Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
310894923
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5138615233
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Residential Care & Adult Day Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,007,031
Expenses
$13,100,466
Assets
$25,011,528
Liabilities
$4,565,833

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

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Will Goering (Vice President)
  • Robert S Heidt III (Vice President)
  • Maggie Palazzolo (Vice President)
  • Aaron Haslam (President)
  • Susan Brownknight (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Brian Hart - Exit 0724 (CEO - Smart Living Systems)

Highest reported compensation

  • Susan Brownknight (Chief Executive Officer): $185,792 total reported compensation
  • Carolyn Reynolds (Chief Operating Officer): $147,167 total reported compensation
  • Molly Lyons (Chief Development Officer): $122,234 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To support adults with developmental disabilities to lead a fuller life through education.

What it reported doing in 2024

Find-A-Way and Margaret B. Geier Apartment Communities: Located in Oakley and Kennedy Heights, respectively, each building has 39 individual units (78 total), many of which are fully accessible. The units are subsidized and designed for independent living with onsite management and supports. Through support coordination or direct support, LADD served all 78 individuals in FY 2024. Located in Oakley and Kennedy Heights, respectively, each building has 39 individual units (78 total), many of which are fully accessible. The units are subsidized and designed for independent living with onsite management and supports. Through support coordination or direct support, LADD served all 78 individuals in FY 2024.LADD provides community supports for adults with developmental disabilities in their own home. These supports offer those served opportunities to learn and strengthen independent living skills, including how to access different services in the community. LADD served a total of 26 individuals in FY 2024.Smart Homes: LADD owned or licensed homes are staffed with in-person support and remote support powered by Smart Living Systems. Homes are state-of-the-art technology enabled homes, in walkable neighborhoods, close to bus stops and sidewalks that lead to places where people can shop and work. These homes are in clusters of three or more within a five-minute drive for in-person staff. The level and type of staffingremote and/or in-person--for each house is determined by Individual Service Plans (ISP) developed for each person that addresses support needs and ensure their health and safety while living in the community. LADD served a total of 20 individuals in FY 2024.HLADD (Shared Living & Respite Services): Provides residential settings that support adults with developmental disabilities to reach his/her goals by living with a family/person in a typical home environment. All providers are certified to offer services through the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. Respite services are provided for planned or emergency temporary care and support; these services occur in a shared-living provider's home to provide a short-term break to primary caregivers. LADD served a total of 63 individuals in FY 2024SOAR (Services for the Ownership and Acquisition of Residences): Helps adults with developmental disabilities find a place to live and navigate the Housing Choice Voucher program (a federal housing program that assists low-income individuals and families afford housing in the private market). As the preferred community partner for adults with developmental disabilities with Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, SOAR provides: (1) streamlined housing choice voucher process for new applicants, (2) support to maintain participation in housing choice voucher, (3)facilitation of the annual recertification process, (4) client-landlord mediation and (5) support to ensure housing voucher program compliance. LADD served a total of 432 individuals in FY 2024Senior Living at Victory Parkway: Adults with developmental disabilities are living longer, healthier, more meaningful lives; yet, traditional nursing facilities lack staff trained in the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Senior Living at Victory Parkway offers support for dementia and memory care, health and wellness services, nursing services as well as modified services and living environments to meet aging needs for people 55 and older. The campus is under renovation and will have the capacity to serve 22 individuals once completed. LADD served a total of 10 individuals in FY 2024. Remote Supports: Powered by LADD's proprietary and award-winning Smart Living Systems. We utilize customized smart home technology as well as wearable devices to create customized, predictive supports that help people with developmental disabilities live more independent lives. Remote supports are designed to be predictive, rather than reactive, and is staffed local

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 67% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.3%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 81.2%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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: 12.7%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.91; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.3% of revenue deployed · 81.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $10.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $186K · 29 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $772K reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 14 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.