Drug Policy Alliance | Charity Ratings | America's Most Independent Charity Watchdog

CharityWatch REPORT
Issued June 2016

Contact & General Information

Drug Policy Alliance
131 W. 33rd Street
15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
www.drugpolicy.org
Tax Status: 501(c)3

Other Names

None

Charities often solicit donors under multiple names. CharityWatch is aware of this charity soliciting donors using the above names.

RATING: B+

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Stated Mission

To advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies.

Fiscal Year Ended 05/31/15

Program Percentage : 74 %

Calculated Total Expenses (rounded) : $12,000,000

A charity's Program % is the percentage of its cash budget it spends on Programs relative to Overhead (Fundraising and Management & General Expenses)

Cost to Raise $100 : $ 13

Calculated Total Contributions (rounded) : $14,000,000

Cost to Raise $100 signifies how many dollars a charity spends on Fundraising to raise each $100 of Contributions.

Joint Costs

Drug Policy Alliance's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.

Program %	Cost to Raise $100
74%	$12

Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating. See the CRITERIA to learn more about Joint Costs.

Government Funding

CharityWatch calculates the percentage of a charity's cash revenue received from government sources for informational purposes for those donors who would like to factor a charity's range of government funding into their giving decisions. Donors should keep in mind that funding from the government does not automatically signal that a charity is well-governed and/or more efficient than other charities.

For the reporting year rated by CharityWatch, this charity received cash grants/contributions from government sources within a range of:

0% to 24%

Financial Documents

Drug Policy Alliance's rating is based on CharityWatch's in-depth analysis of the following documents for the fiscal year represented:

Entity	Document Type	Tax Id #
Drug Policy Alliance	IRS Form 990	52-1516692
Drug Policy Alliance	Audited Financial Statements	52-1516692

See the CRITERIA to learn why CharityWatch analyzes multiple documents before computing a charity's rating.

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