Sarah a Reed Children's Center

What it reported doing in 2024

The center offers partial hospitalization services to clientsthroughout erie county. Program services include acute partial forchildren in grades kindergarden age through grade 12 and a school based partialprogram for children in grades k-12.the non-acute partial program provides children/adolescents andtheir families an opportunity to engage in a comprehensive treatmentexperience designed to treat the "whole" child. The program offers alevel of care that enables stabilization of the child's emotional andbehavioral disturbances with a therapeutically supported diversion frominpatient care. The goal of the program is to restore a level offunctioning that enables the child to successfully return to a regularschool setting, re-enter the community and improve overall familyfunctioning.the acute partial hospitalization is an intensive 15 day, non-hospitalbased service which focuses on solution-based, short-term treatmentinterventions to help stabilize children with significantpsychological, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. Professionalstaff provides treatment services in a highly structured, safeenvironment with constant supervision. Sanctuary based psychoeducationalong with educational services delivery are provided daily to targettreatment goals that will provide social and emotional stability whilekeeping children academically steady.program staff receives formal training in crisis management and workclosely with a team of clinical professionals to provide a safe andtherapeutic environment. The intensive daily regimen of therapeuticactivities and services are based on the client's individualizedtreatment plan and goals. Upon discharge children will have developedproactive coping and social skills that will help them at home inschool and in the community.utilizing the sanctuary model, the partial hospitalization programembraces the 7 commitments of sanctuary and the s.e.l.f. Model.services occurring throughout the day and week may include anycombination of the following: therapeutic art activities, recreationactivities, social skills training, individual, family, and grouptherapy, small and large peer groups, psychoeducational groups, individualized academic instruction and psychiatric assessment andmedication monitoring.additionally both programs utilize our outpatient testing clinicservices to rule in or out pre-diagnostic impressions which guide thetreatment team and treatment plan.our program continues to foster educational opportunities for collegeundergraduates and postgraduates. This includes our own local collegestudents as well as those in our pre-doctoral program who come fromuniversities throughout the united states. We are richly rewarded withfresh perspectives to mental health treatment ideas, increased staffingpatterns while offering the student a unique opportunity to establishfuture career pathways.our partial programs continue to be a highly sought-after mental healthlevel of care. Over this past 2024-2025 fiscal year we have providedtreatment to a combined 331 children in our acute and school basedpartial programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.5%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • 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; 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: -8.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings