L.a. Cada

What it reported doing in 2024

Residential Treatment Centers: Allen House is a licensed 60-bed residential treatment program serving men and women ages 18 and older. The program delivers a comprehensive, integrated treatment model designed to address the complex needs of individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.Allen House provides individualized, client-centered care with treatment lengths tailored to each participant's clinical needs and recovery goals. Services include individual counseling, group therapy, Narcotics Anonymous meetings, HIV/AIDS education, relapse prevention, psychosocial assessments, clinical evaluation, and referral services.During fiscal year 2024-2025, Allen House served 418 clients, reflecting its strong capacity and continued commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based residential treatment services.Alice's House, opened on July 1, 2019, is a licensed 18-bed residential treatment program dedicated to serving pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUD) and their infants. The program specializes in addressing the unique and complex needs of this population, including significant barriers to care such as legal consequences that are often intended to protect the fetus or infant from substance exposure. Unfortunately, these consequences can discourage women from seeking or continuing treatment, potentially leading to poorer outcomes for both mother and child.Alice's House provides a safe, supportive, and home-like environment where women can engage in comprehensive addiction treatment while developing healthy parenting skills. By reducing stigma and addressing the shame often associated with substance use during pregnancy and early motherhood, the program fosters recovery, strengthens the maternal-infant bond, and promotes long-term family stability.Nuestra Casa is a licensed 45-bed Residential Treatment facility providing a comprehensive, integrated care model designed to address the complex needs of system-impacted and vulnerable adult men (ages 18 and older) with substance use and co-occurring disorders. The program offers both English and monolingual Spanish treatment services, expanding access to care for underserved and undocumented populations.Length of stay is determined by medical necessity and individualized clinical need. Patients receive coordinated care through direct access to a case manager, counselor, and therapist, as well as incidental medical services. The program provides Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) education and medication support for individuals diagnosed with alcohol and opioid use disorders.Treatment includes structured group programming focused on substance use education, relapse prevention, and development of practical coping strategies that support sustained recovery and abstinence. Nuestra Casa delivers services at Levels 3.1 and 3.5 and serves approximately 500 individuals annually. Each patient's treatment plan is individualized to align with the six dimensions established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), ensuring clinically appropriate, outcomes-focused care.Safe Haven is a licensed 16-bed crisis residential program contracted with the Department of Mental Health. The program offers a homelike environment designed to interrupt the cycle of arrest, hospitalization, and release to the street. LACADA's primary focus is to stabilize persons with severe mental health issues and assist the individual with building a supportive foundation that sets them up for a successful transition to a transitional living facility and possibly permanent supportive housing. Safe Haven opened its doors on April 4, 2022, and has approximately 59 patients with an average length of stay of 45 days.Female Community Reentry Program (FCRP), previously known as CCTRP, currently serves incarcerated women with 45 days to 2 years remaining on their prison sentence. During their stay, participants received counseling and supportive services to help th

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 94.1%; rating input score 94
• Program expense ratio: 97.6%; rating input score 98
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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; 77th 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: 3.6%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.56; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 23% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings