South Community Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
310840585
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2023
Location
Dayton, OH, USA
Phone
9372938300
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,130,655
Expenses
$18,807,099
Assets
$6,215,248
Liabilities
$2,243,082

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LISA CARTER (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUSAN SONGER (PSYCHIATRIST): $258,508 total reported compensation
  • ADRIENNE MCCRAY (PSYCHIATRIST): $214,309 total reported compensation
  • SCOTT KEARNEY (PSYCHIATRIST): $202,349 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

South community is committed to improving the quality of life and the behavioral health status of children, adults, and families residing in the greater miami valley.

What it reported doing in 2024

Additional programs include: youth positive health (yph), a daily ambulatory treatment program offering diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services for children and adolescents with significant behavioral health problems. In fy 2025, the program served 77 individuals and provided 12,919 services. The program supports recovery, health, and well-being, enhancing quality of life, reducing symptoms, and improving functioning. The youth benefit from group, individual, and family therapy, learning coping mechanisms and improving family functioning. The program has successfully transitioned many youth back to school and provided aftercare support.diagnostic assessment aims to provide culturally and age-appropriate screening and psychosocial determination of needs, offering immediate access for assessment and referrals to appropriate services. In fy 2025, the program served 3,887 individuals and provided 4,039 services. These assessments provide a comprehensive understanding of mental health conditions, allowing for accurate diagnosis and tailored treatment plans. The program offers crucial information for targeted interventions and resources to improve overall mental health status. Accomplishments include offering tele-health as an option during immediate access.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 79% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 79.6%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.7%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 79.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $15M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $259K · 18 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.