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Dccca Inc

EIN 23-7368880 · Lawrence, KS

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood88 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DCCCA'S MISSION IS IMPROVING LIVES. WE PROVIDE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE WE SERVE.

Income
$40.7 million
Spending
$41.2 million
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
14.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 91%
Employees
335
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$237,391, chief executive officer

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

Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 14.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 8% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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

    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 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. $24.7 million spent. CHILD PLACING AGENCY (CPA) SPECIALISTS RECRUIT, TRAIN, LICENSE, AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES ACROSS KANSAS. DCCCA STAFF PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT TO FOSTER ADOPTIVE FAMILIES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. DCCCA HAS PROVIDED CHILD PLACING AGENCY SERVICES SINCE 2001. DCCCA'S CPA HAS WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,117 FAMILIES IN THE PAST YEAR EITHER AS POTENTIAL FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES OR AS LICENSED FOSTER FAMILIES. DCCCA'S CPA HELPED SUPPORT OVER 1,398 CHILDREN. WE KAN DRIVE HAS ENROLLED 892 YOUTH IN DRIVER'S EDUCATION COURSES, PURCHASED AUTO INSURANCE POLICIES FOR 290 YOUTH, AND SUPPORTED 531 YOUTH IN OBTAINING SOME FORM OF LICENSURE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM. FAMILY PRESERVATION STAFF PROVIDE IN-HOME INTERVENTIONS TO ASSIST IN CRISIS BY IMPROVING PARENTING AND FAMILY FUNCTIONING. WHILE KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE, DCCCA SUPPORTS FAMILIES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. DCCCA UTILIZES EVIDENCE-BASED SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY TEAMS MODEL TO ENHANCE OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES WITH SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS. DCCCA INITIALLY BEGAN FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES IN 1997.
  2. $6.8 million spent. DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAS BEEN PROVIDING TREATMENT SERVICES IN KANSAS FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, STARTING IN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN 1974 AND EXPANDING TO COVER OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, DCCCA'S SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS SERVED 2,198 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE 80 CHILDREN RECEIVED CARE FROM OUR LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTERS WHILE THEIR MOTHER'S RECEIVED TREATMENT. DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO HELPING CLIENTS RECEIVE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT BY CONNECTING THEM WITH LICENSED PRESCRIBERS. WITH STATE FUNDING, DCCCA PROGRAMS CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS. DURING THE PAST YEAR, 51 PEOPLE RECEIVED MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT THROUGH DCCCA PROGRAMS. DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WICHITA RECEIVES FUNDING THROUGH THE CITY OF WICHITA'S LIQUOR TAX FUNDS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. BH-WICHITA PROVIDES THESE SERVICES THROUGH (3) SEPARATE LIQUOR TAX FUNDED GRANTS WITH THE CITY OF WICHITA. THE FIRST GRANT AWARDED TO DCCCA BH-WICHITA, THE "INPATIENT BEDS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION & TREATMENT SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS," PROVIDES FUNDS FOR TWENTY (20) CLIENTS & TEN (10) CHILDREN ANNUALLY WHO ARE REFERRED BY THE CITY'S HOUSING & COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT & THE CITY'S HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM.BH-WICHITA'S SECOND GRANT FUNDED BY CITY LIQUOR TAX FUNDS, "SUBSTANCE ABUSE & TREATMENT SERVICES-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES" GRANT PROVIDES FOR (60) SIXTY CLIENTS ANNUALLY TO RECEIVE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES AS PART OF THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO CLIENTS REFERRED BY THE CITY MUNICIPAL COURT.BH-WICHITA'S THIRD & "OLDEST" (AWARDED 2013) GRANT FUNDED BY CITY LIQUOR TAX FUNDS IS THE "SUBSTANCE ABUSE & TREATMENT-CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES" GRANT. THE FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT SUPPORT A FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER TO SERVE (100) ONE-HUNDRED WOMEN & MEN ANNUALLY.DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE PEER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL DETOX SERVICES WHICH PROVIDED DETOX SERVICES TO 119 INDIVIDUALS BH ALSO COLLABORATES WITH THE DCCCA FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM WHICH COLLABORATES WITH THE SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY (START) PROGRAM TO ASSIST WOMEN WITH DCF INVOLVEMENT AND DRUG ABUSE.
  3. $7.4 million spent. DCCCA'S COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES SPAN FOUR STATES. PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAMS DESIGN AND DEVELOP LEARNING MODULES AND TRAINING RESOURCES FOCUSED ON SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND PROBLEM GAMBLING PREVENTION. DCCCA HAS SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID MISUSE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. DCCCA'S COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES DIVISION ALSO OFFERS STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MEETING FACILITATION SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING IN KANSAS, DCCCA HAS FOUR PRIMARY PROJECTS: A STATEWIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT, A STATE-WIDE OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE PROJECT, A STATEWIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION PROJECT, AND A FEDERAL DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. WITHIN THE KANSAS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PREVENTION EFFORTS, DCCCA MAINTAINS CONTRACTS WITH THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES AND THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THE KANSAS STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID MISUSE. DCCCA ALSO COORDINATES NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, FENTANYL TEST STRIP DISTRIBUTION, AND SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL METHODS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND OPIOIDS. DCCCA ALSO COORDINATES EFFORTS TO SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS WITH LEAVE BEHIND KITS TO PREVENT FUTURE OVERDOES. DCCCA UTILIZES FUNDS FROM THE DOUGLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES DOLLARS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG YOUTH AND BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. DCCCA CONTINUES TO LEVERAGE FOUNDATION FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION EFFORTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING WORKFORCE SKILLS FOR YOUTH INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN COMMUNITY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.IN OKLAHOMA, DCCCA HAS THREE PRIMARY PROJECTS FOCUSED ON OPIOID MISUSE PREVENTION, STIMULANT MISUSE PREVENTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES. THE OPIOID AND STIMULANT PROJECTS FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES; EDUCATION FOCUSED ON THE MEDICAL AVAILABILITY OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, EMPHASIZING SAFE USE, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND PROMOTION OF NALOXONE ADMINISTRATION. THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROJECT FOCUSES ON STATESIDE TRAINING AND SPECIFIC TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.DCCCA OPERATES TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS IN KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, IOWA, AND MISSOURI. IN KANSAS, WE PROVIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON OCCUPANT PROTECTION, IMPAIRED DRIVING, NOVICE DRIVERS, DISTRACTED DRIVING, OLDER DRIVERS, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, AND UNDERAGE DRINKING. IN KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND IOWA WE OFFER THE SEATBELTS ARE FOR EVERYONE (SAFE) PROGRAM, WHICH IS A TEEN-LED, PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED INJURIES AND FATALITIES AMONG TEENS. ADDITIONALLY, IN MISSOURI, DCCCA OFFERS TO BOOSTER TO BELTS PROGRAM WHICH IS AN INTERACTIVE WAY FOR TEENS TO TEACH CHILDREN (K-3RD GRADE) THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING A SEAT BELT AND USING A BOOSTER SEAT.
  4. $4,082 spent. DCCCA INC.'S OTHER PROGRAMS CARRY OUT OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE WE SERVE. DCCCA'S PROGRAMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH BEST PRACTICES IN THE INDUSTRY AND ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.DCCCA.ORG.

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 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 October 13, 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 June 2025.

    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 May 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 October 21, 2026.

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