Drug Abuse Treatment Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591363887
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Jupiter, FL, USA
Phone
5617431034
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,415,135
Expenses
$10,404,314
Assets
$6,422,378
Liabilities
$1,519,378

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Fowler (President/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • John Fowler (President/CEO): $314,740 total reported compensation
  • Carol Fiddis (COO): $158,105 total reported compensation
  • Scott Sherman (CFO): $146,668 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide effective quality programs for children and adolescents, and their families experiencing problems with substance abuse and/or juvenile delinquency. We provide services in Palm Beach, St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Okeechobee counties. We are committed to provide programs, which foster the skills necessary for individuals to be responsible, productive members of their communities. DATA provides a continuum of behavioral health services to children, adolescents and their families experiencing problems with substance use and/or juvenile delinquency. These services include prevention, outreach, TASC case management, intervention, outpatient, Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and residential programming. We are committed to providing programs which foster the skills necessary for individuals to be responsible, productive members of their community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Residential - DATA operates two adolescent residential substance use treatment centers: Walter D. Kelly Center (West Palm Beach) and Norman C. Hayslip Center (Fort Pierce). Admission is determined in part by meeting placement criteria as defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The program consists of three interrelated components: therapeutic, behavioral, and academic. The therapeutic component consists of participation in evidence-based individual, family, and group therapy that addresses issues identified in the client's collaboratively developed strengths-based treatment plan. The behavioral component consists of a level system that rewards positive behaviors. (continued on Schedule O).Clients must also progress academically by participating in our onsite school provided by local school districts. Successful completion of the program is determined by achieving goals/objectives on their treatment plan, abstinence from substances, and achieving maximum benefit. DATA admitted 67 youth during the fiscal year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 93% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

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: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.1%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 88.9%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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; 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: 0.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.1% of revenue deployed · 88.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $9.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $315K · 13 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.