Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association (FADAA) is a Tallahassee-based public charity that supports Florida’s substance use and mental health service delivery system. Incorporated in 1981, it is the service arm of the Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA), formed when FADAA merged with the Florida Council for Mental Health in 2019.
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc at a glance
In short: Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc gave $14.7M across 63 grants in 2025 (avg $233K), mostly in Florida. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,707,459
- +1.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 63
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $233,452
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $136,691
- Total assets
- $2,435,505
- +1.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (5 of 63, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc
- Contact
Mailing address: 316 E Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 878-2196
Website: https://fadaa.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aspire Health Partners Inc ($1.3M). Together the top 10 received $7.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
317 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 86 grants of 317 (27%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Florida. The organization’s website describes statewide programs and services supporting Florida’s behavioral health system.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 63 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 63 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $91K; repeat grants $246K. How we count
Medians: $93K first-time, $145K repeat.
- 89% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13.8M (2019) to $16.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 63 grants totaling $14.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aspire Health Partners Inc Orlando, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $1,337,721 |
| Park Place Behavioral Health Care Kissimmee, FL | Medical Treatment | $1,259,152 |
| Larkin Community Hosp Behavioral He Hollywood, FL | Medican Treatment | $910,736 |
| Baycare Behavioral Health Inc New Port Richey, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $852,428 |
| Lakeview Center Inc Pensacola, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $573,090 |
| Meridian Behavioral Health Inc Gainesville, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $488,474 |
| Operation Par Inc Pinellas Park, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $476,328 |
| Westcare Gulfcoast Florida Inc St Petersburg, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $472,096 |
| Agency for Community Treatment Svcs Tampa, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $454,769 |
| Lifestream Behavioral Health Inc Leesburg, FL | Medicinal Treatment | $413,844 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,435,505 | $16,720,767 | $16,702,770 | $14,707,459 | 63 | $20,678 |
| 2024 | $2,412,443 | $16,709,314 | $16,670,412 | $14,438,999 | 61 | $16,918 |
| 2023 | $3,610,613 | $16,585,786 | $16,575,537 | $14,681,505 | 64 | $8,817 |
| 2022 | $2,625,468 | $18,491,540 | $18,426,957 | $16,567,454 | 64 | $1,069 |
| 2021 | $3,621,122 | $16,106,803 | $16,051,217 | $13,933,575 | 65 | $1,487 |
| 2020 | $2,143,673 | $17,365,396 | $17,347,637 | $15,391,447 | 62 | $5,697 |
| 2019 | $2,933,232 | $16,589,672 | $16,519,401 | $13,789,465 | 62 | $6,021 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
FADAA’s stated mission is to solicit and administer grants, contracts, conferences, and other activities that support workforce development, public education on behavioral health issues, training and technical assistance, and mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery initiatives, as well as the work of FBHA.
Its programs include state-funded support for FDA-approved medications for eligible adults with substance use disorders, behavioral health training and technical assistance, and workforce and certification activities. The organization also reports providing scholarships as travel reimbursements for individuals attending meetings and conferences.
The 2025 grants included behavioral health and substance use treatment providers. For example, Aspire Health Partners describes its mission as providing comprehensive behavioral healthcare; BayCare Behavioral Health describes its work as community-owned health care; and Lakeview Center says it provides behavioral health and child protective services. Operation PAR describes its services as supporting people and families affected by substance abuse and promoting mental well-being.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, FADAA reported 63 grants totaling $14,707,459. Grant amounts ranged from $8,986 to $1,337,721, with a median of $136,691. The largest awards included $1,337,721 to Aspire Health Partners, $1,259,152 to Park Place Behavioral Health Care, $910,736 to Larkin Community Hospital Behavioral Health, $852,428 to BayCare Behavioral Health, and $573,090 to Lakeview Center. The filing lists medicinal or medical treatment as the purpose for these awards.
The organization’s filing describes pass-through state funds used to make extended-release injectable naltrexone available through community-based treatment providers. This is a program administered for treatment access, rather than a grant opportunity described as open to outside applicants. No application process or deadline is stated in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Melanie Brown-Woofter as President/CEO. It also lists Jean Pierre as Chair, Bob Rihn as Vice Chair, Vince Carrodeguas as Treasurer, Jim Miller as Secretary, Babette Hankey as Past Chair, and Cheryl Bello, Rick Hankey, Leashia Scrivner, and Garry Smyth as directors.
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc is led by Melanie Brown-Woofter, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melanie Brown-Woofter
President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Pierre
Chair
Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irene Toto
Director
Member at La → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leashia Scrivner
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Bello
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Garry Smyth
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Hankey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Babette Hankey
Past Chair
Chair → Past Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vince Carrodeguas
Treasurer
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Rihn
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Miller
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Jacqueline Dowdy (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Linda Durrance (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michele Wyatt-Sweetings (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Pj Brooks (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jan Cairnes (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Frank Rabbito (2019–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Ned Ailes (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stacey Cook (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Mark Fontaine (2019–2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Jerry Wennlund (2019) — Vice Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc
How much does Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc give each year?
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc gave $14.7M across 63 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14.4M across 61 grants.
What is Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc's typical grant size?
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc's median grant in 2025 was $136,691, and its average grant was $233,452, across 63 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc that year got $91K on average.
Where does Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc give grants?
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Miami, FL (8 grants), Orlando, FL (6 grants), Panama City, FL (3 grants) and Kissimmee, FL (2 grants).
Does Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 58 grants with a stated purpose on Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Medicinal Treatment" (54 grants) and "Medical Treatment" (3 grants).
Who are Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc's largest grantees?
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc's largest 2025 grantees include Aspire Health Partners Inc ($1,337,721), Park Place Behavioral Health Care ($1,259,152) and Larkin Community Hosp Behavioral He ($910,736), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc?
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.7M.
What does Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc fund?
FADAA’s stated mission is to solicit and administer grants, contracts, conferences, and other activities that support workforce development, public education on behavioral health issues, training and technical assistance, and mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery initiatives, as well as the work of FBHA. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc?
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check fadaa.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc's EIN?
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2230587. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Assoc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/florida-alcohol-and-drug-abuse-assoc-morg_e27ef8d4301a4711861ca516c7bd31f3
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