Services for the Developmentally Challenged Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133921190
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Riverdale, NY, USA
Phone
7184328469
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Residential Mental Health Treatment

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,509,737
Expenses
$5,507,828
Assets
$3,310,073
Liabilities
$1,801,758

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVE KAUFMAN (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • ANNUNZIATA SANTINI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANNUNZIATA SANTINI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $132,322 total reported compensation
  • ANTONIO GIANFRANCESCO (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $110,140 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To foster independence and improve the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Sdc presently operates four supervised individual residential alternatives (ira) in the bronx. Ira's are certified residences for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, operated under the auspices of ny's office for people with developmental disabilities (opwdd). Sdc has been approved to develop an ira for six individuals with prader-willi syndrome and is working toward this goal. The fieldston and sylvan residences are in the riverdale section of the bronx. Fieldston is home to four men and four women and sylvan is home to 8 men. We have another residence on quincy avenue, in the throgg's neck section of the bronx, which is home to 6 young men who have recently aged out of residential school or foster care placement. We aim to provide a family style residential setting while teaching independent living skills.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 98% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

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: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 86.8%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 63rd 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: 0%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 86.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $132K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.