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Nirvana Drug and Alcohol

Modesto, California · EIN 77-0457436 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 1997

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 93.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended August 2025.

Graded against 50,356 human services nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.12.3 months88
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.79
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.0% from one source100
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.98.0%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.0%not scored

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Year by year

20162017202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Aug 2025Form 990$4.44M$3.32M$1.13M$3.40M12.337A
Aug 2024Form 990$3.85M$2.95M$900K$2.21M9.048A
Aug 2023Form 990$3.08M$2.56M$513K$1.32M6.231A
Aug 2022Form 990$2.44M$2.49M−$50K$811K3.931A
Aug 2021Form 990$2.24M$2.30M−$65K$861K4.531A
Aug 2020Form 990$2.72M$2.32M$397K$926K4.831A
Aug 2017Form 990$1.67M$1.70M−$34K$763K5.443A
Aug 2016Form 990$1.54M$1.52M$12K$797K6.336A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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