Straight and Narrow

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
226012277
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Paterson, NJ, USA
Phone
(973) 345-6000
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Treatment Only

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,492,248
Expenses
$17,994,261
Assets
$44,223,478
Liabilities
$3,897,849

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DENNIS MURRAY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MSGR HERBERT K TILLYER PA (PRESIDENT EMERITUS)
  • REVEREND MARTIN GLYNN (PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT MILLIKEN (CEO)
  • ANGELA NIKOLOVSKI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SCOTT MILLIKEN (CEO): $237,005 total reported compensation
  • DR HAYMAN RAMBARAN (MEDICAL DIRECTOR): $231,841 total reported compensation
  • MUKESH SAXENA (CFO): $195,454 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Healing people with addictive disorders.

What it reported doing in 2024

Treatment: alpha/dismas: long term residential programs providing substance use and co-occurring mental health treatment for adult male and female clients including clients who are on medication assisted treatment, pregnant women and women with young children and inmate and parolee clients in the drug court and mutual agreement programs. In addition, a comprehensive biopsychosocial/spiritual assessment, clients are provided with individual, group and family counseling along with didactic groups, 12-step and relapse prevention education on-site aa/na meetings and psychiatric assessment and treatment if indicated. Ged classes, work readiness and employment assistance. 24-hour medical supervision and HIV counseling and testing are also provided.msgr. Wall social services center: the center provides opiate replacement treatment utilizing methadone detoxification and maintenance along with individual, group and family counseling, and medical and psychological support services.outpatient treatment for adult men and women: clients are provided with substance use and co-occurring mental health treatment on an outpatient and intensive outpatient level of care. Treatment includes a comprehensive biopsychosocial/spiritual assessment, individual, group and family counseling along with didactic groups, 12-step and relapse prevention education and HIV counseling and testing. Day and evening appointments are available.o'connor hall halfway house: halfway house residential program providing substance use and co-occurring mental health treatment for adult males drug court clients including clients who are on medication assisted treatment. In addition a comprehensive biopsychosocial/spiritual assessment, clients are provided with individual, group and family counseling along with didactic groups, psychiatric assessment and treatment if indicated. Ged classes, work readiness and employment assistance. Funded by the New Jersey division of mental health and addiction services (dmhas).detoxification hospital: this is a 26 bed state-licensed residential detoxification unit for adult males and females. In addition to medically supervised detoxification clients, clients receive individual and group family counseling and didactic groups including relapse prevention and groups on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs along with on-site aa/na groups. Clients with a dual diagnosis and those on medication-assisted treatment are accepted. Psychiatric evaluation is available. Enhanced detoxification services such, as benzodiazepine detoxification is also available.alpha ii: this is a long term residential program providing substance abuse treatment for adult female clients including those who may be on medication-assisted treatment. In addition to chemical dependency and psychosocial assessment, clients are provided with individual, group and family counseling along with didactic groups, 12-step and relapse prevention education on-site aa/na meetings and psychiatric assessment and treatment if indicated. Ged classes, work readiness and employment assistance. HIV counseling and testing are also provided.passaic county: funding is provided for three detoxification beds and four short-term residential treatment beds for passaic county residents as well as part of the prevention budget.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 69% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.9%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 41%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.46; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 56.9% of revenue deployed · 95.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $17.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $237K · 17 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.4M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 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: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.