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Straight and Narrow
Straight and Narrow reported $30.5 million in revenue and $18.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.83 went to program services, $4.17 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 70.7% of the total. Government grants made up 69.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $237,005 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.8% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.2% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 70.7% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 69.3% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 22.7% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $237,005 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.32% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 26.9 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTreatment:alpha/dismas: long term residential programs providing substance use and co-occurring mental health treatment for adult male and female clients including clients who are on medication assisted treatment, pregnant women and women with young children and inmate and parolee clients in the drug court and mutual agreement programs. In addition, a comprehensive biopsychosocial/spiritual assessment, clients are provided with individual, group and family counseling along with didactic groups, 12-step and relapse prevention education on-site aa/na meetings and psychiatric assessment and…
Child care centers:la vida child care center too: this provides early childhood education to children aged birth through four years under the abbott program.la vida child care center iii: this provides early childhood education to children aged birth through four years with funding from the department of education
Other ancillary services:family success center (fcs): this is a part of a multi-organization coalition that provides primary and secondary prevention services to the paterson community. Services include development of "family success" plans, economic self-sufficiency/employment related services, information and referrals to various services (maternal health, medical care, etc.), life skills training (budgeting,nutrition, etc.), parent education, family activities and advocacy.adult medical day care/ ryan white: HIV+ clients are provided services such as primary medical care; dietary and…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $182,065 | $54,940 | $237,005 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,400 | $0 | $38,441 | $231,841 |
| CFO Officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $165,557 | $29,897 | $195,454 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,212 | $0 | $33,964 | $194,176 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Straight and Narrow (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $431K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5260
- Volunteers Part I, line 63
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SRS SECURITY AGENCY LLC Security | $789,755 |
| LUCHO'S CLEANING SERVICE Cleaning | $205,527 |
| LAYMEN GLOBAL LLC Cleaning | $187,177 |
| NURSING NETWORK Nursing | $148,846 |
| NADAR AND SONS LLC Cleaning | $114,808 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Straight and Narrow's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Straight and Narrow, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Straight and Narrow spent in FY2025, $95.83 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Straight and Narrow's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Straight and Narrow reported that 95.8% of its $18.0 million in expenses went to program services, 4.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Straight and Narrow pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Straight and Narrow reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $237,005, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Straight and Narrow get its money?
Of $30.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 70.7% came from contributions and grants (including 69.3% from government grants) and 22.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Straight and Narrow a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-6012277 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610479349300241 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500389349301100 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430239349300008 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349308453 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221329349302232 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101319349300545 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-6012277: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.