Open Door Center

What it reported doing in 2024

EVENTS: AGENCY PICNIC: Open Door Center held a successful annual picnic at the Pavilion with several hundred people in attendance including individuals, staff, family and friends. We were able to recognize staff for years of service and present awards.OPEN HOUSE: Open Houses were held at Thunderbird/Amberland Foods and Eagle's Nest bookstore. Eagle's Nest also participates in the annual community coffee/cocoa crawl and has a booth at the local Wintershow event center.STAFF RECOGNITION: We held a DSP appreciation week where we served lunch and snacks during the week, held daily drawings for prizes and had various games and contests with prizes awarded.BENEFITS: Each year staff can donate up to 40 hours of their PTO to a reserve. Those hours are held for employees to use if they must be away from work for an extended period of time for major illness or medical related issues.OPEN DOOR CENTER CHOIR: Our choir is made up of the individuals we serve and community members that volunteer their time. The choir sings at various locations in our community during the month of December.COMMUNITY WORK: The Day Activity Center volunteered to ring the bell for the Salvation Army during the holiday season. The Work Activity Center volunteered to help at Special Olympics events and competitions. Many staff also volunteer their time to coach teams for Special Olympics. Many people attend church and assist with various church activities in the community. The Children's Program waters the flowers for the City of Valley City and assists with clean up at the Valley City Public Golf Course. We have individuals that help with Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals to help promote pet adoption. LISBON PROGRAM: They participate in the community parade, deliver meals on wheels and help with church activities and several other city activities including the local fair. The Thrift Store provides jobs and vocational learning opportunities for our individuals which include running the cash registers, hanging and sorting clothing and offering customer service. Clothing that doesn't sell is recycled into rags that we use for cleaning. PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS/PURCHASES: We had to re-shingle the roofs at two of our group home locations. We repaired and replaced concrete in the walkways and sidewalks at various properties. New flooring was installed in certain areas of our Work Activity building and Prairie Inn apartment complex. We remodeled 2 of our apartments at Prairie Inn once the long-term tenants moved so we could provide income-based rentals for 2 new tenants. We purchased a couple new vans for transporting individuals to work and appointments. All vehicles have been installed with chips that provide data on how drivers are operating the vehicles for an additional safety measure. Several new computers and Ipads were purchased to replace outdated ones. The new computers are capable of securely connecting to the ODC server when staff are working from home. The Ipads allow us to do our medical charting and behavioral reports in Therapy to help protect the private information of the individuals we support.TRAINING: HIPPA, CPR/First Aid, Infection Control and Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, Medication Administration are trainings we require all staff to take yearly to stay updated on any changes or procedures to stay in line with state guidelines. Fire Safety training was held for individuals and staff yearly. We transitioned to a Therapeutic Response training guide to provide staff with the knowledge to safely react when they encounter someone with behavior issues. Several staff attended the NDACP annual conference to network and learn from other agencies in our area.We contract with a Social Worker that the individuals we support can meet with.The Center promotes an active and health lifestyle by having a Nutritionist hold training classes to teach healthy meal ideas and eating a balanced diet. We take individuals to the local Wellness Center for exercise as well

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.4%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • 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: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.7%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.98; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings