Community Resources for Justice

What it reported doing in 2024

Community strategies-Massachusetts (csma) provides comprehensive community-based residential, vocational, and clinical services to adults with developmental disabilities in a supportive, therapeutic environment. Since its inception in 1993, csma has evolved into a specialized service provider with unique expertise in serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and psychiatric disorders, including those with past involvement in the criminal justice system. With an emphasis on utilizing positive behavioral supports (pbs), csma's goal is to provide these individuals with the greatest opportunity to live as independently as possible in the community.csma operates group homes (serving 170 individuals) and shared living arrangements (serving 55 individuals) in numerous communities. Presently, the program's primary funding source is the Massachusetts department of developmental services (dds). Funding is also provided by the department of mental health (dmh), Massachusetts rehabilitation commission (mrc), and ct department of mental health and addiction services (dmhas). Csma is successful when individuals build on their social and life skills, have greater opportunities for inclusion in the community, secure meaningful employment, and require less external structure. Csma provides a continuum of support, ranging from group programs with 24/7 supervision, through shared living with a home provider, to case management where an individual lives independently with minimal support.over the last few years, we have transitioned several individuals from group home programs into shared living homes. Csma has also continued to see an increase in the number of individuals who have obtained and successfully maintained competitive employment in the community, as well as individuals who have required less formal job coaching to be successful. The individuals we serve increasingly attend community college, formally study for their ged, take vocational classes, and attend religious study classes. Many more individuals have developed quality personal relationships with members of the community. This increased community involvement has been accompanied by a high level of demonstrated proactive social skills, community awareness, and safe behavior.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 85.8%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $777.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
• 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
• Public financial transparency: 2 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 40
• Impact reporting controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
• 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: 0 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 0
• Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.4%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Operating reserve ratio: 0.64; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings