SERENITY FAMILY OUTREACH
EIN 46-4842161 · Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Prevention & Treatment
What they do
to PROVIDE SUPPORT, EDUCATION and RESOURCES to INDIVIDUALS IN A SAFE, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION and AWARENESS BY OFFERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE of PREVENTION; THE DANGERS of DRUG USE and ABUSE, EFFECTS of ADDICTION ON FAMILIES; and GAINING SUPPORTIVE RECOVERY. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BRING AWARENESS to THE DISEASE of ADDICTION, ITS PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES, and THE NEED to ADDRESS THIS AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH CRISIS. THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES and WELCOMES THOSE IN RECOVERY to BE PART of OUR MISSION and to DEMONSTRATE THE FOUNDATION of LASTING RECOVERY and OFFER HOPE to OTHERS.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $100.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2017The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders1 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (1)
CATHALEEN NOVAKPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- 2812 W 101ST STREET, EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- CATHALEEN NOVAK
- Primary officer
- CATHALEEN NOVAK, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2017
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2017
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- DUFFNER & COMPANY PC
- IRS tax category
- Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Prevention & Treatment