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Argus Community Inc

EIN 23-7359002 · Bronx, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ARGUS COMMUNITY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS WHICH HELP SEVERELY DISADVANTAGED TEENS AND ADULTS TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM POVERTY AND DRUG ABUSE AND BUILD NEW LIVES BASED ON RESPONSIBILITY, WORK, AND HOPE. ARGUS PROVIDES A DRUG-FREE, SAFE, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PERSONS LIVING ON THE FRINGES OF SOCIETY CAN ACQUIRE EDUCATION AND SKILLS AND TRANSFORM MALADAPTIVE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. WE EMPHASIZE SELF-HELP, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND MUTUAL SUPPORT.

Income
$34.0 million
Spending
$31.4 million
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
-0.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 58%
Employees
349
Volunteers
11
Highest pay
$444,551, former pres/ceo-strategic

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

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

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

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 52% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 36% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% 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 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 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. $5.0 million spent. HARBOR HOUSE - HARBOR HOUSE IS A WELL-REGARDED AND INNOVATIVE 114-BED INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL CARE MODEL FOR ADULTS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. KNOWN FOR ITS COMPREHENSIVE AND PERSON-CENTERED CARE, THE PROGRAM DELIVERS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND AFTERCARE THROUGH AN INTEGRATED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. ITS GOAL IS TO HELP RESIDENTS STABILIZE, BUILD INDEPENDENCE, AND SUCCESSFULLY REINTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY.
  2. $3.1 million spent. THE ACCESS PROGRAMS PROVIDE CARE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH HOME SERVICES TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH MEDICAID WHO ARE MANAGING HIV/AIDS, DIABETES, ASTHMA, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH OR OTHER SEVERE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES. CARE MANAGERS ASSIST WITH CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS WITH MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, WELLNESS, PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, LEGAL AND COURT ISSUES, FAMILY AND CHILDCARE BARRIERS, SOCIAL SERVICE BENEFITS, AND ANY BARRIERS THAT PREVENT PARTICIPANTS FROM REMAINING HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT.
  3. $2.5 million spent. THE MARY S. TAYLOR REINTEGRATION PROGRAM IS A 150-BED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IN CENTRAL HARLEM SERVING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. USING A HARM-REDUCTION APPROACH, THE PROGRAM OFFERS A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOCUSED ON STABILIZATION, HEALTH, AND LONG-TERM HOUSING READINESS. THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, RESIDENTS RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING TO SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
  4. $12.6 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: ARGUS COMMUNITY PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACROSS MULTIPLE LICENSED PROGRAMS SERVING ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE ARU OUTPATIENT PROGRAM IS AN OASAS-LICENSED, MEDICALLY SUPERVISED INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AGES 18 AND OVER. EVERY PATIENT RECEIVES A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION, A PATIENT-CENTERED INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN, AND A PROGRAM OF THERAPIES UNIQUE TO THEIR TREATMENT NEEDS. THE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM MAINTAINS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF NURSING, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC STAFF AVAILABLE FIVE DAYS PER WEEK. THE ELIZABETH L. STURZ (ELS) OUTPATIENT CENTER IS A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS SEEKING RECOVERY SERVICES, OFFERING A WARM, FRIENDLY, AND COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT. EVERY PATIENT RECEIVES A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION, A PATIENT-CENTERED INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN, AND A PROGRAM OF THERAPIES UNIQUE TO THEIR TREATMENT NEEDS, SUPPORTED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NURSING, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC STAFF. FAITH MISSION ALCOHOL CRISIS CENTER IS A 36-BED MEDICALLY MONITORED WITHDRAWAL AND STABILIZATION SERVICE FOR MEN AND WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO ARE INTOXICATED BY ALCOHOL AND/OR OTHER SUBSTANCES, SUFFERING FROM MILD WITHDRAWAL COUPLED WITH SITUATIONAL CRISIS, OR UNABLE TO ABSTAIN DUE TO PAST WITHDRAWAL COMPLICATIONS. THE STRIVER HOUSE INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS A 65-BED INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR MEN AGE 18 AND OVER WITH A CHRONIC SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THE FACILITY OPERATES AS A MODIFIED THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY WHERE AN INTEGRATED TEAM OF TRAINED PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING REGISTERED NURSES, LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT TAILORED TO DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES AND VARYING LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING, WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING PATIENT QUALITY OF LIFE. PROMETHEUS I AND PROMETHEUS II ARE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE PROGRAMS USE A STRENGTH-BASED RECOVERY MODEL TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SKILLS AND SUPPORTS NECESSARY TO REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY AND WORK TOWARD A MORE INDEPENDENT LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING. THE COMMUNITY PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS, CONSISTENT WITH ARGUS COMMUNITY'S ADULT AND ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION SERVICES WITHIN ITS BROADER CONTINUUM OF CARE. ________________________________________HIV/HEPATITIS C TESTING & PREVENTION SERVICES: HIV EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (EIS) PROVIDES FREE HIV TESTING, COUNSELING, AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN OASAS-CERTIFIED PROGRAMS. CERTIFIED PRE-TEST/POST-TEST COUNSELORS CONDUCT FREE ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE TESTING AT NUMEROUS OASAS-CERTIFIED FACILITIES ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TESTING AND COUNSELING SO PARTICIPANTS CAN LEARN THEIR HIV SEROSTATUS; THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE ARE REFERRED TO HIV MEDICAL CARE, WHILE THOSE WHO TEST NEGATIVE BUT PRESENT AS HIGH-RISK RECEIVE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND REFERRAL TO PREVENTION SERVICES. THE CATCH PROGRAM CONDUCTS ON-SITE AGENCY AND IN-COMMUNITY HIV/HCV TESTING AND COUNSELING AT DESIGNATED SITES IN MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN. THE PROGRAM LINKS AND NAVIGATES THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE TO MEDICAL TREATMENT, AND PROVIDES PREVENTION EDUCATION AND REFERRAL TO PREVENTION SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO TEST NEGATIVE BUT ARE AT HIGH RISK. BILINGUAL HEALTH EDUCATORS ALSO SCREEN AND ASSESS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, AND MAKE REFERRALS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF VARIOUS TREATMENT MODALITIES. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE FREE ON-SITE SCREENING FOR HEPATITIS A AND B, HEALTH EDUCATION GROUPS, AND SMOKING CESSATION COUNSELING. THE ACCESS IV PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS HIV/HCV TESTING AND PREVENTION SERVICES.

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 April 1974.

    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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