Gaudenzia Erie Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
233083410
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Erie, PA, USA
Phone
8144594775
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Treatment Only

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,062,861
Expenses
$9,839,878
Assets
$2,146,558
Liabilities
$5,202,967

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID SLINGER (CEO TO 2/21; PRES. START 03/21)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUSAN REA (DEPUTY DIRECTOR): $109,631 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Gaudenzia erie, inc provides a complete continuum of care, including detox, residential, dual diagnosis, outpatient and halfway house services to alcohol and drug abusers and their families. (continued on schedule o.)the primary goal of gaudenzia is to foster personal growth by changing an individual's lifestyle through a community of concerned people working together to help themselves and each other.

What it reported doing in 2020

Detox/residential program includes: detoxification, therapeutic community, family programs and residential programs: detoxification: gaudenzia erie, inc. Provides 24-hour medically monitored withdrawal management services for adult men and women. Clients undergo complete medical exams within 24 hours of admission. When appropriate, they may also meet with our staff psychiatrist to treat any other conditions they may have. Treatment is individually based upon the client's need, usually 1-3 days. Once a client becomes stable with his/her detoxification, our staff will encourage participation in group and individual therapy sessions. Clients will learn about treatment options and are encouraged to continue their path to recovery. (continued on schedule o.)therapeutic community: gaudenzia erie, inc. (crossroads) is a therapeutic community (tc), which is a value-based drug treatment program that focuses on the "view of the right living." this view emphasizes truth and honesty, work ethic, learning to learn, personal accountability, economic self-reliance, responsible concern for peers, family responsibility, community involvement and good citizenry. The treatment phases are: 1. Orientation, 2. Intensive therapy, 3. Re-entry, 4. Continuing care family program: significant family members are welcome to participate in the family program. A family orientation session is scheduled shortly after admission. Any family member wishing to have visitation with the resident is required to attend the family program which meets every week. Residential programs: short-term residential, moderate-term residential work release, level of care is dependent on admission assessment and referral source. Clients must be at least 18 years of age, drug and alcohol-free, (detox can be administered in-house), and meet american society of addiction medicine (asam) criteria.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.9%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $85.49 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 2.2%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.42; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.9% of revenue deployed · 80.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $7.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 14 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $483K reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2009 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.