Nonprofit · EIN 31-1474841
PREVENTIONFIRST INC
Tax-exempt · NORWOOD, OH 45212
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,857,501 | $2,828,941 | $28,560 | $1,346,730 | $463,432 | $883,298 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,995,400 | $2,968,761 | $26,639 | $1,374,587 | $520,120 | $854,467 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,727,878 | $2,643,848 | $84,030 | $1,500,165 | $672,852 | $827,313 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,745,851
- of which government grants
- $2,668,311
- Program service revenue
- $106,533
- Investment income
- $17,819
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$12,702
- Other revenue
- -$12,702
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,498
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $113,145
- Other salaries and wages
- $554,614
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $762,204
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $103
- Accounting fees
- $29,512
- Occupancy
- $90,717
- Travel
- $80,741
- Program services (functional)
- $2,670,421
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,352
- Fundraising (functional)
- $49,168
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,374,587
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,346,730
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $463,432
- Net assets, end of year
- $883,298
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $861,605
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $21,693
- Gross receipts
- $2,871,553
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Schiesler | President/CEO Officer | 50 | $83,231 | $1,191 |
| Julia Kyser | CFO Officer | 20 | $28,725 | $0 |
| Jessika Bass | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Bonsall | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shawn Butler | Member - Start 07/2024 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Teri Compton | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Cummins | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Dizard | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lawrence G Herbst | Member - Exit 06/2025 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Holt | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Lesan III | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristin List | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffany Mattingly | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Mullins | Member - Start 07/2024 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Roberson | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Saunders | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tim Volpenhein | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Nathan Wander | Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Schiesler | President/CEO Officer | 50 | $103,000 | $579 |
| Julia Kyser | CFO Officer | 20 | $22,925 | $0 |
| Tony Hyott | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Cummins | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Neal-Miller | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristin Rebholz | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Whitaker | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lawrence G Herbst | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Teri Compton | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marc Dizard | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffani Tribble | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Bonsall | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Holt | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffany Mattingly | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nathan Wander | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Lesan III | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Volpenhein | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Roberson | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Schiesler | President/CEO Officer | 50 | $93,000 |
| Julia Kyser | CFO Officer | 20 | $15,806 |
| Nathan Wander | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Tony Hyott | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Daniel Cummins | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Patricia Neal-Miller | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Daniel Schloemer | Member - Exited 12/1/22 Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Kristin Rebholz | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Ryan Whitaker | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Captain Dennis Swingley | Member - Exited 12/8/22 Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Lawrence G Herbst | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Robert Lesan III | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Tim Volpenhein | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| Pat Roberson | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Terri Compton | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Marc Dizard | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Tiffani Tribble | Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| James Bonsall | Member - Started 7/1/22 Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Julie Holt | Member - Started 7/1/22 Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Tiffany Mattingly | Member - Started 7/1/22 Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2100 SHERMAN AVE STE 102, NORWOOD, OH 45212-2775
- In care of
- % NICOLE SCHIESLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Nicole Schiesler, 2100 Sherman Avenue 102, Cincinnati, OH 45212
- Signed the 990
- Nicole Schiesler, President/CEO
- Phone
- (513) 751-8000
- Website
- www.prevention-first.org
- Return prepared by
- Barnes Dennig & Co LTD
Mission
Mission: PreventionFIRST! implements best practice strategies to reduce the risk of behavioral health disorders. Vision: All communities apply prevention strategies in every stage of life.
Program accomplishments
- Workforce Development focuses on an expanded infrastructure of coaching and mentoring. It is designed to increase workforce capacity which will lead to an increased use of evidence based practice and ensure that populations have equitable access to culturally competent prevention services.Expenses $1,982,250 · revenue $57,034
- Center for Prevention Action - The purpose of this program is to provide a comprehensive approach to substance abuse prevention requiring coordination of all programs, best practices, and policies across multiple community sectors related to the identified local conditions that are targeted for change. Activities include logic models for each identified substance use/misuse problem; environmental strategies that provide information, education and support as well as modify access, consequences, physical design, and policy; and evaluating the effectiveness of Action Team strategies.Expenses $329,859 · revenue $28,437
- Center for Community Engagement- The purpose of this program is to build and strengthen the capacity of local neighborhoods to engage in prevention. This is done primarily through training, technical assistance and mini-grants. Activities included assessing and monitoring the level of development among member coalitions across the region, building awareness, readiness and capacity of community constituents to participate in a local neighborhood anti-drug coalition, identifying and pursuing opportunities to address the identified gaps in development among member coalitions, leveraging state and national resources for use on the regional level and through the local member coalitions, and evaluating the effectiveness of local member coalitions to impact community change.Expenses $241,804 · grants $4,498 · revenue $21,062
- Center for Prevention Science - The purpose of this program is to increase data driven decision making for effective prevention programs. Activities included review of comprehensive assessments of youth substance use/misuse in the region, monitoring biennial PreventionFIRST! Student Survey process and findings, review of evaluation on the effectiveness of PreventionFIRST! to bring about community level change related to the identified youth substance use/misuse problems, and identifying and supporting research and publication opportunities related to longitudinal PreventionFIRST! Student Survey data.Expenses $116,508
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1474841
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,346,730
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,871,553
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,857,501 | $2,828,941 | $1,346,730 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,995,400 | $2,968,761 | $1,374,587 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,727,878 | $2,643,848 | $1,500,165 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,194,927 | $2,033,607 | $966,547 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about PREVENTIONFIRST INC
- What is the EIN of PREVENTIONFIRST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PREVENTIONFIRST INC is 31-1474841.
- Is PREVENTIONFIRST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to PREVENTIONFIRST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PREVENTIONFIRST 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 PREVENTIONFIRST INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PREVENTIONFIRST INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PREVENTIONFIRST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Nicole Schiesler.
- Who are the officers and directors of PREVENTIONFIRST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,231 (Nicole Schiesler, President/CEO).
- How much revenue does PREVENTIONFIRST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,857,501, expenses of $2,828,941 and total assets of $1,346,730 at year end.
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