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Chemical Abuse Services Agency Inc

EIN 22-2837833 · Bridgeport, CT

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN CONNECTICUT SEEKING RECOVERY FROM ADDICTIONS, CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES.

Income
$8.1 million
Spending
$6.5 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
11.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 58%
Employees
136
Volunteers
8
Highest pay
$179,936, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (4)
  1. $1.9 million spent. THE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AT MULTICULTURAL AMBULATORY ADDICTION SERVICE (MAAS) FACILITY LOCATED IN NEW HAVEN, CT OFFERS TREATMENT FOR OPIOID ADDICTION, INCLUDING THE USE OF BOTH METHADONE AND BUPRENORPHINE. THE MAAS MAT PROGRAM UTILIZES A COMBINATION OF MEDICATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC CLINICAL TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS THOUGH OUR DAY TREATMENT AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAMS AIMED TOWARD BUILDING A FOUNDATION UPON WHICH LONG TERM RECOVERY CAN TAKE PLACE. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 500 CLIENTS.
  2. $1.8 million spent. THE CASA HOSTOS FACILITY LOCATED IN BRIDGEPORT, CT OPERATES TWO LEVELS OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING INTENSIVE AND INTERMEDIATE, TO ADULT SUBSTANCE ABUSERS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT WHO ARE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG DEPENDENT. CASA HOSTOS OFFERS AN ARRAY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP, RECREATIONAL THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES, VOCATIONAL AND HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT, FAMILY COUNSELING, BASIC PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, TRAUMA THERAPY AND GENDER SPECIFIC THERAPY. SERVICES PROVIDED RANGE IN TIME PERIOD FROM ONE TO SIX MONTHS. THOSE SEEKING ADMISSION TO THIS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM MUST MEET THE CRITERIA AS OUTLINED IN THE CURRENT ASAM CLINICAL CRITERIA. THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 300 CLIENTS.
  3. $426,910 spent. THE PROJECT COURAGE PROGRAM LOCATED IN BRIDGEPORT, CT IS A MULTI-LEVEL OUTPATIENT PROGRAM SERVING ADULT, PREGNANT OR PARENTING WOMEN. THIS GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAM OFFERS TWO LEVELS OF CARE (DAY/EVENING TREATMENT AND LOW-LEVEL OUTPATIENT) DESIGNED TO WORK MUTUALLY. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT DESIGNED FOR WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AS BABY-SITTING SERVICES AND LUNCH IS AVAILABLE WHILE CLIENTS ARE IN TREATMENT. THIS PROGRAM GIVES PRIORITY TO PREGNANT WOMEN. THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 100 CLIENTS.
  4. $1.2 million spent. AIDS COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDE AIDS EDUCATION, RISK REDUCTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES, COUNSELING, HIV ANTIBODY TESTING SERVICES AND SECONDARY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE CLIENTS IN PARTICIPATING IN CASA'S PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 300 CLIENTS.NUEVA VIDA IS A CULTURALLY CENTERED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM SPECIALIZING IN OUTREACH AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO THE UNDERSERVED RE-ENTRY POPULATIONS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM FEATURES AN ACTIVE PEER-MENTORING PROGRAM THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF THE RECOVERING COMMUNITY AT LARGE. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CULTURAL PRIDE. THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS A PEER-DRIVEN, PEER-LED, AND PEER-OPERATED RECOVERY SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS DIVERSE PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY AND INCLUDES ALL ASPECTS OF WHAT THE RECOVERING COMMUNITY IS SEEKING: FAMILY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES; RECOVERY FORUMS FOR THOSE IN RECOVERY AND THEIR FAMILIES; EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH; COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CIVIC SERVICE; ALCOHOL AND DRUG-FREE RECREATIONAL/SOCIAL ACTIVITIES; THE VALUE AND THE POWER OF THE WOUNDED HEALER, HELPING ONESELF BY HELPING OTHERS; LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY THAT WORK TO PUT A VISIBLE FACE ON RECOVERY IN THE LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. SERVES OVER 40 INDIVIDUALS.THE PILOTS PROGRAM IS A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM LOCATED IN BRIDGEPORT, CT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND/OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND HAVE COMPLETED A RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM WITH TRANSITIONAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS RESIDENTS WITH REINTEGRATING INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. A TEAM OF CASE MANAGERS AND TEAM LEADER WITH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF CHEMICAL ABUSE/MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE CLIENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CASE MANAGERS AND RESIDENTS, ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED AND SERVICE PLANS DEVELOPED TO HELP MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO REACH THEIR SERVICE AND PROGRAM GOALS. THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 40 INDIVIDUALS.RECOVERY HOUSE LOCATED IN BRIDGEPORT, CT PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REFERRAL FOR TREATMENT PROGRAMS, REFERRAL AND SUPPORT FOR PERMANENT HOUSING AS WELL AS LINKS TO THE RECOVERING COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 50 CLIENTS. NOBLE HOUSE LOCATED IN BRIDGEPORT, CT PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR MEN WITH HIV OR AIDS VIRUS. IT ALSO PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL FOR TREATMENT PROGRAMS, REFERRAL AND SUPPORT FOR PERMANENT HOUSING AS WELL AS LINKS TO THE RECOVERING COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM SERVES NEARLY 25 CLIENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1987.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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