2025-12-20T08:49:51-00:00 2025-06-30 461036695 SOLAKIAN & COMPANY LLC 580 JOHNS PASS AVENUE MADEIRA BEACH FL 33708 990 2024-07-01 061516101 ADVOCACY UNLIMITED INC ADVO 8605057581 114 WEST MAIN STREET APT 201 NEW BRITAIN CT 06051 CHERYL POVILONIS TREASURER 8605057581 2025-12-20 true true MICHAEL SOLAKIAN P01260810 2032156541 2025-12-20 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHERYL POVILONIS 114 WEST MAIN ST NEW BRITAIN CT 06051 2405355 false X ADVOCACYUNLIMITED.ORG X 1994 CT Advocacy Unlimited is a CT based peer-led organization providing education, advocacy, and support to promote individual growth, human rights, and systems transformation in areas of mental health, addiction, and trauma. 12 12 37 0 2280651 2378382 52135 26973 0 0 2332786 2405355 0 0 1701941 1613247 0 8016 547435 569213 2249376 2182460 83410 222895 1541226 1945327 906432 1087638 634794 857689 X Advocacy Unlimited is a CT based peer-led organization providing education, advocacy, and support to promote individual growth, human rights, and systems transformation in areas of mental health, addiction, and trauma. false false 2017150 26973 See Schedule O for details. 2017150 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 61 0 true 37 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X GREG DEFRANK 8605057581 114 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 201 NEW BRITAIN CT 06051 FISSEL MICHAELA EXEC DIRECTOR 040.00 X 125869 0 0 BARROWS DEBORAH DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 BEHRENDT THOMAS ADVISOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 BLATT MD KEN DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 CASIERO TRACY DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 COKER ALAN E SECRETARY 002.00 X X 0 0 0 COMPOSITOR TRACIE Z DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 DAVIS JARON DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 GRIMES HAROLD DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 HEYMANN DONALD L DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 NOVAK RICHARD DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 RIOS-BENITEZ NYDIA DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 SIMS JOHN F DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 SIMS SHAWN PRESIDENT 002.00 X X 0 0 0 TWEEDIE MELISSA TREASURER 002.00 X X 0 0 0 125869 1 false false false 2378382 2378382 PROGRAM FEES 900099 26973 26973 26973 2405355 26973 0 0 0 0 125768 116525 8692 551 1201679 1113456 82960 5263 0 0 192382 181677 10158 547 93418 88220 4932 266 0 0 0 0 0 24010 2400 21310 300 0 155533 146706 8499 328 0 0 128881 122373 6176 332 28370 28370 0 0 37408 35292 2008 108 0 61972 57653 4155 164 32577 25575 6925 77 STAFF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 66215 66215 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 34247 32688 1479 80 0 2182460 2017150 157294 8016 X 272901 412788 26660 8600 20196 47222 2011646 539679 1214919 1471967 6550 4750 1541226 1945327 278369 314907 145325 139250 459217 447612 23521 185869 906432 1087638 X 634794 857689 634794 857689 1541226 1945327 222895 X false true X false false X 2036596 2096331 2295498 2280651 2378382 11087458 2036596 2096331 2295498 2280651 2378382 11087458 11087458 11087458 185966 1.00000 1.00000 X false 1372090 129993 1242097 639556 409686 229870 1471967 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 185869 185869 X 2405355 2405355 2405355 2182460 2182460 2182460 X 2 The Organization has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes and as a result has not recognized any liability for uncertain tax positions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 Reviewed by Executive Director and Finance Committee of BOD prior to being filed. Form 990, Part II, Section B, Line 12 BOD reviews all conflict of interest matters and documents when appropriate. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 BOD reveiws third party info as well as published salary ranges. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part III, Line 4A AU provides holistic, peer led education, support, and advocacy in the areas of mental health, addiction, and trauma recovery. Programming is organized into four major initiatives, including young adult services, advocacy and education, peer support, and wellness. AU has operated for over three decades as a peer run organization - delivering high quality and impactful recovery resources as part of the continuum of care across CT. Within the past year, AU served a total of 13,634 community members. This includes 1,376 attendees for peer delivered education at 104 trainings, including 58 young adult recovery workshops were facilitated 1 to 1 peer support was provided to 96 clients and 75 admissions for individual advocacy support 451 people participated in social rehabilitation programming 1,248 support groups were held with 4,062 people, including 73 groups held specific to suicide prevention with 431 attendees 898 holistic stress management classes were held with 5,403 people 2,839 phone-based peer support calls were responded to, including 1,409 calls received on the dedicated young adult line and 157 general advocacy calls and a total of 89 were certified as recovery support specialists.