROAD OUTREACH WAS AMPLIFIED BY STATE-SPECIFIC CAMPAIGNS, SUCH AS THE VIRGINIA MOBILIZATION WHICH GENERATED OVER 500 TARGETED LETTERS TO STATE OFFICIALS TO PROTECT RECOVERY SERVICES. TAILORED MESSAGING: TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE ADVOCATES WERE REACHED THROUGH LOCALIZED ALERTS AND LISTENING SESSIONS, HIGHLIGHTING RAP'S ABILITY TO TAILOR MESSAGING FOR MAXIMUM RELEVANCE AND GRASSROOTS IMPACT ACROSS ITS 12 ACTIVE STATE TEAMS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND INFLUENCING POLICY RAP EMPLOYS A DYNAMIC BLEND OF DIGITAL OUTREACH AND DIRECT ACTION TO SHAPE POLICY. IN 2025, THE IMPACT OF MULTI-YEAR GRASSROOTS EFFORTS BECAME EVIDENT AS SEVERAL LONG-TERM LEGISLATIVE GOALS REACHED FRUITION. LEGISLATIVE IMPACT VICTORIES: RAP TEAMS HELPED PASS 8 BILLS INTO LAW AND SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED 2 HARMFUL PIECES OF LEGISLATION IN MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY. INDIANA: LEGALIZED FENTANYL TEST STRIPS (HB 1167) AFTER TWO YEARS OF ADVOCACY. FLORIDA: SECURED FUNDING FOR THE RECOVERY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE INITIATIVE IN THE 2025-26 BUDGET. MARYLAND: PASSED THREE BILLS (HB 11, HB 1083, HB 1066) TO IMPROVE PARITY AND STUDY CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERRALS. WASHINGTON: PASSED SB 5477/HB 1432 TO STRENGTHEN STATE PARITY LAWS. . NEVADA: PASSED SB 17 TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PRE-SENTENCING DIVERSION PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY PRESENCE & DIRECT ACTION COALITION MEETINGS: TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN 16 COALITION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ADVOCATES PROVIDED TESTIMONY AT 20 PUBLIC HEARINGS, COVERING TOPICS LIKE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND ALLOCATIONS AND CITY COUNCIL SESSIONS. EDUCATION & OUTREACH: RAP CONDUCTED 3 TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS AND HOSTED 2 LISTENING SESSIONS WITH 24 ATTENDEES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY NEEDS. STATE-BY-STATE HIGHLIGHTS DC: ORGANIZED THE DC RECOVERY WALK ON THE NATIONAL MALL, ATTRACTING HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS. MISSISSIPPI: FOCUSED ON A HARM REDUCTION AND RECOVERY LOBBY DAY, BRINGING HUNDREDS OF ADVOCATES TO THE STATE HOUSE. SOUTH CAROLINA (GRANDSTRAND): CONSISTENTLY ATTENDED CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVOCATE FOR HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE SECURITY. VIRGINIA: MOBILIZED OVER 500 LETTERS TO STATE OFFICIALS TO PREVENT THE ELIMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF RECOVERY SERVICES. WISCONSIN: HELD LISTENING SESSIONS TO GENERATE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER IN DANE COUNTY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | OTHER GENERAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND FURTHERING OUTREACH. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | BOARD WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT SERVICES FOR GRANTS 265,000 0 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XI | AN 85,741 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT WAS RECORDED ON THE 2025 FORM 990 TO CORRECT AMOUNTS THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED IN PRIOR PERIODS BUT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO BE DUPLICATIVE, UNSUBSTANTIATED, OR OTHERWISE NOT PROPERLY REFLECTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BOOKS AND RECORDS, AS FOLLOWS: (2,766.94) OF DEPOSITS HAD BEEN RECORDED AS CASH AND REVENUE IN PRIOR PERIODS; HOWEVER, THE DEPOSITS DID NOT CLEAR THE BANK AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REVERSED. 5,927.76 OF CHECKS HAD BEEN RECORDED AS DISBURSEMENTS/EXPENSES IN PRIOR PERIODS BUT WERE NOT ULTIMATELY NEGOTIATED OR PAID. THESE ITEMS WERE DETERMINED TO BE DUPLICATE ENTRIES; ONLY THE ORIGINAL TRANSACTIONS CLEARED THE BANK. 7,500 OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE RELATED TO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES HAD REMAINED ON THE BOOKS FROM A PRIOR YEAR; THIS BALANCE REPRESENTED A DUPLICATE INVOICE AND WAS WRITTEN OFF/CLEARED. 2,845.28 OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HAD REMAINED ON THE BOOKS FROM PRIOR YEARS; THIS BALANCE REPRESENTED DUPLICATE INVOICES AND WAS WRITTEN OFF/CLEARED. 72,234.87 OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE RELATED TO CONSULTING, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TRAVEL, MEALS AND OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES FROM PRIOR YEARS WAS FORGIVEN BY THE FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY (A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION) APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO; HOWEVER, THE LIABILITY HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LEDGER AT THAT TIME AND WAS CLEARED IN THE CURRENT YEAR. |
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