Dccca INC EIN 23-7368880

Dccca INC FY2021 filing

EIN  23-7368880 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lawrence, KS Founded 1974
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Improves health, safety, and well-being through behavioral health, foster care, and traffic safety services.
Leadership
Lori Alvarado · Chief Executive Officer · $199K
Money in and out
$30.2M revenue, $27.6M expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Improves health, safety, and well-being through behavioral health, foster care, and traffic safety services. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $30.2M in revenue, $27.6M in expenses, and $62.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$30.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$27.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$30.2M
FY2021▲ +22%
Expenses
$27.6M
FY2021▲ +17%
Total assets
$65.2M
FY2021▲ +20%
Total liabilities
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +14%
Total revenue
$30.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$27.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$65.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $26.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Child placing agency specialists recruit, train and provide ongoing support for foster families across kansas and missouri. The specialists support foster families through all stages of their placement 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Dccca has provided child placing services since 2002, and child welfare services since 1997.

$16.1Mprogram expense
02

Dccca has provided behavioral health treatment in kansas since 1974. Dccca's substance use disorder treatment programs served 2,537 individuals during the fiscal year. 60 children were served in our licensed childcare, including children who lived with their mothers at first step at lake view and women's recovery center.

$6.1Mprogram expense
03

Community based services programs are designed to offer a variety of preventative and safety-based initiatives which address the needs of community partners. Our division focuses on offering in-person and virtual learning and training resources related to substance abuse prevention, mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and…

$4.0Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDccca INC
EINHdr · item D23-7368880
Principal addressHdr · item CLawrence, KS
WebsiteHdr · item Jdccca.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1974
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F21Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1975

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$199,012Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$141,512Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Clinical Officer
$114,990Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Child Welfare Office
$112,759Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$97,741Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$95,241Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Community Based Services Officer
$79,171Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Alvarado’s $220K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 747 $10–100M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori Alvarado$219,504$219,898$203,337$197,430$199,012$170,000
Kerye Jackson$175,713$155,632$145,241$142,339$141,512$129,263
Jeanette Owens$139,697$133,265$118,311$112,507$112,759$106,915
Kelly Garcia$129,891$111,669$100,831$99,135$97,741
Chrissy Mayer$124,096$108,284$90,191$84,812$79,171
Kulea Evans$123,130$106,150$15,824
Russell Harding$116,403$109,924$50,327
Sandra Dixon$28,197$113,889$114,990$107,406

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$25.4M · 84%
Investment income$3.3M · 11%
Program service revenue$1.5M · 5%
Contributions & grants84%$25.4M
Investment income11%$3.3M
Program service revenue5%$1.5M
Other revenue$85K
— government grantsLn 1e$24.3M
Total revenueLn 12$30.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.00
Program services95%$26.2M
Management & general5%$1.3M
Fundraising$137K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$65.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$62.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $53.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $27.6M · Less non-cash grants $49K · Cash operating expenses/yr $27.6M
23.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $26.2M · Total expenses $27.6M
95%
Management & General
Management & general $1.3M · Total expenses $27.6M
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $137K · Total expenses $27.6M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $89K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.6M
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $25.4M · Total revenue $30.2M
84%
Government reliance
Government grants $24.3M · Total revenue $30.2M
80%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.5M · Total revenue $30.2M
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3.3M · Total revenue $30.2M
+11%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.5M · Total expenses $27.6M
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $30.2M · Prior year $24.7M
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $62.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $30.2M · Expenses $27.6M
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $65.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $62.4M · Total assets $65.2M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $47.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $65.2M
73%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lori Alvarado · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $199K · Total expenses $27.6M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $13.0M · Total expenses $27.6M
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 22%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $142K · 2019–2020

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$40.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$43.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$36.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$31.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$30.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$24.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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