Archways Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592341993
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Phone
9547632030
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,031,729
Expenses
$6,842,096
Assets
$4,313,086
Liabilities
$1,824,582

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARIE FAIRCHILD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARIE FAIRCHILD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO): $139,024 total reported compensation
  • LEESSA DERRICK (CFO): $133,568 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Archways, inc. Is a not-for-profit, privately-governed organization. The mission is to provide quality comprehensive behavioral health care to individuals and families who are in need of improving their quality of life. It has provided a wide array of social services in broward county since its incorporation in 1982. The organization serves individuals and families who are in need of improving their quality of life or with co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness. Clients are served in a clubhouse milieu with medication management, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, individual therapy, supported housing, residential services at several levels, and supported employment services. It also provides substance abuse and violence prevention programs in collaboration with organizations around the county.

What it reported doing in 2024

Other programs provided include outpatient services, day program, supported employment program, and substance abuse prevention program. Outpatient services provides on-site evaluations to assess mental status, assist in treatment planning and coordinate psychiatric treatment services. The day program provides psychosocial rehabilitation services and psychiatric day program activities. The supported employment program provides clients the opportunity to improve their work skills and make the transition to community employment. The substance abuse prevention program provides information dissemination and educational outreach to community groups to promote alternatives to substance abuse. Different types of presentations are offered encompassing a variety of different topics. In addition, referrals are provided when a substance abuse problem is identified. Nursing and medical services: psychiatrists and advanced practice registered nurses (aprn's) provide psychiatric evaluations to assess mental status, establish a therapeutic relationship, form a diagnosis, and initiate treatment planning for individuals with mental health and/or co-occurring disorders. Medication management services help monitor and assist individuals with psychiatric medications and offer guidance if medical concerns arise.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 72% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.2%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 80.4%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.2% of revenue deployed · 80.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $5.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $139K · 10 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $116K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.