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SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC

SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $152,500 to it, the largest being RX FOUNDATION ($150,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$963k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$153k
Net assets
$593k
1/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 5%
01What it does

What Sea Change Recovery Community Organization Inc does

Mission

Sea change recovery community organization (rco) and harm reduction center (hrc) have a mission to crush the stigma of substance use disorder (sud) and what it means to be in recovery. Located in rural ocean county, nj, sea change works to reduce the negative consequences associated with addiction, address the consequences of the opioid crisis, eliminate the stigma surrounding substance use disorders, and provide tools, resources, and support to individuals and the community to save lives. Our team of state-certified peer support specialists uses our lived experience to cut through stigma, shame, and judgment, offering authentic peer support, resource connection, harm reduction, and community education to combat the public stigma associated with addiction. With intentional strategy and lived experience, we create greater health equity, human dignity, and mutual respect.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Recovery community organization (rco) and harm reduction center (hrc) - located in rural ocean county, new jersey, sea change is both an rco and an hrc with a mission to end the stigma surrounding substance use disorder (sud) and to redefine what it means to be in recovery. We are dedicated to reducing the devastating impact of addiction, confronting the ongoing opioid crisis, and dismantling the harmful legacy of the "war on drugs." at sea change, we believe that people who use drugs and those in all stages of recovery deserve compassion, dignity, and support, not shame, punishment, or isolation. Whether you're in recovery, contemplating change, taking a break, or simply seeking resources for safer use, sea change provides affirming, person-centered care that promotes health, balance, and a meaningful life. Our work is grounded in health equity, social justice, and lived experience. Our team of state-certified peer support specialists uses their own recovery and harm reduction journeys to offer authentic, nonjudgmental support and resource navigation. All of our services are free and confidential.what we offer: peer-led support groups one-on-one peer support and navigation social…

    $579,890 spent
    100% of program spending
  2. National sea change (nsc) is a national movement building power and leadership among people directly impacted by substance use to create a compassionate, community-driven response to the overdose crisis. Founded in 2022, nsc works across key states and communities to build a pipeline of responsive, local leaders rooted in lived experience. We bring together community-based harm reduction centers (hrcs), recovery community organizations (rcos), and people who use drugs to connect, share knowledge, and identify shared needs, barriers, and solutions. We support communities in building relationships, developing leadership, and setting clear goals for action, guided by the belief that people with substance use disorders deserve care, not stigma or punishment. Nsc works to ensure that opioid settlement funds are used to support those most impactedinvesting in harm reduction services, peer-led recovery support, and public health solutions. We help organizations turn strategy into action by supporting the implementation of a harm reduction "roadmap" tailored to local needs. Through strategic communications, we aim to normalize harm reduction and foster broad-based support for policies…

    $970 spent
    0% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $580,860.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20222022 Revenue 100 ($76k) Expenses 100 ($15k) Net assets 100 ($70k)2023 Revenue 52 ($40k) Expenses 386 ($59k) Net assets 73 ($51k)2024 Revenue 591 ($450k) Expenses 1899 ($289k) Net assets 301 ($212k)2025 Revenue 1265 ($963k) Expenses 3817 ($582k) Net assets 844 ($593k)
2022202320242025
Revenue (1265)Expenses (3817)Net assets (844)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $225k to $768k (+242%).

$70k
$51k
$225k
$768k
2022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2024 58% · 2025 64%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

100% of SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (83% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 14,932 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

$61k
’22
−$19k
’23
$161k
’24
$382k
’25
12
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Board chair

Elizabeth Burke Beaty

Founder and chair

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

20242025
Listed34
Joined·+1
No longer listed·0
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $500 → $2k.

Funder
'22
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

98%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside New Jersey, across 2 states in all.

MA
NJ

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
New Jersey out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 8,464 health nonprofits its size.

Operating margin40% · top quartile
Months of reserve12.3mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)133% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,464 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

Organizations like SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC

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In New Jersey

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

100% of spending goes to programs.

Program 100%Management 0%Fundraising 0%

Governance

4
board members
75%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NJ

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC?
SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $152,500 to it, the largest being RX FOUNDATION ($150,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $152,500 in grants to SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC?
RX FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $150,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like SEA CHANGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing