Drew Child Development Corporation

What it reported doing in 2024

Mental health and wraparound: drew cdc's mental health program ensures that children's and families' mental and behavioral health needs are met. Drew cdc bases its work on the notion that "it takes a village to raise a child and therefore looks at each family's greater context and engages the community members that are a part of that child's life. Drew cdc does not limit services by solely providing outpatient therapeutic services in the office; services are provided in the home, school, and neighboring communities. Geographically, drew cdc is increasing its reach to serve lynwood usd and lausd through school-based services. In addition, drew cdc has expanded its mental health services to children age 0 to 5, along with their parents. Drew cdc utilizes an integrative approach by incorporating prevention and early intervention services into the mental health program. Cal aim seeks to remove barriers to services and engage in proactive rather than reactive services.looking at the spectrum of services ranging from prevention to intensive team interventions, that wrap services around the family. Mental health services are provided to children and families through our wraparound services, which provide intensive, comprehensive support for families in acute need. The wraparound program provides strength-based, family-centered care to high needs children/youth with multiple and complex mental health and behavioral challenges. Working in a team model, the wraparound program recognizes that it is not only the child that is in need of support, but also the parents and family members, and any other community partner that the family brings in are essential members of the team. The wrap teams engage in a "whatever it takes" approach, while ensuring that family voice guides the selection of services best suited for each situation. These programs served over 485 children and 412 families in the fiscal year.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.4%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 95.1%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: $14,326.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • 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; 77th 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: 2.9%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.89; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings