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Ohio · Public charity

Prevention Action Alliance

Leading the way in promoting healthy lives through the prevention of substance misuse and fostering mental health wellness.

$328k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
9
Itemized grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
39%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$100k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
5 to 44
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$2.3M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 39% of the organizations Prevention Action Alliance funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $137k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving9$100k33%
FY202418$452k39%
FY202312$303k8%
FY202213$257k15%
FY202144$1.2M70%
FY202015$308k47%
FY20199$143k56%
FY20185$109kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Youth Development$974kEducation$689kHealth$504kInternational$409kHuman Services$115kEmployment$93kCommunity Improvement$17kRecreation & Sports$14kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fulton County Health Department$214,1678n/a
Impact Prevention Inc$208,167820%
Compdrug Inc$197,79270%
Youth at the Center$160,417617%
PreventionFIRST$126,32572%
Esc of the Western Reserve$125,0005n/a
The Ohio State University$96,4522n/a
Recovery Resources$70,95050%
Zepf Center$63,00040%
Wood County Educational Service Center$60,0004n/a
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All grantees of Prevention Action Alliance by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fulton County Health Department$214,1678n/a
Impact Prevention Inc$208,167820%
Compdrug Inc$197,79270%
Youth at the Center$160,417617%
PreventionFIRST$126,32572%
Esc of the Western Reserve$125,0005n/a
The Ohio State University$96,4522n/a
Recovery Resources$70,95050%
Zepf Center$63,00040%
Wood County Educational Service Center$60,0004n/a
Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio$58,5002n/a
Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Inc$56,32940%
Summit County Community Partnership Inc$54,46845%
Northeast Ohio Medical University$50,0001n/a
Miami University$46,4522n/a
Wright State University$46,4522n/a
Maryhaven Inc$46,16640%
Ohio University$45,6522n/a
Alcoholism Council of Butler County$39,40021%
The University of Findlay$37,03220%
Mount St Joseph University$31,45210%
Kenyon College$31,45210%
Denison University$31,45210%
Ohio Wesleyan University$31,45210%
Defiance College$31,45210%
Marietta College$31,45210%
Stark State College$31,4521n/a
Cleveland State University$31,4521n/a
Case Western Reserve University$31,45210%
Heidelberg University$31,45210%
Ursuline College$31,45210%
Tiffin University$31,45210%
Kent State University$31,4521n/a
The Board of Directors of Wittenberg College$31,45210%
Columbus College of Art & Design$31,45210%
Youngstown State University$31,4521n/a
University of Cincinnati$31,4521n/a
Central State University$31,4521n/a
Ohio Northern University$31,45210%
Lorain County Community College$31,4521n/a
Walsh University Inc$31,45210%
Ashland University$31,45210%
John Carroll University$31,45210%
Central Ohio Technical College$31,4521n/a
Terra State Community College$31,4521n/a
Mount Carmel College of Nursing$31,45210%
Townhall II Inc$30,00021%
Crossroads Health$29,87520%
Lake Geauga Recovery Centers Inc$21,00020%
Kingdom Vision Ministries$16,8801n/a
Akron-Urban Minority Alcoholism Drug Abuse Outreach Program Inc$15,00011%
Montgomery County Montgomery County$15,0001n/a
Sinclair Community College$15,0001n/a
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services$10,00010%
McKinley Hall Inc$8,85510%
Family Recovery Center$8,02810%
Delaware Area Transit Agency$8,0001n/a
Gallia County Sheriff's Office$7,0001n/a
Youth Excellence$6,4001n/a
Marion-Crawford Prevention Programs$6,00011%
Talbert House$6,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Prevention Action Alliance supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetImpact Prevention Inc: $208,167 over 8y, 20% of budgetCompdrug Inc: $197,792 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetYouth at the Center: $160,417 over 6y, 17% of budgetPreventionFIRST: $126,325 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetRecovery Resources: $70,950 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetZepf Center: $63,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Inc: $56,329 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSummit County Community Partnership Inc: $54,468 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetMaryhaven Inc: $46,166 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAlcoholism Council of Butler County: $39,400 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe University of Findlay: $37,032 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMount St Joseph University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKenyon College: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDenison University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOhio Wesleyan University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDefiance College: $31,452 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarietta College: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHeidelberg University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUrsuline College: $31,452 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTiffin University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Board of Directors of Wittenberg College: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColumbus College of Art & Design: $31,452 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOhio Northern University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWalsh University Inc: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshland University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Carroll University: $31,452 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMount Carmel College of Nursing: $31,452 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTownhall II Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCrossroads Health: $29,875 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLake Geauga Recovery Centers Inc: $21,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAkron-Urban Minority Alcoholism Drug Abuse Outreach Program Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGreater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMcKinley Hall Inc: $8,855 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFamily Recovery Center: $8,028 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMarion-Crawford Prevention Programs: $6,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTalbert House: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Oneohio Recovery Foun…Columbus FoundationThe Cleveland Foundat…The Ohio Foundation o…National Collegiate A…The Dayton FoundationFolds of Honor Founda…Ascendium Education S…Ohio Aerospace Instit…Premier Bank Foundati…Berry Marie D Fd H Pf…I Know I Can
Oneohio Recovery Foundation IncOH32.2× affinity13 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Oneohio Recovery Foundation Inc · Columbus Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · National Collegiate Athletic Association · The Dayton Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · Ascendium Education Solutions Inc · Ohio Aerospace Institute · Premier Bank Foundation · Berry Marie D Fd H Pfdn · I Know I Can

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Prevention Action Alliance

How much does Prevention Action Alliance give?
Prevention Action Alliance reported 9 itemized grants totaling $100,030, out of $327,680 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Prevention Action Alliance fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (34%), Education (24%), Health (18%).
Who are Prevention Action Alliance's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Fulton County Health Department ($214k), Impact Prevention Inc ($208k), Compdrug Inc ($198k).
Does Prevention Action Alliance fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Prevention Action Alliance?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Oneohio Recovery Foundation Inc, Columbus Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation.
Where is Prevention Action Alliance based?
Prevention Action Alliance is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 61 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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