EIN 34-1341788

The Lcada Way

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
171
City
State
Year formed
1981
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Transforming lives, families & communities affected by alcohol, substance abuse & behavioral health issues with education, prevention & treatment.
Also known as...
Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services
Total revenues
$10,494,464
2023
Total expenses
$10,838,518
2023
Total assets
$9,290,451
2023
Num. employees
171
2023

Program areas at The Lcada Way

Men's service:the Lcada Way offers a comprehensive continuum of Alcohol and Drug treatment Services. These Services include screening and assessment, case management, low intensity treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, aftercare, relapse treatment, family treatment and day treatment programs for men. We also provide an array of medication assisted treatment that includes ambulatory detox.
Adolescent treatment program:the Lcada Way offers a comprehensive continuum of Alcohol and Drug treatment Services for youth and their families. These Services include screening and assessment, low intensity treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, aftercare, and family treatment. The Lcada Way also offers a juvenile diversion program (eduvention) and school and community based prevention Services.
The key/women's services:the Lcada Way offers a comprehensive continuum of Alcohol and Drug treatment Services for women and their families. These Services include screening and assessment, case management, low intensity treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, aftercare, relapse treatment, family treatment and day treatment programs, residential treatment for women, ambulatory detox, and medication assisted treatment including The use of vivitrol or suboxone. Women receiving residential treatment may have their pre-school age children reside with them in treatment.
Community education and prevention: The Lcada Way is The largest provider of Alcohol, Drug, and tobacco outreach, education, and prevention Services in Lorain County. These Services include a broad scope of activities from six Ohio department of mental health and addiction Services (odmas) prevention categories. These categories include: a. Problem identification, intervention, and referral - target individuals who have indulged in illegal or age-inappropriate use of Alcohol, tobacco, and/or illicit drugs, in order to assess whether their behavior can be reversed through education. The primary objective of problem identification and referral Services is to prevent The progression of The problem. This may involve providing education and support Services, directing high-risk individuals and their families into appropriate community Services, encouraging participation in needed Services, and providing follow-up Services. This strategy does not include clinical assessment and/or treatment for substance Abuse and dependence. Individuals in need of clinical Services would be referred to The appropriate treatment provider. B. Education Services - substance Abuse prevention education involves two-way communication and is distinguished from The information strategy by The fact that interaction between The educator and The participants is The basis of its components. Services under this strategy aim to affect critical life and social skills including decision-making, refusal skills, critical analysis and systematic judgment abilities. Lcada provides The following education Services: child and adult child of substance Abuse Services, education Services for youth and adult groups, classroom and small group discussion / instruction, parenting / family management Services, small group sessions, peer leader / helper programs, and individualized education sessions. C. prevention / information dissemination - provides awareness and knowledge of The nature and extent of substance Abuse and addiction and its effects on individuals, families and communities. The strategy is also intended to increase knowledge and awareness of available prevention programs and Services. Information dissemination is characterized by one Way communication from The source to The audience with limited contact between The two. Lcada will continue to provide The following Services: information booths and displays, print and electronic media, brochures and other publications, information / resource lines, resource directories, and speaking engagements. Lcada will also continue to provide telephone information and referral Services. D. community based process - aims to enhance The ability of The community to more effectively provide prevention and treatment Services for substance Abuse. Services in this strategy include organizing, planning, and enhancing The efficiency and effectiveness of Services implementation, interagency collaboration, coalition building, and networking. Lcada provides The following community based Services: surveys; training / workforce development; focus groups; community team building; coalition building; and multi-agency coordination and collaboration. These Services include work with The communities that care and other community organizations to promote The development, implementation, and evaluation of prevention Services within The community. E. alternatives - provide for The participation of target populations in activities that exclude substance Abuse. The assumption is that constructive and healthy activities offset The attraction to, or otherwise meet The needs usually filled by Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and would therefore minimize or alleviate The need to use these substances. Lcada provides The following alternative Services: community events; community drop-in center activities; community service/service learning activities; social and recreational prevention Services; youth and adult leadership Services; and youth-led prevention. F. environmental - establishes or changes written and unwritten community standards, codes and attitudes, thereby influencing incidence and prevalence of Alcohol and other Drug use/abuse in The general population. This strategy is divided into two subcategories to distinguish between activities that center on legal and regulatory initiatives and those that relate to service and action-oriented initiatives.

Who funds The Lcada Way

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Nord Family FoundationGeneral Operating Support in Lorain County$55,000
Fraternal Order of Eagles - Elyria Aerie 431Support Families$30,051
The Blackbaud Giving FundGeneral Support$24,750
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at The Lcada Way

NameTitleCompensation
Daniel HaightPresident and Chief Executive Officer$207,960
Wendy BanasChief Operating Officer$93,689
Joseph CarverChief Financial Officer$115,843
Thomas D StuberChief Legislative Officer$105,828
Bethany Goers, SHRM-SCPChief Human Resources Officer
...and 19 more key personnel

Financials for The Lcada Way

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,879,185
Program services$6,658,099
Investment income and dividends$56,768
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$37,862
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-65,529
Net income from fundraising events$-71,921
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$10,494,464

Form 990s for The Lcada Way

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-12-19990View PDF
2022-062022-12-07990View PDF
2021-062022-01-27990View PDF
2020-062021-04-05990View PDF
2019-062020-10-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $30,051 from Fraternal Order of Eagles - Elyria Aerie 431
Nonprofit Types
ClinicsMental health organizationsSubstance abuse programs
Issues
HealthMental healthDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2115 W Park Dr
Lorain, OH 44053
Metro area
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
County
Lorain County, OH
Website URL
thelcadaway.org/ 
Phone
(440) 989-4900
IRS details
EIN
34-1341788
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1981
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
F20: Alcohol, Drug, and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment
NAICS code, primary
621: Outpatient Health Care Practitioners and Facilities
Parent/child status
Independent
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