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Nonprofit · EIN 16-1037314

PREVENTION WORKS INC

Tax-exempt · FALCONER, NY 14733

Financials

$1.5M$1.5M2023$1.8M$1.8M2024$1.8M$1.8M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PREVENTION WORKS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,824,883$1,807,580$17,303$365,381$122,867$242,514
December 31, 2024990$1,781,230$1,792,198-$10,968$345,418$120,207$225,211
December 31, 2023990$1,500,442$1,490,021$10,421$324,643$88,464$236,179
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,199,949
of which government grants
$1,115,271
Program service revenue
$624,907
Investment income
$27
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$73,737
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$94,650
Other salaries and wages
$857,893
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,176,595
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$73,550
Occupancy
$119,917
Depreciation
$8,558
Program services (functional)
$1,679,980
Management and general (functional)
$127,600

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$345,418
Total assets, end of year
$365,381
Total liabilities, end of year
$122,867
Net assets, end of year
$242,514
Land, buildings and equipment
$29,951
Net assets without donor restrictions
$212,563
Net assets with donor restrictions
$29,951
Gross receipts
$1,824,883
Employees
28
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Melanie WitkowskiExecutive Director35$94,650
Shirley ForbesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michelle Starwalt-WoodsVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Michelle ShnarsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Dayle LoutzenhiserDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Billie Jean HubertDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
C Berkeley AdamsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary CarneyPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Rebecca HainesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Fran WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bella LiscindroDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Carol GrecoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Melanie WitkowskiExecutive Director35$79,972
Shirley ForbesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michelle StarwaltVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Michelle ShnarsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Dayle LoutzenhiserDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Billie Jean HubertDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
C Berkeley AdamsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary CarneyPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Rebecca HainesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Fran WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lois LindellSec/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Carol GrecoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Melanie WitkowskiExecutive Director35$83,496
Michelle StarwaltVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Michelle ShnarsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Laura GeraciVice President
Trustee or director
1$0
Arnold ZdrojewskiDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
C Berkeley AdamsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary CarneyPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Rebecca HainesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Frann WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lois LindellSec/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Carol GrecoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1 E MAIN ST, FALCONER, NY 14733-1347
Signed the 990
Melanie Witkowski, Executive Director
Phone
(716) 664-3608
Return prepared by
BYSIEK CPA PLLC

Mission

To build a safe and healthy environment by effectively educating the community on positive life choices.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Prevention Works - deals with the treatment of alcoholism through information referral and preventative intervention
    Expenses $870,408 · revenue $927,175
  • Community Prevention and Intervention Project (CPIP) - focuses on developing localized, coordinated, culturally responsive, and comprehensive prevention services to reduce behavioral health disparities such as access to prevention in specific geographic areas in our state that are currently underserved.
    Expenses $272,617 · grants $73,737 · revenue $291,932
  • Other Activities, including Social Network, Kids and Sibs, Opoid Settlement, Hope and Healing, Youth Bureau, and CYPEP (Complete Youth Prevention Education Project)
    Expenses $222,845 · revenue $259,746
  • Community coalition - includes a variety of programs and initiatives to address the alcohol and drug issues in the county
    Expenses $182,097 · revenue $200,000
  • Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - established to mobilize communities to prevent youth substance use and strengthen local prevention infrastructure. The program funds community-based coalitions that engage multiple sectors of the community to address local substance use problems among youth.
    Expenses $108,354 · revenue $119,567
  • SOR (State Opiod Response) - a program that aims to help reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid-related overdose deaths across America.
    Expenses $23,659 · revenue $26,563

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
16-1037314
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1975
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$365,381
Income (IRS master file)
$1,824,883

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,824,883$1,807,580$365,381XML
990December 2024$1,781,230$1,792,198$345,418XML
990December 2023$1,500,442$1,490,021$324,643XML
990December 2022$1,213,294$1,197,174$245,855IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-1037314).

Questions about PREVENTION WORKS INC

What is the EIN of PREVENTION WORKS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PREVENTION WORKS INC is 16-1037314.
Is PREVENTION WORKS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
Are donations to PREVENTION WORKS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PREVENTION WORKS INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PREVENTION WORKS INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PREVENTION WORKS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of PREVENTION WORKS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $94,650 (Melanie Witkowski, Executive Director).
How much revenue does PREVENTION WORKS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,824,883, expenses of $1,807,580 and total assets of $365,381 at year end.

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