Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
111833092
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Westbury, NY, USA
Phone
5167472606
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,867,267
Expenses
$1,925,680
Assets
$2,203,133
Liabilities
$764,829

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVEN CHASSMAN LCSQ CASAC (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • STEVEN CHASSMAN LCSQ CASAC (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $194,167 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See schedule olicadd works to reduce the incidence and prevalence of alcoholism and drug abuse on long island by providing a comprehensive array of community- based services to local residents. The agency provides screening, brief intervention and referrals to treatment, as well as planned family interventions, family support groups, relapse prevention groups, anger management and peer support program. Licadd also operates an employee assistance program serving 60,000 individuals in the New York metro area, a professional training program, and operates a mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents. Licadd also provides community education, prevention programming and psycho-education to 12,000 long island students.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule olicadd served community members in 2024 in vital ways providing substance use assessments, counseling, referrals and recovery support services to long island residents impacted by substance use disorders and mental health challenges. Across telehealth, individual support, professional groups and community services, licadd provided approximately 26,000 units of program service in 2024. Licadd provided 170 focused prevention education programs and reached over 13,000 people in classrooms, community centers, faith based organizations, professional conferences and public events in partnership with local government, communities, and schools. Licadd's historic mission to aid the recovery of whole families across the lifespan continues to grow through community events, focused peer and clinical support, and an increased complement of support groups, providing more than 1,500 services in 2024. Licadd's criminal justice programming expanded across both suffolk county correctional facilities to offer skills and support to incarcerated men and women struggling with substance use disorders and mental health challenges, providing over 1,150 group services in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.2%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 57.3%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th 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: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: 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: -3.1%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.2% of revenue deployed · 57.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $194K · 22 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.