Delta Center for Independent Living

What it reported doing in 2024

Delta Center for Independent Living is a non-profit organization which exists to support people with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community. Our coverage area includes St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties. We are one of twenty-one centers in Missouri. Centers for Independent Living arose from the disability rights movement in the early 1970s. Communities were not accessible and supports to assist people with remaining in their homes did not exist. The disability rights movement led to the Rehabilitation Act of 1975 and eventually the Americans with Disabilities Act. . Connecting people to community resources through our information and referral services assisted 507 people during the last reporting year. Referrals range from financial assistance to transportation to in-home supports and health care services. There is no end to what people with disabilities will need in the way of community supports to remain independent. . Skills training, which can encompass self-advocacy, cooking, budgeting, etc. was provided to 28 people over the last year. . Peer support services connect people with disabilities with each other in order to create natural support networks of people who have common, shared experiences. Thirty-three received peer support services during the year. . Delta Center partners with the Veterans Administration by providing veteran-directed in-home services in Warren, Lincoln, and Montgomery Counties and St. Louis City in Missouri as well as a dozen counties in Illinois. This program continues to grow. Delta Center also provides the financial management service part of the program to Centers for Independent Living in other parts of the county which offer the Veteran Program. . Delta Center offers an equipment exchange program which provides durable medical equipment to people who otherwise cannot afford them. During this fiscal year, Delta Center received $36,097 worth of donated items (if they had been purchased new). We recorded those donations at an estimated fair market value when donated of $10,829. Ninety-two individuals received donated medical and adaptive equipment. . Delta Center offers an Aging in Place assessment designed to identify potential risks and barriers to someone wishing to age-in-place at home. The assessment also offers suggestions for supports and resources to mitigate risks as much as possible. . Delta Center partners with other social service agencies to address needs in the community such as affordable and accessible housing, transportation, and health care needs. . Across all programs, Delta Center provided services during the year to 801 people in fiscal year 25.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 2nd 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 31.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 25.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings