A Better Way Outreach Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832883799
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone
3175521214
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Reported finances

Revenue
$879,278
Expenses
$726,281
Assets
$222,390
Liabilities
$32,424

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DR FRANK LLOYD (EXECUTIVE DI): $29,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide high quality opiate dependence treatment to assist in regaining normal life experience.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, a better way outreach (abwo) made significant progress in addressing substance use disorders (suds) and expanding access to care for marginalized individuals in indianapolis and central Indiana. Expanded treatment and counseling services served over 600 individuals through comprehensive addiction treatment, including: medication-assisted treatment (mat) for opioid and alcohol dependence (suboxone, sublocade, vivitrol, zubsolv, brixadi). Individual and group counseling focused on recovery, mental health, and trauma. Primary care physician services, integrating medical and behavioral health care. Increased client adherence to treatment plans by 1.5%, improving recovery outcomes. Continued operating as a walk-in clinic, reducing barriers to treatment for those most in need. Facility expansion to serve more clients expanded to a larger location, allowing us to serve more individuals and families seeking recovery support. The new space improves accessibility and offers room for additional counseling, medical care, and supportive services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.3%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 96%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $287.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 48.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 46% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 48.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.3% of revenue deployed · 96% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $697K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $30K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.