Dave Purchase Project

Organization Overview

Dave Purchase Project is located in Tacoma, WA. The organization was established in 1993. According to its NTEE Classification (G81) the organization is classified as: AIDS, under the broad grouping of Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines and related organizations. As of 06/2022, Dave Purchase Project employed 26 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Dave Purchase Project is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2022, Dave Purchase Project generated $8.7m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 7 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 27.0% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $7.8m during the year ending 06/2022. While expenses have increased by 26.6% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2022

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

ORGANIZATION HISTORY: TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE IS THE FIRST LEGALLY SANCTIONED SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM (SEP) IN THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS FOUNDED BY DAVE PURCHASE, A DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELOR, IN AUGUST 1988 IN RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC. TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE WAS INCORPORATED AS THE POINT DEFIANCE AIDS PROJECTS (PDAP), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) ON DECEMBER 5, 1988. IN 1993, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A NASCENT US HARM REDUCTION MOVEMENT, PDAP EXPANDED NATIONALLY AND FORMED THE NORTH AMERICAN SYRINGE EXCHANGE NETWORK (NASEN) TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, LOW COST, HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES TO SEPS THROUGHOUT THE US. IN AUGUST 2018, ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING, POINT DEFIANCE AIDS PROJECTS FORMALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO DAVE PURCHASE PROJECT (DPP) IN HONOR OF ITS FOUNDER. TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE (TNE) AND THE NORTH AMERICAN SYRINGE EXCHANGE NETWORK (NASEN) ARE BOTH INITIATIVES OF DAVE PURCHASE PROJECT.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

Part 3 - Line 4a

DPP/TACOMA NEEDLE EXCHANGE: DRUG USER HEALTH INITIATIVE THE PURPOSE OF DPP/TNE IS TO PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO STERILE INJECTION EQUIPMENT, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION, SAFER-SEX SUPPLIES, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) TREATMENT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS (PWUD) PARTICULARLY, PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID), THROUGHOUT TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY TO PREVENT AND CONTROL THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SUCH AS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) AND HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV).


DPP/NASEN: BUYERS CLUB INITIATIVE THE PURPOSE OF DPP/NASEN IS TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION AND EXPANSION OF SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN THE US AS A MECHANISM TO FACILITATE FRONT-LINE PUBLIC HEALTH PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS AMONG PWUD/PWID AND OTHER MARGINALIZED AND HARD TO REACH POPULATIONS.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Paul Lakosky
Executive Di
$112,775
Federico Cruz-Uribe
President
$0
Michael Carroll
Secretary
$0
Kendall Harman
Treasurer
$0
Lori Linenberger
Treasurer
$0
Dr Jay Patel MD
Board Member
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $6,001,554
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$249,572
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $234,925
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$6,251,126
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $196
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$439
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $2,392,462
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $8,704,154

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 17 grants that Dave Purchase Project has recieved totaling $817,433.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
National Harm Reduction Coalition

New York, NY

PURPOSE: HARM REDUCTION SERVICES SUPPORT

$263,327
Vital Strategies Inc

New York, NY

PURPOSE: OVERDOSE PREVENTION (OPIOID)

$122,252
Open Society Policy Center Inc

New York, NY

PURPOSE: SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY

$120,000
Independence Public Media Of Philadelphia Inc

Philadelphia, PA

PURPOSE: HEAUX HISTORY PROJECT - TO RECORD, ARCHIVE, AND AMPLIFY THE STORIES OF EVERYDAY SEX WORKERS OF COLOR AND SEX WORKERS OF COLOR LEADERS NAVIGATING LIFE THROUGH AND AFTER COVID-19.

$60,000
Independence Public Media Of Philadelphia Inc

Philadelphia, PA

PURPOSE: PHILADELPHIA RED UMBRELLA ALLIANCE - TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CELLPHONE AND CONSECUTIVE ONLINE ACCESS TO HOUSING INSECURE SEX WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA, EXPANDING ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES, MEDICAL CARE, SUPPORT NETWORKS, ABOVE GROUND JOBS, AND, LASTLY BUT VERY IMPORTANTLY, SAFER AND MORE AUTONOMOUS WAYS OF ACCESSING WORK IN THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY.

$55,000
Pierce County Accountable Community Of Health

Tacoma, WA

PURPOSE: COVID RELIEF

$48,211
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