Recovery Network of Programs
Legal name: Recovery Network of Programs Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 060910080
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Shelton, CT, US
- Phone
- 203-929-1954
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $31,601,785
- Expenses
- $30,489,449
- Assets
- $21,817,862
- Liabilities
- $17,596,159
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JENNIFER KOLAKOWSKI (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- JENNIFER KOLAKOWSKI (CEO): $294,476 total reported compensation
- LINDA MOSEL (COO): $212,021 total reported compensation
- MARY ELLEN SCHLOTH (CFO): $207,949 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
At RNP, your story is at the heart of our mission. Let’s navigate the path to recovery, together, one chapter at a time.
What it reported doing in 2024
First step detoxification (first step), located in bridgeport, ct is a carf accredited, department of public health licensed 24 bed residential detox unit for individuals aged 18 and over struggling with addiction to alcohol, opiates, and/or benzodiazepines. It is uniquely positioned to offer gender-sensitive co-occurring medically monitored inpatient detoxification services to adult men and women. This level of care is designed to provide services for individuals who are experiencing difficulties stabilizing their substance abuse and mental health issues and are in need of short-term, medically monitored detoxification of approximately 5-10 days. Treatment services are focused on the provision of quality integrated care to address co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. It is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. First step served 1,446 clients in fiscal year 2025, 1,095 of which were unique, with a 69% program completion rate. 78% of all discharges avoided admission into a higher level of care within 30 days of discharge which was consistent with the state average. Upon completion of treatment at first step, recovery network of programs offers a continuum of care to support its clients through their journey toward lasting sobriety and mental wellness.
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 99% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 74
- Transparency & Controls: 84
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 36
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
- Program expense ratio: 85.4%; rating input score 85
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 3.5%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.81; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 82.4% of revenue deployed · 85.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $26M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $294K · 21 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.6M reported
- Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
- Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.