Mission
PAACA provides substance abuse recovery services for adults and at-risk youth, transitional housing for the homeless, job training and a meeting place for recovering substance abusers and their families.
Public Charity
Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc
Based in New Bedford, MA, Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, $523K in total assets for fiscal year 2023. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $172K.
EIN: 042791362
New Bedford, MA
Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment
NTEE: F20
Latest filing: 2023
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$523K
Grant Records10
Funding Total$172K
Filing Years2019–2023
Where $100 goes at Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc
How Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$92
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $92 for programs
$92
The organization provided counseling, youth education, job training, transportation, and temporary housing for homeless chemical substance abusers and their families
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2023. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SUPPORT SERVICES
$8,000
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES
$25,000
SUPPORT SERVICES
$25,000
TO START OR EXPAND YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS ACCORDING TO CURRENT BEST PRACTICES AND FOR PURPOSES INCLUDING ADVANCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
$17,335
SUPPORT SERVICES
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Brenda Souza
Executive Director
Carl Alves
Director
Deloris Joseph
Director
Dlanor Harris
Director
Marcelina Lima-Christian
ClerkTreasurer
Stephen Fernandes
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.8M | $523K |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $520K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $260K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $212K |
| 2019 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $123K |
Between 2019 and 2023, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $2.6M (+122%), with total assets most recently reported at $523K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.