Organizations Filed Purposes:
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC STRATEGIES (IPS) IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT RECEIVES ITS FUNDING FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. IPS MISSION IS TO WORK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITIES TO BUILD POWER, CHALLENGE SYSTEMS OF INEQUITY, PROTECT HEALTH AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. ALL OF IPS' ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO ITS EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. IPS SERVES AS AN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OPERATIONAL CENTER ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, EQUITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. IPS ALSO PROVIDES CONSULTING SERVICES TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. IPS WORKS ON LONG-TERM CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE POPULATION-LEVEL SERVICES WITHIN SPECIFIED COMMUNITIES. IPS HAS LED PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE NATION FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS, WITH CURRENT PROGRAMS PRIMARILY LOCATED WITHIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NO MONIES ARE SPENT ON PUBLIC FUNDRAISING.
TO WORK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITIES TO BUILD POWER, CHALLENGE SYSTEMS OF INEQUITY, PROTECT HEALTH AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. IPS SERVES AS AN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OPERATIONAL CENTER ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, EQUITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
Alcohol and Drug Prevention:IPS provides community-based, population-focused, environmental prevention services related to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) in three counties and more than a dozen cities across Southern California. This is accomplished through community organizing, media advocacy, Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, policy development, and sustainability planning. The goal is to create lasting social, cultural, physical, legal and/or political changes in communities that will prevent and reduce ATOD problems.
Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Services and Other:IPS provides nutritional and physical activity education through the use of approved, evidence-based curricula on an individual, institutional, and environmental level. The goal is to reduce the prevalence of obesity among low-income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) eligible populations.
Behavior Health Disparities:IPS advances health equity in communities to prevent behavioral health disparities, including underage drinking, and addiction and death related to opioid and meth use. The underlying premise is that inequitable community conditions lead to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, and community trauma that result in alcohol and drug addiction and death. Therefore, the program focuses on making community conditions more equitable so everyone in the community can thrive.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brenda Simmons | President | 40 | $93,768 |
| Sheri Neilson | CFO | 40 | $85,500 |
| Sarah Blance | REGIONAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $80,101 |
| Terri Howey | VP ADMIN | 40 | $79,819 |
| Silddy Atilano Md | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Smith-Wenning | Sec/TREAS | 1 | $0 |
| Vicki Luquette | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Cooley Broschart | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Yoast Phd | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Groark | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Becknel | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Wexler | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| James Baker | CHAIR | 40 | $0 |
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