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What it reported doing in 2024

Nutrition services: home delivered meal service - home delivered meals are provided to older adults, aged 60 or older, living in fairfield county. These meals are prepared and delivered daily, m-f, in accordance with the older adults care plan. They are nutritionally balanced and approved by a registered dietician. Congregate site meal service - congregate site meals are available to older adults, age 60 or older, living in fairfield county. Congregate meal sites are open daily, m-f, and offer older adults the opportunity to engage in a social setting while receiving a nutritionally balanced meal. The sites reduce senior isolation and hunger. Nutrition transportation - transportation service transports an older adult, age 60 or older, living in fairfield county, from one place to another through the use of our agency vehicles. We provide nutrition transportation to lucys cafe congregate meal site and to grocery stores. Our service is curb to curb. Aging services: personal emergency response system - emergency response systems are provided to older adults, age 60 or older, living in fairfield county. These units are worn by the older adult and are used in the event that the older adult has an emergency. In home services - personal care and homemaking services are provided to older adults, age 60 or older, living in fairfield county. These services are provided to older adults who, due to illness or general physical decline, are no longer able to safely provide their own personal care or house cleaning. Caregiver support program - this program provides individuals uncompensated caregivers for older adults, age 60 or older, living in fairfield county, by providing services. These services can include but are not limited to: home delivered meals, personal care, homemaking, home repair, in-home respite, adult day services. Other aging services - information and referral, case management, adaptive equipment. Service provider contracts - the agency contracts with local providers to deliver in-home support services to older adults, age 60 or older, living in fairfield county. Community outreach - this program is an annual grant program that provides financial support for senior serving organizations in fairfield county through a grant process.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.8%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: $28.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 91.3%; rating input score 91; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 14.9%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.08; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings