Community for New Direction Incorporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION (CND)EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL. CND RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SERVES INNER-CITY, ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS. CND PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES TO ADULTS. CND ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAM SERVICES TO YOUTH GRADES K-12 TO REDUCE THE USE AND ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS.
- Income
- $5.5 million
- Spending
- $5.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- -5.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 49%
- Employees
- 113
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $182,791, president &
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: 37 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 66% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 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 (3)
- $2.1 million spent. PREVENTION PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OTHER DRUG AND VIOLENCE (ATOD-V) PREVENTION THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, EVEN DURING SUMMER VACATION AND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO COLLEGE AND THE JOB FORCE. MANY OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE ARE PART OF OUR SERVICES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATION. CND PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, SERVING THE INNER CITY, AND COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSES. OUR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM TEAM SPENT ONE HOUR PER DAY (INCLUDING PREP TIME) ASSISTING KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN READING AND COMPREHENSION FOR 39 WEEKS AND TWO HOURS PER WEEK WORKING WITH FAMILY STABILIZATION IN READING AND COMPREHENSION. WE UTILIZED THIRD GRADE READING GAMES, ACTIVITIES AND AUDIO/VISUAL TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE EXCITEMENT IN READING. OUR INTERVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDED SUMMER YOUTH ENGAGEMENT JOB READINESS SERVICES WHICH PREPARED OVER 32 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTRODUCED THEM TO VARIOUS CAREERS AND INDUSTRIES. THIS PROGRAM PLACED YOUTH IN JOBS AND PROVIDED TRAINING WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO GAIN PRACTICAL SKILLS SUCH AS RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS EXPLORING VARIOUS CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH LOCAL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. PREVENTION PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OTHER DRUG AND VIOLENCE (ATOD-V) PREVENTION THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, EVEN DURING SUMMER VACATION AND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO COLLEGE AND THE JOB FORCE. MANY OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE ARE PART OF OUR SERVICES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATION. CND PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, SERVING THE INNER CITY, AND COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSES. OUR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM TEAM SPENT ONE HOUR PER DAY (INCLUDING PREP TIME) ASSISTING KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN READING AND COMPREHENSION FOR 39 WEEKS AND TWO HOURS PER WEEK WORKING WITH FAMILY STABILIZATION IN READING AND COMPREHENSION. WE UTILIZED THIRD GRADE READING GAMES, ACTIVITIES AND AUDIO/VISUAL TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE EXCITEMENT IN READING. OUR INTERVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDED SUMMER YOUTH ENGAGEMENT JOB READINESS SERVICES WHICH PREPARED OVER 32 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTRODUCED THEM TO VARIOUS CAREERS AND INDUSTRIES. THIS PROGRAM PLACED YOUTH IN JOBS AND PROVIDED TRAINING WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO GAIN PRACTICAL SKILLS SUCH AS RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS EXPLORING VARIOUS CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH LOCAL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
- $2.7 million spent. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT- CND OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. IN 2022 CND RECEIVED ITS SECOND 3-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM CARF (COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES) INTERNATIONAL THROUGH MAY OF 2025. IN ADDITION, CND OFFERS A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICANS OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAFF FROM THE RED BIRD CENTER. CND ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS KAPPA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PROGRAM AND ETHIOPIAN TEWAHEDO SOCIAL SERVICES(ETSS)COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON TREATMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023 CND OPENED THE FIRST PHASE OF A TWO-PHASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAMPUS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE NEW 12,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET FACILITY WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE VITALLY NEEDED SERVICES TO MORE CLIENTS. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT- CND OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. IN 2022 CND RECEIVED ITS SECOND 3-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM CARF (COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES) INTERNATIONAL THROUGH MAY OF 2025. IN ADDITION, CND OFFERS A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICANS OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAFF FROM THE RED BIRD CENTER. CND ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS KAPPA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PROGRAM AND ETHIOPIAN TEWAHEDO SOCIAL SERVICES(ETSS)COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON TREATMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023 CND OPENED THE FIRST PHASE OF A TWO-PHASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAMPUS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE NEW 12,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET FACILITY WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE VITALLY NEEDED SERVICES TO MORE CLIENTS.
- $465,137 spent. RECOVERY RESIDENCE - CND OPENED A LEVEL III RECOVERY RESIDENCE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AS PART OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM. OUR RECOVERY HOUSING SERVES 5 RESIDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. THE HOUSE PROVIDES A LIVING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM ALCOHOL AND ILLICIT DRUG USE WITH A FOCUS ON PEER SUPPORT AND SUPPORT SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS BUDGETING AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS FROM STAFF WHO ARE CERTIFIED OHIO PEER RECOVERY COACHES EMPLOYED BY CND.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1995.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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