2025-02-18T08:53:10-05:00 2024-12-31 450491842 BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC 308 E COLLEGE ST DICKSON TN 37055 990 2024-01-01 470987099 DRUG FREE DICKSON COALITION DRUG 6156863128 207 CHURCH STREET DICKSON TN 37055 MARK COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6156863128 2025-02-05 true ANTON REES CPA P00872197 6154465106 2025-02-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MARK COOK 207 CHURCH STREET DICKSON TN 37055 537763 false X WWW.DRUGFREEDICKSON.COM X 2014 TN THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND DRUG ABUSE IN DICKSON COUNTY, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTH, THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND ACTION. 5 5 6 100 0 428471 536608 0 0 818 1155 429289 537763 0 0 243984 239764 0 0 147028 236992 391012 476756 38277 61007 125798 234475 12755 60390 113043 174085 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND DRUG ABUSE IN DICKSON COUNTY, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTH, THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND ACTION. false false 335296 THE DRUG FREE DICKSON COALITION WAS FOUNDED IN 2012 AND IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN DICKSON COUNTY. OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND DRUG MISUSE IN DICKSON COUNTY, THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND ACTION, PARTICULARLY AMONG OUR YOUTH. DFDC SEEKS TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND LESSEN THE PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN ALL AGES. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JUVENILE COURT. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A NICOTINE CESSATION PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUTH ALONG WITH A MONTHLY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CLASS ON THE DANGERS OF VAPING NICOTINE AND THC FOR BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS. THE STAFF BECAME LIFE SKILLS FACILITATORS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. WE HOST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR PARENTS INCLUDING OUR HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT PROGRAM. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT IS AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION FOR PARENTS WHO MAY BE CONFUSED OR CONCERNED BY CHANGES IN THEIR CHILD'S BEHAVIOR. THE PROGRAM EDUCATES PARENTS ABOUT HOW TEENS AND PRETEENS USE EVERYDAY ITEMS TO HIDE EVIDENCE OF RISKY BEHAVIORS. THE PRESENTATION IS A MOCK SETUP OF A TEENAGER'S BEDROOM AND ITEMS ARE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT ALL AROUND THE ROOM. OUR FACILITATOR TEACHES PARENTS HOW TO BECOME MORE CURIOUS, OBSERVANT AND INVOLVED-AND HOW TO RESPOND WHEN THEY UNCOVER SOMETHING THAT IS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HOST FUN INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH DURING SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL BREAKS, INCLUDING A SKATEBOARD WORKSHOP. THIS PROGRAM CONSISTED OF 5 LESSONS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON SUBSTANCE MISUSE, VAPING, UNDERAGE DRINKING AND RISKY BEHAVIORS. EACH CHILD WHO ATTENDED RECEIVED A FREE SKATEBOARD AND BEGINNERS LESSONS. IN OCTOBER 2024, WE HOSTED OUR 3RD ANNUAL RECOVERY FEST. THIS EVENT WAS TO HELP UNITE THE COMMUNITY IN RECOVERY EFFORTS AND TO BREAK THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS ADDICTION. EIGHT AGENCIES WERE REPRESENTED ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT WORKED MONTHS TO CREATE THIS EVENT. THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE OF 2500 WITH OVER 70 VENDORS. WE EXPECT EVEN BIGGER THINGS AT THE 2025 RECOVERY FEST. IN 2020 DICKSON COUNTY WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF SEVEN COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE TO LAUNCH THE DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN PROGRAM. THE TENNESSEE ALLIANCE FOR DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN APPROACH IS COMPREHENSIVE, FOCUSING ON THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS TO ENGAGE PROFESSIONALS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN DEVELOPING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO RESCUE, DEFEND, SHELTER, AND SUPPORT CHILDREN LIVING IN DRUG ENVIRONMENTS. SINCE THEN, DFD HAS WORKED EDUCATING LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILDREN SERVICES, EDUCATORS AND THE COMMUNITY ON DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN AND HOW WE CAN LESSEN THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE DRUG FREE DICKSON COALITION'S RECENT COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS FROM CATALYST EVALUATION GROUP SHOWS THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN PREVENTION IN DICKSON COUNTY, 4.05 IN PUBLIC BURDEN SPENDING IS SAVED. THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR PREVENTION DOLLARS SPENT IN DICKSON COUNTY IS 4.05 OR 405%. THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, WE HAVE SEEN A 18% REDUCTION IN SUBSTANCE USE IN OUR YOUTH. CATALYST EVALUATION GROUP, 2024, TN TOGETHER STUDENT SURVEY, 2023 IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, THE DRUG FREE DICKSON COALITION WAS RECOGNIZED AS A BLUE RIBBON COALITION BY THE COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITIONS OF AMERICA (CADCA) AT THEIR NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC. DFDC IS THE FIRST COALITION FROM THE STATE OF TN TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD AND ONE OF THE FEW NATIONWIDE TO ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION. 335296 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false TN X X MARK COOK 6156863128 207 CHURCH STREET DICKSON TN 37055 MARK COOK EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 81670 0 0 LESLIE SHEPARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE LAMASTUS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID COLE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM EADS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RAY COUCH JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 81670 false false false 514278 22330 536608 MISC INCOME 900099 1155 1155 1155 537763 1155 81669 73502 8167 138212 124391 13821 3113 2802 311 16770 15093 1677 30890 26256 4634 25873 25873 76189 67196 8993 103857 103857 183 183 476756 335296 141460 0 77754 133675 47986 72924 58 11000 183 10817 17059 125798 234475 7656 3888 5099 56502 12755 60390 X 113043 174085 113043 174085 125798 234475 61007 35 X false false X 92300 188314 318228 428471 536608 1563921 92300 188314 318228 428471 536608 1563921 1563921 818 1155 1973 1565894 14720 0.99870 0.99920 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 818 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11000 183 10817 10817 SINKING FUND 17059 17059 DEFERRED GRANT REVENUE 51470 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 5032 56502 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE DRUG FREE DICKSON COALITION WAS FOUNDED IN 2012 AND IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN DICKSON COUNTY. OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND DRUG MISUSE IN DICKSON COUNTY, THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND ACTION, PARTICULARLY AMONG OUR YOUTH. DFDC SEEKS TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND LESSEN THE PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN ALL AGES. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JUVENILE COURT. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A NICOTINE CESSATION PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUTH ALONG WITH A MONTHLY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CLASS ON THE DANGERS OF VAPING NICOTINE AND THC FOR BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS. THE STAFF BECAME LIFE SKILLS FACILITATORS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. WE HOST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR PARENTS INCLUDING OUR HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT PROGRAM. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT IS AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION FOR PARENTS WHO MAY BE CONFUSED OR CONCERNED BY CHANGES IN THEIR CHILD'S BEHAVIOR. THE PROGRAM EDUCATES PARENTS ABOUT HOW TEENS AND PRETEENS USE EVERYDAY ITEMS TO HIDE EVIDENCE OF RISKY BEHAVIORS. THE PRESENTATION IS A MOCK SETUP OF A TEENAGER'S BEDROOM AND ITEMS ARE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT ALL AROUND THE ROOM. OUR FACILITATOR TEACHES PARENTS HOW TO BECOME MORE CURIOUS, OBSERVANT AND INVOLVED-AND HOW TO RESPOND WHEN THEY UNCOVER SOMETHING THAT IS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HOST FUN INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH DURING SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL BREAKS, INCLUDING A SKATEBOARD WORKSHOP. THIS PROGRAM CONSISTED OF 5 LESSONS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON SUBSTANCE MISUSE, VAPING, UNDERAGE DRINKING AND RISKY BEHAVIORS. EACH CHILD WHO ATTENDED RECEIVED A FREE SKATEBOARD AND BEGINNERS LESSONS. IN OCTOBER 2024, WE HOSTED OUR 3RD ANNUAL RECOVERY FEST. THIS EVENT WAS TO HELP UNITE THE COMMUNITY IN RECOVERY EFFORTS AND TO BREAK THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS ADDICTION. EIGHT AGENCIES WERE REPRESENTED ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT WORKED MONTHS TO CREATE THIS EVENT. THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE OF 2500 WITH OVER 70 VENDORS. WE EXPECT EVEN BIGGER THINGS AT THE 2025 RECOVERY FEST. IN 2020 DICKSON COUNTY WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF SEVEN COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE TO LAUNCH THE DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN PROGRAM. THE TENNESSEE ALLIANCE FOR DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN APPROACH IS COMPREHENSIVE, FOCUSING ON THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS TO ENGAGE PROFESSIONALS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN DEVELOPING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO RESCUE, DEFEND, SHELTER, AND SUPPORT CHILDREN LIVING IN DRUG ENVIRONMENTS. SINCE THEN, DFD HAS WORKED EDUCATING LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILDREN SERVICES, EDUCATORS AND THE COMMUNITY ON DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN AND HOW WE CAN LESSEN THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE DRUG FREE DICKSON COALITION'S RECENT COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS FROM CATALYST EVALUATION GROUP SHOWS THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN PREVENTION IN DICKSON COUNTY, 4.05 IN PUBLIC BURDEN SPENDING IS SAVED. THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR PREVENTION DOLLARS SPENT IN DICKSON COUNTY IS 4.05 OR 405%. THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, WE HAVE SEEN A 18% REDUCTION IN SUBSTANCE USE IN OUR YOUTH. CATALYST EVALUATION GROUP, 2024, TN TOGETHER STUDENT SURVEY, 2023 IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, THE DRUG FREE DICKSON COALITION WAS RECOGNIZED AS A BLUE RIBBON COALITION BY THE COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITIONS OF AMERICA (CADCA) AT THEIR NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC. DFDC IS THE FIRST COALITION FROM THE STATE OF TN TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD AND ONE OF THE FEW NATIONWIDE TO ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND BOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON AVAILABLE GRANT FUNDING AND LOCAL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 A COPY OF FORM 990 AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.