EROWID CENTER

EIN: 203256212 501(c)(3) Mental Health

Grass Valley, CA

Total Revenue
$703,768
Total Expenses
$775,164
Total Assets
$539,007
Net Assets
$513,587
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2005
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
C Blomquist
Phone
4159633559
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

EROWID CENTER, founded in 2005, is a small nonprofit in the Mental Health sector that reported $704K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $775K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 10% operating deficit.

Mission

To provide and facilitate access to objective, accurate, and non-judgmental information about psychoactive plants, chemicals, drugs, technologies, and related issues that affect the mind, body, and culture. Erowid Center supports and trains libraries, publishers, and other information distributors on issues related to our field. Further, it is Erowid Center's goal to support medical, legal, scientific, academic, and independent experts in developing and publishing related resources.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $258,731 Revenue: $343,656

1. DrugsData Lab Drug Checking -- Erowid Center runs a laboratory drug checking program that analyzes the contents of street samples of psychoactive drugs, including: novel psychoactive substances...

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1. DrugsData Lab Drug Checking -- Erowid Center runs a laboratory drug checking program that analyzes the contents of street samples of psychoactive drugs, including: novel psychoactive substances (NPS); stimulants and euphoric stimulants; psychedelics; research chemicals; street heroin; fentanyl; and other opioids; as well as commercial and counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Samples are tested at a licensed laboratory and the results are published online at DrugsData.org. Erowid's DrugsData project also collects, manages, reviews, and presents laboratory-testing results from other US and international organizations. This information is made publicly available to help harm-reduction efforts, medical personnel, researchers, and the public. In 2023, 2,396 samples were tested through this project and 250 unique substances were detected. These results were published alongside 982 samples tested by other organizations. An average of 35,000 result pages were viewed per day, with an average 14,000 unique visitors per day. Results were regularly published on social media to Erowid's more than 180,000 followers. Erowid continued its partnerships with research groups doing lab validation of on-site analytical tools such as compact FTIR and fentanyl and xylazine test strips. A portion of the expenses and revenue associated with DrugsData research are included in the Drug Trend & Novel Psychoactive Substance and Research program services described below.

Program 2
Expenses: $137,247 Revenue: $0

2. Public Online Information Services -- Erowid Center develops, maintains, and provides free access to an online collection of more than 96,500 documents, images, and other media files related to...

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2. Public Online Information Services -- Erowid Center develops, maintains, and provides free access to an online collection of more than 96,500 documents, images, and other media files related to psychoactive plants and drugs. The collection contains information, essays and articles authored by a broad spectrum of contributors including health care professionals, substance abuse counselors, toxicologists, chemists, therapists, law enforcement agents, lawyers, anthropologists, experiential experts, writers, media, educators, and the general public. Note that Erowid's Experience Reports project is tracked as a separate program service. Erowid also shared information via social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Program 3
Expenses: $90,092 Revenue: $0

3. Archiving of Historical Documents -- Erowid Center's mission includes collecting, organizing, and preserving resources about psychoactives for the historical record. In 2023, Erowid's primary...

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3. Archiving of Historical Documents -- Erowid Center's mission includes collecting, organizing, and preserving resources about psychoactives for the historical record. In 2023, Erowid's primary document archiving project was the Shulgin Collection. Erowid made great progress in digitizing Alexander and Ann Shulgin's personal papers, audio recordings, and documents. Erowid also organized, identified, and created metadata for digitized files. By the end of the year, Erowid had created index entries for 35,000 scanned documents in the collection of around 200,000 total scanned items. Erowid Center maintains a physical space designed to allow processing of historical archive collections (organizing, scanning, photographing, and digitizing) as well as permanent storage of some library archives/collections.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $308,191
Program Service Revenue $389,041
Investment Income $6,536
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $703,768

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $123
Salaries & Benefits $268,025
Fundraising Expenses $35,306
Program Expenses $666,902
Other Expenses $507,016
TOTAL EXPENSES $775,164

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $703,768 $666,519 +0.1%
Expenses $775,164 $778,248 0.0%
Net Income $-71,396 $-111,729 -0.4%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
5
Independent Members
3
Employees
3
Volunteers
310

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
3
$198,956
Total Directors
5
$198,956
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
C Blomquist Treasurer 60.00
Officer Director
$81,000 $18,478 $99,478
B Lincoln President 60.00
Officer Director
$81,000 $18,478 $99,478
J Dumpert Secretary 1
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
E Fenster Director 0.7
Director
$0 $0 $0
S Moore Director 0.8
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $703,768 $775,164 $539,007 $-71,396
2022 $666,519 $778,248 $432,219 $-111,729
2021 $699,750 $632,579 $785,140 $67,171
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