The Jude House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
520976886
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bel Alton, MD, USA
Phone
3019320700
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,316,309
Expenses
$5,019,753
Assets
$3,632,488
Liabilities
$306,099

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEREMY B WIDDER ESQUIRE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUSIE THOMPSON (EXECUTIVE DI): $108,163 total reported compensation
  • ANGELA CLARK (TREASURER): $26,433 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The jude house, inc. Is a carf-accredited behavioral health and recovery organization dedicated to breaking the generational cycle of substance use disorder by empowering individuals and families with the tools, treatment, and support needed for long-term recovery, stability, and community reintegration. The organization provides residential substance use disorder treatment, outpatient services, sober living support, reentry services, family reintegration programming, case management, and community education to individuals and families impacted by addiction, trauma, incarceration, and barriers to stability.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the year, the jude house, inc. Provided comprehensive substance use disorder treatment, recovery support, and reentry services to individuals and families impacted by addiction, trauma, incarceration, housing instability, unemployment, and barriers to long-term recovery. The organization operated a carf-accredited residential treatment program for men, outpatient behavioral health services, sober living supports, case management, community education, workforce development support, and family reintegration programming. Services included clinical assessment, individual and group counseling, treatment planning, relapse prevention, recovery education, peer and community support, case management, housing coordination, employment support, family engagement, discharge planning, and connection to ongoing community resources. The organization specializes in serving men ages 18 to 65, particularly individuals transitioning from the Maryland criminal justice system, and also supports women and children through sober living and family-centered recovery services. During the year, the jude house served more than 80 individuals, supported more than 35 individuals in obtaining transitional or sober housing, assisted more than 40 individuals in securing employment, and completed six or more family reintegration retreats. These services furthered the organization's exempt purpose by expanding access to behavioral health treatment and recovery support, reducing barriers for justice-involved individuals, supporting employment and housing stability, strengthening families, and promoting long-term recovery and community reintegration.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.3%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 65.1%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.6%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.3% of revenue deployed · 65.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $108K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.