Medella House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881065389
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Charlestown, IN, USA
Phone
8122508703
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$74,083
Expenses
$58,529
Assets
$17,617
Liabilities
$10,178

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Courtney Tutt (President and Board Member)
  • Erica Woodson (Vice President and Board Member)

People named in this filing

  • Courtney Tutt (President and Board Member)
  • Erica Woodson (Vice President and Board Member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Medella House is a residential program for women in recovery from alcohol and/or substance abuse that encompasses an initiative of hope and recovery. The mission is to provide a structured, therapeutic, safe and sober living environment for women recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse with the goal of recovery and renewed self-worth. Medella offers safe housing, counseling services, educational programs, and community to help individuals achieve long-term recovery and reintegrate into society. We hold graduations for residents that complete the program and Monthly Family Day for residents to spend time with loved ones. Housing assistance programs are essential in addressing financial barriers that prevent individuals in recovery from securing stable housing. Medella House ensures that clients can access and maintain housing, which is a crucial component of recovery and overall well-being.

What it reported doing in 2024

Transitional Housing Program: Accomplishments: This program has provided secure stable housing for numerous individuals as they transitioned from substance abuse to recovery. The number of individuals housed: 28 in the year of 2023 Age range: 19-60 Average length of stay is 218 days Medications: 78percent of residents utilized medications for mental health and/or substance abuse. Success rate of residents maintaining sobriety after leaving the program: Average length of sobriety 329 days, 43percent of the residents completed the program, the other 57percent left prior to graduation. 69percent of residents remained sober. Medella House has developed and maintained a recovery housing program that offers a structured and supportive environment for individuals in early recovery. This program caters to individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and co-occurring Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Mental Health (MH) conditions. This program includes peer support, life skills training, and case management services. Medella House integrates therapeutic activities such as group therapy, relapse prevention planning, and recreational activities to promote a healthy lifestyle. Medella House has a 5 year goal to expand the comprehensive services of the program to 3 additional homes which would allow Medella House to increase services by 300percent. The expansion of this program will provide invaluable resources to women in recovery. Medella House addresses the critical need for stability in the lives of individuals in recovery. By providing a safe and secure environment, Medella House ensures that residents have the foundation they need to focus on their recovery without the stress of housing instability. This stability is crucial for long-term recovery and helps reduce relapse rates.

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 available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.1%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 69.8%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.58; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 94.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.1% of revenue deployed · 69.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $41K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.