High Country Supported Living

What it reported doing in 2024

Day programs: during the summer and fall of 2024 and may and june of 2025, hcsl presented 15 arts and cooking day programs at its property in jacona and for the santa fe public school's kiva (keeping independent visions alive) classroom. Kiva is the sfps's transition-to-work/life skills program for students with learning differences and special needs. Hcsl's fy 2024 day programs were attended by 111 individuals, including 56 adults with an intellectual disability and 55 caregivers and volunteers.hcsl's fy 2024 arts day programs featured visual art, movement/dance and music activities that were inspired by the natural environment of its rural property in jacona. The arts day programs were created by visual artist and educator, lucy ranney, hscl's day programs coordinator, and were designed to be engaging, fun, and appropriate for adults with intellectual disabilities. During hcsl's visual art programs, the participants made felted geode balls that were cut in half to reveal colorful wool layers. They also used dried flowers, leaves and clay tiles to make nature prints; carved apple heads; and decorated fall lanterns with pressed flowers. Hcsl's movement sessions featured a beginner's yoga class and two dance classes where participants moved their bodies to become different shapes and characters they created. During hcsl's 2025 music session, the participants played a variety of percussion instruments and experimented with singing different notes and sounds.hcsl's cooking programs feature fresh vegetables, fruit and herbs from its gardens and orchard. During hcsl's fy 2024 cooking programs, the participants prepared various salads using spring vegetables from the gardens; cooked asian noodle soup with home-made noodles; had a summer pasta party featuring fresh basil pesto sauce; and celebrated the transition to fall with a harvest soup using potatoes, carrots, onions and squash from the gardens.clients from all individuals first in los alamos, as well as clients from santa fe-based agencies, visions case management & consulting, and rise speech and language therapy, participated in hcsl's fy 2024 day programs.other programming events are planned in july, august and the fall of 2025 at hcsl's property in jacona. A program at the santa fe public school's kiva classroom is also planned for the fall of 2025. All hcsl's day programs are free to the participants, making them affordable to a wide range of adults with intellectual disabilities, their family members and caregivers.number of people served: 111 individuals participated in hcsl's arts and cooking programs during fy 2024-2025, including 56 adults with an intellectual disability and 55 caregivers and volunteers.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 91%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $19.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -32.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.58; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 22% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -48.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings