Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
24 people listed on the 990; $840K paid to officers and key staff.
Lori Alvarado’s $220K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Dccca INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Improves health, safety, and well-being through behavioral health, foster care, and traffic safety services.
Questions for Dccca INC
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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.
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.
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…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 18 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 14 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 18 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 20 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $47.6M | $36.4M | $42.1M | $41.6M | $39.0M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $44K | $7.3M | $1.6M | $977K | $821K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $6.9M | $5.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $36.4M | $47.6M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $54.4M | $65.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.5M | $2.8M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $51.9M | $62.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $43K | $43K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.0M | $136K | $773K | $117K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $9.8M | $8.5M | $1.3M | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $146K | $45K | $102K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $36K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $804K | $701K | $103K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $27K | $20K | $8K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $42K | $42K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $40K | $40K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $46K | $46K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.2M | $1.1M | $111K | $9K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $20K | $13K | $4K | $3K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $518K | $278K | $239K | $1K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $653K | $308K | $344K | $938 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $805K | $505K | $294K | $5K |
| TravelLn 17 | $288K | $265K | $21K | $1K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $136K | $68K | $68K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $470K | $310K | $161K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $300K | $255K | $45K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $10.1M | $9.9M | $123K | $198 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $27.6M | $26.2M | $1.3M | $137K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 17, 2025 | $40.7M | $41.2M | −$590K | $65.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 19, 2024 | $43.0M | $40.1M | $2.8M | $61.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $36.1M | $36.1M | $16K | $56.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2023 | $31.8M | $30.7M | $1.1M | $53.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 4, 2022 | $30.2M | $27.6M | $2.6M | $62.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 6, 2021 | $24.7M | $23.7M | $1.1M | $51.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $30,240,214 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $30,240,214 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,635,633 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $65,224,913 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,429,074 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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