Ramsbottom Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVOCATE PASSIONATELY FOR THE CLIENTS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE.
- Income
- $11.0 million
- Spending
- $10.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 162
- Highest pay
- $371,087, 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
Fair: 65 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% 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
Good: 85 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (6)
- $4.1 million spent. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY (ICF) THE INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY IS A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ADAPTIVE SKILL DEFICITS WITH DIFFICULT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 24/DAY ACTIVE TREATMENT SERVICES AIMED AT INCREASING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH APPROPRIATE ADAPTIVE AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. THE GOAL OF THE ICF/IDD PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE IN PERSONAL SKILLS, HOME SKILLS, COMMUNITY SKILLS, SOCIAL SKILLS, AND TO MANAGE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS THROUGH BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY ENABLE THE INDIVIDUAL TO MOVE TO A LESS RESTRICTIVE SETTING.
- $3.3 million spent. COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION UNIT (CSRU) THE CSRU PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE RECOVERY AND EVERY DAY LIVES PRINCIPLES OF THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY WORKING TO RETURN THEM TO THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHERE FAMILY/SOCIAL SUPPORTS AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION IS DEEMED CRITICAL FOR SUCCESS. CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS WILL INCLUDE INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, CRISIS INTERVENTION, APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS AND CURRENT RESEARCH AND THEORY ALONG WITH COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION UNIT (CSRU) 3 FORMAL SUPPORTS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. THE PHILOSOPHY IS TO FOCUS ON CLIENT SELF-DETERMINATION AND ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS/HER FAMILY/COMMUNITY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- $1.3 million spent. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (CRRS) CRRS PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS/DIAGNOSES WITH SOCIAL AND ADAPTIVE SKILL DEFICITS AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING, PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION (INCLUDING INDIVIDUALIZED BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS) TO INDIVIDUALS IN A NONMEDICAL SETTING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 24 HOUR PER DAY TREATMENT SERVICES AIMED AT INCREASING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE ADAPTIVE AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- $705,815 spent. WAIVER GROUP HOMES THE WAIVER GROUP HOMES ARE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF AN INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED (IDD), WITH ADAPTIVE SKILL DEFICITS AND MINOR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 24 HOUR PER DAY TREATMENT SERVICES AIMED AT INCREASING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH APPROPRIATE ADAPTIVE AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. THE GOAL OF THE WAIVER PROGRAMS IS TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE IN PERSONAL SKILLS, HOME SKILLS, COMMUNITY SKILLS, AND SOCIAL SKILLS, WHILE MANAGING MINOR CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS. PROGRAM PLANNING CENTERS UPON THE INDIVIDUALS' INTERESTS, LIKES, DISLIKES, AND STRENGTHS WHILE ALLOWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHOICES AND INCREASED INDEPENDENCE. ADULT DAY SERVICES THE ADULT DAY SERVICES PROGRAM (ADS) IS AN ADULT TRAINING FACILITY THAT OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ACTIVE TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE IN DAILY LIVING SKILLS, DEVELOPMENT OF DAILY LIVING SKILLS, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, LEISURE AND CRAFT SKILLS, AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENTS. THE PROGRAM STRESSES VOCATIONAL SKILLS, INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, RECREATIONAL, AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND STRIVES FOR EMPLOYMENT. ADULT DAY SERVICES IS A PROGRAM SERVING INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE AT THE RAMSBOTTOM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE INDIVIDUALS REQUIRE A STRUCTURED SETTING ALONG WITH A WORKING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS TO MAKE CHOICES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE OVERALL SETTING OF THE PROGRAM. INDIVIDUALS' INTERESTS, LIKES, DISLIKES, AND STRENGTHS ARE CONSIDERED WHEN PLANNING THEIR PROGRAMS; THIS ENABLES THE INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN WHICH TO BUILD SKILLS ON THEIR CURRENT STRENGTHS. THE PROGRAM ALSO BELIEVES THAT INDIVIDUALS SHOULD TRY NEW AREAS TO BROADEN THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCES AND TO PURSUE NEW AVENUES IN WHICH TO FIND HIDDEN INTERESTS AND SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM STRIVES FOR INDEPENDENCE IN ALL AREAS AND ASPECTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DAY. TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE, THE INDIVIDUALS REQUIRE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO FOR THEMSELVES, INCLUDING ALLOWING THEM TO FIND THEIR OWN METHOD OF LEARNING A TASK. THIS ALLOWS FOR MISTAKES AND GROWTH THROUGH NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCES. INDIVIDUALS ARE ASSESSED TO DETERMINE WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED TO ENABLE THEM TO FUNCTION IN AN INDEPENDENT LIVING SETTING. NEEDED SKILLS ARE THEN FURTHER DEVELOPED. THIS PROGRAM BELIEVES THAT CONSISTENCY IN FORMAL GOAL PLANS AND OVERALL TREATMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESS AND EFFECTIVENESS, BOTH AT THE ADS PROGRAM AND IN THE RESIDENTIAL SETTING. THIS PROGRAM STRIVES TO WORK CLOSELY AND COOPERATIVELY WITH THE LIVING UNITS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEMBERS FOR OVERALL PLANNING AND TREATMENT FOR THE WORKERS. TARGET POPULATION INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AGE 21 TO 59 HAVE A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF INTELLECTUALLY DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED (IDD) ARE IN NEED OF ACTIVE TREATMENT SERVICES AS PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN AND ARE IN NEED OF A DAY PROGRAM.
- LINE 4B COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION UNIT (CSRU) CONTINUED: TO DRIVE THE PROCESS. GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE CSRU PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE IN PERSONAL SKILLS, HOME SKILLS, COMMUNITY SKILLS, AND SOCIAL SKILLS, WHILE MANAGING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS THAT RESULT FROM THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE INTENT OF THE CSRU IS TO DIVERT DUALLY DIAGNOSED ADULTS FROM ADMISSIONS TO STATE HOSPITALS, INPATIENT UNITS, OR STATE CENTERS. AFFORDING THE INDIVIDUALS THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES TO LIVE PRODUCTIVE LIVES IS THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE CSRU PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, ANOTHER GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE PERMANENCY AND FOSTER STABILIZATION. THESE INITIATIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, CRISIS MANAGEMENT, COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE LENGTH OF STAY WILL VARY DUE TO DIFFERENT FACTORS WITH THE TARGETED LENGTH BEING NO LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS. OBJECTIVES: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CSRU PROGRAM IS TO IDENTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDER LEADING TO UNWANTED BEHAVIORS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE AROUND THEM IN LEARNING APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUPPORT NETWORK OF SERVICES AIMED AT INCREASING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE ADAPTIVE AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS LINE 4C COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (CRRS) CONTINUED: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A LESS-RESTRICTIVE SETTING THAN INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION, PROVIDING A HOME-LIKE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. TREATMENT IS FOCUSED ON THE INDIVIDUALS' ASSESSED NEEDS AND CENTERS ON INTERESTS, LIKES, DISLIKES AND STRENGTHS, WHILE ALLOWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHOICES AND INCREASED INDEPENDENCE.
- WAIVER GROUP HOMES THE WAIVER GROUP HOMES ARE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF AN INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED (IDD), WITH ADAPTIVE SKILL DEFICITS AND MINOR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 24 HOUR PER DAY TREATMENT SERVICES AIMED AT INCREASING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH APPROPRIATE ADAPTIVE AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. THE GOAL OF THE WAIVER PROGRAMS IS TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE IN PERSONAL SKILLS, HOME SKILLS, COMMUNITY SKILLS, AND SOCIAL SKILLS, WHILE MANAGING MINOR CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS. PROGRAM PLANNING CENTERS UPON THE INDIVIDUALS' INTERESTS, LIKES, DISLIKES, AND STRENGTHS WHILE ALLOWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHOICES AND INCREASED INDEPENDENCE. ADULT DAY SERVICES THE ADULT DAY SERVICES PROGRAM (ADS) IS AN ADULT TRAINING FACILITY THAT OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ACTIVE TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE IN DAILY LIVING SKILLS, DEVELOPMENT OF DAILY LIVING SKILLS, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, LEISURE AND CRAFT SKILLS, AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENTS. THE PROGRAM STRESSES VOCATIONAL SKILLS, INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, RECREATIONAL, AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND STRIVES FOR EMPLOYMENT. ADULT DAY SERVICES IS A PROGRAM SERVING INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE AT THE RAMSBOTTOM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE INDIVIDUALS REQUIRE A STRUCTURED SETTING ALONG WITH A WORKING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS TO MAKE CHOICES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE OVERALL SETTING OF THE PROGRAM. INDIVIDUALS' INTERESTS, LIKES, DISLIKES, AND STRENGTHS ARE CONSIDERED WHEN PLANNING THEIR PROGRAMS; THIS ENABLES THE INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN WHICH TO BUILD SKILLS ON THEIR CURRENT STRENGTHS. THE PROGRAM ALSO BELIEVES THAT INDIVIDUALS SHOULD TRY NEW AREAS TO BROADEN THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCES AND TO PURSUE NEW AVENUES IN WHICH TO FIND HIDDEN INTERESTS AND SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM STRIVES FOR INDEPENDENCE IN ALL AREAS AND ASPECTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DAY. TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE, THE INDIVIDUALS REQUIRE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO FOR THEMSELVES, INCLUDING ALLOWING THEM TO FIND THEIR OWN METHOD OF LEARNING A TASK. THIS ALLOWS FOR MISTAKES AND GROWTH THROUGH NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCES. INDIVIDUALS ARE ASSESSED TO DETERMINE WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED TO ENABLE THEM TO FUNCTION IN AN INDEPENDENT LIVING SETTING. NEEDED SKILLS ARE THEN FURTHER DEVELOPED. THIS PROGRAM BELIEVES THAT CONSISTENCY IN FORMAL GOAL PLANS AND OVERALL TREATMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESS AND EFFECTIVENESS, BOTH AT THE ADS PROGRAM AND IN THE RESIDENTIAL SETTING. THIS PROGRAM STRIVES TO WORK CLOSELY AND COOPERATIVELY WITH THE LIVING UNITS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEMBERS FOR OVERALL PLANNING AND TREATMENT FOR THE WORKERS. TARGET POPULATION INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AGE 21 TO 59 HAVE A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF INTELLECTUALLY DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED (IDD) ARE IN NEED OF ACTIVE TREATMENT SERVICES AS PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN AND ARE IN NEED OF A DAY PROGRAM.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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