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St Josephs Rehabilitation Center Inc

EIN 14-1536222 · Saranac Lake, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE HEALING AND RECOVERY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM THE ILLNESS OF ALCOHOLISM AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

Income
$18.0 million
Spending
$17.7 million
Spent on programs
91%
Reserves
-12.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 61%
Employees
242
Volunteers
15
Highest pay
$442,638, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 34 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 99% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 18% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (6)
  1. $5.8 million spent. INPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES MODERN TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. UPON ADMISSION, EACH CLIENT IS ASSIGNED TO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TEAM. WITHIN THE FIRST 72 HOURS OF ADMISSION, A COMPREHENSIVE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL EVALUATION IS COMPLETED. THE EVALUATION SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN DEVELOPED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT. IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT TRANSITION (PAT), INTENSIVE RELAPSE PREVENTION COUNSELING, AND SPIRITUAL COUNSELING, AFTER CARE PLANNING, RECREATION AND RELAXATION-TECHNIQUE ACTIVITIES, INPATIENT SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE A FAMILY COMPONENT FOR FAMILY AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. 19,944 DAYS OF SERVICE PROVIDED.
  2. $2.6 million spent. OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS IN MALONE, MASSENA, SARANAC LAKE, TUPPER LAKE, ELIZABETHTOWN, KEESEVILLE, LAKE PLACID, AND TICONDEROGA, OFFERING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY OF UPSTATE NEW YORK. OUTPATIENT SERVICES ALLOW PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHILE REMAINING IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES. SERVICES AT THE CLINICS INCLUDE EVALUATIONS, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, RELAPSE PREVENTION, FAMILY & ADOLESCENT, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, REFERRALS, AND SERVICES UNDER THE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) CONTINUUM OF CARE. 8,432 VISITS PROVIDED.
  3. $2.5 million spent. THE VETERANS PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING TREATMENT TO MEN WHO SERVED IN THE NATION'S MILITARY WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION, PTSD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. MOST OF THE VETERAN'S PROGRAM RESIDENTS HAVE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THIS TREATMENT IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE SAFE CONFINES OF A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. UPON ADMISSION, THE RESIDENT IS ASSIGNED TO THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TEAM FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A PERSON-CENTERED TREATMENT PLAN. EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL BE ASSESSED FOR NEED AND PLACED INTO A SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SETTING TO BEST MEET THEIR IDENTIFIED NEED(S). IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES THE INDIVIDUAL IS PROVIDED WITH A PROGRAM STRUCTURE THAT IS DESIGNED TO RESTORE THE INDIVIDUAL TO PRACTICAL FUNCTIONING. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES FAMILY AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES TO CREATE A HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY AND HAS PARTNERED WITH NYU LANGONE HEALTH'S MILITARY FAMILY CENTER TO PROVIDE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES. 8,807 DAYS OF SERVICE PROVIDED. A NUMBER OF THE RESIDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM THE ST. JOSEPH'S VETERAN'S PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY SEEK RESIDENCE AT THE ST. JOSEPH'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITY, HARVEY HOUSE, LOCATED IN SARANAC LAKE. JOSEPH'S HOUSE, LOCATED IN POUGHKEEPSIE, IS A 12 BED, NEW YORK STATE OASAS-LICENSED SUPPORTIVE LIVING PROGRAM SERVING CHEMICALLY ADDICTED MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE IN NEED OF CONTINUED SUPPORT FOLLOWING CARE IN AN INPATIENT, INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL, COMMUNITY RESIDENCE, OR TRANSITIONAL LIVING SITUATION. 9,879 DAYS OF SERVICE PROVIDED.
  4. $1.7 million spent. THE INPATIENT ADOLESCENT PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAUMA INFORMED SUBSTANCE USE AND COOCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT TO ADOLESCENT AGES 12 TO 16 AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 17 TO 20. THE TREATMENT IS PROVIDED IN A SAFE AND SECURE RESIDENTIAL SETTING, WHICH ALLOWS US TO MEET EACH RESIDENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS. THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN ENTERING INTO TREATMENT ARE EACH ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC TREATMENT TEAM CONSISTING OF A PRIMARY COUNSELOR, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR AND FAMILY COUNSELOR WHO IS FOCUSED ON MEETING THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. EACH RESIDENT HAS AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN WHICH IS REVIEWED MONTHLY BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TEAM. THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON A DAILY BASIS TO OUR RESIDENTS: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, MEDICAL SERVICES, TREATMENT SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, FAMILY SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BASIS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONING OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ALLOWING THEM TO DEVELOP SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO HAVE A PRODUCTIVE LIFE. 1,840 DAYS OF SERVICE PROVIDED.
  5. $1.1 million spent. ST. JOSEPH'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS SHARE THE GOALS OF PROVIDING SAFE AND SECURE HOUSING, AND STABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MAXIMIZES STRENGTHS, BUILDS BOTH SELF-RELIANCE AND MUTUAL SUPPORT, HELPS IN RECONNECTING WITH POSITIVE FAMILY MEMBERS OR NATURAL SUPPORTS, AND OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL (PARTICULARLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) AND SKILLS-TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF SECURING STEADY, LIVING-WAGE EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAMS OPERATE WITH A "HOUSING FIRST" PROTOCOL AND PROVIDE AFFORDABLE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING WITH ON-SITE AND IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN REDUCING THE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, SUPPORTING THEIR SUD RECOVERY, AND BUILDING SKILLS TO PROMOTE LIFESTYLE STABILITY AND SUCCESS. 10,718 DAYS OF SERVICE PROVIDED.
  6. $2.3 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE TREATMENT FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, OPEN ACCESS CENTER SERVICES, MOBILE TREATMENT UNITS, GAMBLING TREATMENT, AND DETOX FACILITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1975.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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