2017-11-15T17:30:56-08:00 2016-12-31 Altman Rogers & Company 425 G Street Suite 800 Anchorage AK 99501 990 2016-01-01 753149780 CHOICES Inc CHOI 9073334343 1231 Gambell St Anchorage AK 99501 Eliza Eller President 2017-11-15 true Ryan T Johns CPA P01621818 9072742992 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Eliza Eller 1231 Gambell St Suite 300 Anchorage AK 99501 1825058 false false X www.choices-ak.org X 2006 AK Recognizing that physical needs are crucial to rehabilitation and lifelong well being, the Organization's mission is to help individuals towards wellness and recovery by encouraging individual choice. 4 4 25 7 0 1397545 1567988 185043 226768 0 27991 30302 1610579 1825058 10226 31937 0 1061825 1230775 0 17145 564419 459382 1636470 1722094 -25891 102964 678842 401764 613882 233840 64960 167924 X Recognizing that physical needs are crucial to rehabilitation and lifelong well being, the Organization's mission is to help individuals towards wellness and recovery by encouraging individual choice. true true 1584504 31937 43534 Program services includes various different programs. The Recovery Coordination Program provides intensive, client centered, outpatient case management services for individuals experiencing serious mental illness. The Peer Bridgers program serves as a bridge to social care resources for individuals who are temporarily institutionalized due to mental illness. 2504 Soteria House provides a safe, non-coercive, home like environment for those diagnosed with serious mental illness to recover from long-term symptoms. Soteria-House is an effective alternative to hospitalization. CHOICES, Inc. finalized the closure of its Soteria House assisted living facility including paying all final utility bills and notifying the State of Alaska of the final closure and final invoice payments by May 2016. 103460 CHOICES, Inc. implemented the Housing First Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. This is a trans-disciplinary team of service providers which provide client-centered treatment to address serious mental illness and dual diagnosis disorders. It is a client centered, recovery-oriented behavioral health service to reduce psychiatric hospitalization, stabilize community integration and enhance overall recovery. It is comprised of a clinical team leader, a psychiatric prescriber, registered nurses, mental health clinicians, a substance abuse specialist, a vocational specialist, a peer specialist, a housing specialist, and a program assistant. 1587008 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 25 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 true false false false false false false true true true false true true true true true true true true false X X Charlotte E Kair 9073334343 1231 Gambell Street Suite 300 Anchorage AK 99501 Eliza Eller President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Patrick Cunningham Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Edouard Ted Eller Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Paterna Sec / Treas 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alan Green Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 40152 0 0 Tim Mannen Psych Nurse Pract 40.00 0.00 X 121131 0 0 Bernadine Ruskin President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kamaree Altaffer Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kerry Turnbow Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 16396 0 0 Dr Aron Wolf Interim Executive Director 10.00 0.00 X 21350 0 0 199029 1 true false false 0 1564296 3692 1567988 Fees & Contracts Gov Agencies 624100 154299 154299 Self Pay 624100 72469 72469 226768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Client Mini-Grants 624100 29201 29201 Miscellaneous 624100 1101 1101 30302 1825058 257070 0 31937 31937 0 0 47232 33062 11808 2362 0 1009502 956522 44150 8830 0 86060 81756 3443 861 87981 83582 3519 880 0 800 760 32 8 4174 4174 0 0 0 91265 86703 3650 912 5394 5124 216 54 31985 30386 1279 320 17063 16210 683 170 0 115886 110091 4636 1159 28869 27425 1155 289 0 0 0 0 13237 13237 23119 21963 925 231 Emergency consumer fund 86173 81864 3447 862 Bad Debt Expense 20761 20761 Supplies 9606 9126 384 96 Equipment 7445 7073 298 74 3605 3424 144 37 1722094 1587008 117941 17145 586523 285667 0 4032 25370 25831 0 0 0 0 14536 11628 115248 40642 52413 74606 0 0 0 0 0 678842 401764 60815 90145 553067 143695 613882 233840 X 64960 167924 64960 167924 678842 401764 102964 X false true X true false X 264283 271372 613287 1397545 1567988 4114475 86430 56610 179126 185043 226768 733977 0 0 0 350713 327982 792413 1582588 1794756 4848452 0 0 4848452 0 0 0 13744 27991 30302 72037 350713 327982 806157 1610579 1825058 4920489 0.98540 0.98820 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 91449 91449 23799 40642 -16843 74606 X 1901000 75942 75942 1825058 1825058 1798036 75942 75942 1722094 1722094 Part X : FIN48 Footnote CHOICES, Inc. is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. CHOICES, Inc. is exempt from State income taxes under the Alaska Nonprofit Corporation Act. Therefore, the accompanying statements do not reflect a provision for income taxes. CHOICES, Inc. believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. With few exceptions, the organization is not subject to an audit of its tax returns prior to 2013. Although CHOICES, Inc. is exempt from federal income taxes, any income derived from unrelated business activities is subject to the requirement of filing Federal Income Tax Form 990-T and a tax liability may be determined on these activities. The Organization had no income derived from unrelated business activities as of December 31, 2016 or 2015. true 0 0 ICM Mini-grants 16 20490 ACT Mini-grants 5 9812 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used CHOICES, Inc. helps clients apply for mini-grants through the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. These applications are approved for a certain amount for specific expenditures. Upon funding receipt, CHOICES Finance Director verifies funds have been transferred into the Mini-Grant Account. After verification of funding receipt, the client's case manager takes the client shopping for the approved items on the grant award. Receipts are provided to CHOICES' Finance Director to submit to the Mental Health Trust's contract agent, Information Insights. CHOICES is required to return any unused funds from each grant within 45 days of grant award unless an extension has been granted. CHOICES receives a $50 Administrative Fee for providing services to the client. In 2016, these grants were awarded to 21 individuals, 16 from ICM and 5 from ACT. Total Awards were $30,302 of which $31,937 was expended in 2016. Expenditures for some 2015 grants were completed in 2016. CHOICES does not determine eligibility for grants nor does CHOICES have a say in the criteria for grant award selection or the actual grant award selection. CHOICES does maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grant award and the amount of approved expenditures against the grant. CHOICES either fully expends the grant with the client or returns any unused funds within 45 days of the grant award excepting extensions. Grant award criteria and actual grant award are determined by the Mental Health Trust and their contract agent. X X false false false false false false false false false false Kerry Turnbow Executive Director 16396 16396 Dr Aron Wolf Interim Executive Director 21350 21350 Kamaree Altaffer Fmr board member 12984 Contract clinician false Aron Wolf Fmr interim director 10281 Contract Psych false Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services CHOICES, Inc.'s Peer Bridger program developed a plan to begin billing Medicaid for services provided to consumers. The application will be submitted in early 2017 with approval anticipated in Q1 2017. This change to billing will necessitate a change to on-boarding consumers and completing assessments and treatment plans as well as providing services to consumers. The population served will include those consumers moving from inpatient to outpatient services (Peer Bridger services) and will increase to include any seriously mentally ill (SMI) consumers meeting the program criteria, whether they have received inpatient services recently or not. Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services CHOICES, Inc. finalized the closure of its Soteria House assisted living facility including paying all final utility bills and notifying the State of Alaska of the final closure and final invoice payments by May 2016. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Board president, Eliza Eller, is married to board member, Edouard Eller Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing Address Eliza Eller - Board President54932 Burdock RoadKasilof, AK 99610Edouard Eller - Board Member54932 Burdock RoadKasilof, AK 99610Bernadine Ruskin - Former Board President520 N StreetAnchorage, AK 99501 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The governing board has authorized the President to review the form 990 and approve if correct and complete if necessary. Corrections are reviewed and approved. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts All Officers, employees and Members of the Board of Directors are required to complete Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form annually. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Compensation is approved by the Board of Directors based on the review of comparable data. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation is approved by the Board of Directors based on the review of comparable data. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available All of the organizations governing documents are available to the public upon request at the main office at: 1231 Gambell Street, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501.