The Fogarty Center
Overview
Mission
The Fogarty Center’s mission is to empower people to improve the quality of their lives. The Fogarty Center (FC) has created the _OPTIONS_ program in a direct response to the self-direction movement within the national developmental disability community. People with developmental and other disabilities as well as the aging community want greater independence. Access to the “traditional” service delivery system is often the “first stop”. As more services are acquired to aid in their quest for true independence, day-to-day decisions are often taken out of their hands and placed under the control of programs, administrators, and the bureaucratic process. The OPTIONS payroll agent model allows people to take control of all support resources already at their disposal. Functions such.
What it reported doing in 2024
The fogarty center provides a variety of residential services throughout the state of Rhode Island including 24-hour supervised residential programs, supported independent living, and family support. The fogarty center's 24-hour programs are community-based in either a single-family home or duplex and have access to 24-hour nursing support. Supported independent living is provided in the participant's apartment, and family supports are offered to participants who live with family. In 2022 the fogarty center operated 18 24-hour residential group homes through july 2022, after which one home was sold and the fogarty center operated 16 homes. The census days in 2024 was 26,399. Case lane rental closed its operations on 11/30/2024.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 042936360
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Website reviewed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
- Headquarters
- Barrington, RI, USA
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Services
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The website gives limited detail about important organizational relationships and available reserves provide a limited financial cushion.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 94
- Transparency & Controls: 60
- Accountability: 93
- Sustainability: 42
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 93.4%; rating input score 93
- Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
- Public governance controls: 3 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 75
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 3.7%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0.26; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.29; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 93.4% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $116.5M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $232K · 15 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
- Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.