Argus Community Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Other program servicesaddiction and mental health services: argus community provides a comprehensive continuum of substance use disorder treatment and mental health services across multiple licensed programs serving adults and adolescents in New York city. The aru outpatient program is an oasas-licensed, medically supervised intensive outpatient substance abuse program for adults ages 18 and over. Every patient receives a comprehensive evaluation, a patient-centered individualized treatment plan, and a program of therapies unique to their treatment needs. The outpatient program maintains a full complement of nursing, medical, psychological and psychiatric staff available five days per week. The elizabeth l. Sturz (els) outpatient center is a medically supervised intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program for adults and adolescents seeking recovery services, offering a warm, friendly, and compassionate environment. Every patient receives a comprehensive evaluation, a patient-centered individualized treatment plan, and a program of therapies unique to their treatment needs, supported by an interdisciplinary team of nursing, medical, psychological and psychiatric staff. Faith mission alcohol crisis center is a 36-bed medically monitored withdrawal and stabilization service for men and women over the age of 18 who are intoxicated by alcohol and/or other substances, suffering from mild withdrawal coupled with situational crisis, or unable to abstain due to past withdrawal complications. The striver house intensive residential program is a 65-bed intensive residential treatment facility for men age 18 and over with a chronic substance use disorder. The facility operates as a modified therapeutic community where an integrated team of trained professionals including registered nurses, licensed social workers and certified alcohol and substance abuse counselors provide individualized treatment tailored to different diagnoses and varying levels of functioning, with the goal of enhancing patient quality of life. Prometheus i and prometheus ii are outpatient mental health programs licensed by the nys office of mental health that provide services to members of the New York city community with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. The programs use a strength-based recovery model to provide individuals with the skills and supports necessary to remain in the community and work toward a more independent level of functioning. The community prevention services program provides substance use prevention education and outreach to adolescents and adults, consistent with argus community's adult and adolescent substance use prevention services within its broader continuum of care. ________________________________________hiv/hepatitis c testing & prevention services: HIV early intervention services (eis) provides free HIV testing, counseling, and referral services to individuals enrolled in oasas-certified programs. Certified pre-test/post-test counselors conduct free on-site and off-site testing at numerous oasas-certified facilities across the five boroughs. The program provides testing and counseling so participants can learn their HIV serostatus; those who test positive are referred to HIV medical care, while those who test negative but present as high-risk receive prevention education and referral to prevention services. The catch program conducts on-site agency and in-community HIV/hcv testing and counseling at designated sites in manhattan and brooklyn. The program links and navigates those who test positive to medical treatment, and provides prevention education and referral to prevention services for those who test negative but are at high risk. Bilingual health educators also screen and assess for substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders, and make referrals for individuals in need of various treatment modalities. Additional services include free on-site screening for hepatitis a and b, health education

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68.3%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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; 66th 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: 7.7%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.16; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.9%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings