Tikvah-etta and Lazear Israel Center for the Developmentally Disabled

What it reported doing in 2024

Etta provides supported and independent living services (sls and ils). Both sls and ils offer the opportunity for individuals with special needs to live in their own home or apartment, while receiving support to attain life goals and dreams, exercise personal choice, achieve competence in day-to-day areas of life, and pursue dignified relationships with family, friends, and community. These support services are provided on a one-to-one basis, from a few hours a week to extensive care, and, if needed, can be maintained for a client's entire lifetime. Both sls and ils are vendored by California's regional centers. The organization's residential services program operates four full-time adult residential facilities (group homes) for individuals who have mild-to-moderate developmental disabilities. These homes are the only ones in southern California customized for the needs of the jewish disabled. As part of the residential program, numerous social, cultural and religious opportunities are made available for the residents.etta operates community based adult day programs (day programs) in the san fernando valley and in the pico robertson area of los angeles, providing safe and meaningful learning opportunities for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. These include arts and recreational programs and also extensive volunteer opportunities that allow individuals with special needs to contribute to society. Transportation to and from the sites is available, as are extended hours. The day programs are vendored by California's regional centers.etta offers an employment services program that empowers individuals with special needs to secure and maintain paid employment and experience the dignity, friendships, income, and purpose that jobs can provide.program services (both those leading to employment as well as supporting ongoing employment) are vendored by California's regional centers.etta provides individual case management and specialized support services on a concierge basis. Case management services are designed to achieve strong outcomes for the adult with special needs and ease parents' role as case manager. This is a private pay service.etta offers year round social and recreational experiences designed to meet the diverse needs of adults with special needs. Led by experienced staff, instructors, subject matter experts and rabbis, connections prioritizes holistic growth and supports the natural evolution of adult life. Available in various formats to accommodate all etta clients, connections extends its offerings to group home residents and day program and sls/ils participants. From challah baking to yoga sessions, from learning about prayer to fruit picking for jewish holidays, there's something for everyone.etta offers various educational programs and workshops throughout the year, for clients, their families, professionals, and the general public, including mediated social groups and parenting support workshops.etta uses its extensive experience providing services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities(idd) to provide a variety of services to cornerstone housing for adults with disabilities, which is developing the bhatia family village, a 64-unit inclusive residential community for adults with idd. Once development is completed, etta will provide all general services, except property management, to the residents.etta offers countless volunteer opportunities for people to live the organization's vision of an inclusive community of people with and without special needs, succeeding and growing together. Etta has an auxiliary support group, "friends of etta israel" as part of its iranian? American services board. The organization benefits from many hours of volunteer time per year.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.5%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 83.3%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.2%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings