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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 52-1951197

Drug Policy Action

NEW YORK, NYNTEE: R20Founded 1995Website

mission statement

Drug policy action believes that the regulation of drugs should be grounded in evidence, health, equity, and human rights. We advocate for a holistic approach to drugs that prioritizes health, social supports, and community wellbeing. We oppose punitive approaches that destabilize people, block access to care, and drain communities of resources.

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Total Revenue

$5.3M

FY 2023

Program Spending

92.6%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$19.7M

Total Assets

$18.3M net

92.51 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

+63%

Revenue Growth

YoY

Sector

NTEE R20

Funding Track Record

Backed by 9 Institutional Funders

$22.8M raised across 18 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 6 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Open Society Policy Center Inc	NEW YORK, NY	$16,250,000
The Just Trust for Action	DURHAM, NC	$4,500,000
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy	PALO ALTO, CA	$1,320,372
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc	NEW YORK, NY	$250,000
RiverPsykhe Inc	Kirkland, WA	$250,000
The Heising-Simons Action Fund	LOS ALTOS, CA	$150,000
Summ Foundation	NEW YORK, NY	$50,000
Sixteen Thirty Fund	WASHINGTON, DC	$50,000
The Good Growth Alliance	HAYMARKET, VA	$15,000

Total tracked: $22,835,372 across 18 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$1.6M in expenses

General advocacy: drug policy action works to end the war on drugs and build a better approach in its place through legislative and ballot measure advocacy. We have three major goals: 1) treat drug use as a health issue by reforming policies and law to increase access to addiction services and reduce the role of the criminal legal system 2) promote family safety and economic security by reforming policies and laws to expand access to housing, public benefits, education, employment, and healthcare3) advance justice and equity by legalizing marijuana the right way

$500K in expenses

Drug policy action advanced the following ballot initiatives and legislative campaigns:drug policy action partnered with ground game texas to advance an initiative, proposition r, the dallas freedom ACT, to decriminalize marijuana on the november 2024 ballot. We also partnered with unite oregon action, the urban league of portland, and the latino network, to advance and defend drug policy reform in oregon.

$53K in expenses

Lobbying activities:in connection with our purpose of promoting social welfare through influencing policy and legislation, drug policy action lobbies federal, state, and local legislative officials and their staff in an attempt to persuade them to sponsor, promote, and/or support policies and legislation that improve drug policies and laws.

Financial History