Clifford Beers Community Care Center

What it reported doing in 2024

Clifford beers provides a broad range of outpatient programs and services including traditional outpatient therapy, specialized services to target problem sexual behavior, school-based health clinics to more easily reach children, and community driven crisis work. All clinic programs and services are designed to respond to the needs of the community and, therefore, morph as needed. The clinic uses a trauma-informed approach to care, serving 18+ towns/cities in the greater new haven area. (continued on schedule o) emps crisis services is a 24/7 hotline (211) for families facing a crisis but not life-threatening situation (e.g., significant safety issue, threats of suicide, destruction to property). Care coordination is for families at risk of having children placed in residential care and aims to collaborate with families, community supports, and other providers to coordinate the family's care and empower the family to advocate for themselves. Child first is an evidence-based in-home program for children 0-5 who are at high risk for abuse or neglect. The clinic guides/supports new parents to foster both the parent-child connection and the child's development. Child first also consults with preschools and day care centers on issues regarding the behavioral health needs of young children. School-based health clinics are in four schools. Onsite locales help overcome financial, cultural, transportation and stigma barriers to care. Jotlab (juveniles opting for treatment to learn appropriate behaviors) offers treatment for children and adolescents engaging in problem sexual behavior or at-risk behavior. Treatment can follow traditional weekly outpatient therapy or can be as much as 15 hours/week via the intensive outpatient (iop) program. Project catch (collaboration advocacy and treatment for children) focuses on the trauma of sexual abuse and domestic violence. Catch provides support, case management, and advocacy to help children and their families recover from these traumas.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.5%; rating input score 77
• Program expense ratio: 76%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: $71.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

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: -0.5%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings