Open Sky Community Services
Overview
Mission
Blending best practices with the power of community, we partner with individuals and families to see beyond and live beyond perceived limitations to pursue fulfilling lives! Map of Open Sky Service Area What we do Open Sky Community Services, headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, was built in 2018 through the affiliation of two premier human service organizations: Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts. Open Sky provides services and supports to more than 8,000 adults, young adults and youth facing mental health challenges, developmental disabilities, homelessness, brain injury, substance use disorders or other complex challenges. The Bridge Training Institute at Open Sky offers expert training for professionals on evidence-based practices.
What it reported doing in 2024
Other includes transportation, safe homes, oasis, central community health partnership (cchp) and training & consultation services. Transportation services are provided to meet the transit needs of the individuals served. Daily door-to-door transportation is provided so individuals can get to day programs, jobs and volunteer sites. Safe homes provides a weekly educational and social support drop-in center for lgbtqia+ you and their allies. The program provides mental health counseling, educational programming, peer leader training, referrals, advocacy, recreational activities and emergency supports. Training and consultation services are provided through the bridge training institute and offer continuing education workshops and personalized consultation services that focus on evidence-based and best practice treatment models for human services professionals and licensed clinicians. The oasis co-occurring enhanced residential rehabilitation services (coe-rrs) is a 16-bed treatment program. Oasis partners with harrington hospital to provide 6-12 months of clinical and recovery support services to individuals with both a mental health and substance use disorder diagnosis. Cchp is dedicated to helping masshealth enrollees with behavioral health challenges or complex long-term service and support (ltss) needs overcome barriers that interfere with quality of life and good health. Cchp works closely with aco's and mco's, healthcare providers and service agencies by coordinating services for eligible masshealth members to ensure seamless access to the needed care.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 99% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 042587863
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Website reviewed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Worcester, MA, United States
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Services
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and the website gives limited detail about important organizational relationships.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 77
- Accountability: 97
- Sustainability: 41
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 86.4%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
- Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public policy transparency: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Public financial transparency: 1 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 20
- Impact reporting controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Public governance controls: 3 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 75
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0.94; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 86.4% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 9 filed program accomplishments · $73.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $459K · 33 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
- Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
- Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
- Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links