Overview
Communitas, Inc. and Affiliates,2 headquartered in Wakefield, is a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt human-service organization established to help improve the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It was founded in 1954 and originally incorporated in 1957 as East Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.; it adopted its current name in 2018. Communitas employed an average of 186 full-time employees during our audit period.
According to Uniform Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Reports3 Communitas prepared during our audit period, the organization received revenue from the following sources:
Annual Revenue by Fiscal Year*
Source |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
---|---|---|---|
Department of Developmental Services |
$8,219,510 |
$8,489,412 |
$8,790,808 |
Department of Children and Families |
77,538 |
98,423 |
101,631 |
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind |
0 |
0 |
6,274 |
Other State Agency Purchase of Service |
91,020 |
55,964 |
53,757 |
Medicaid |
4,739,327 |
4,904,056 |
4,807,691 |
State Agency Non–Purchase of Service |
1,251,197 |
1,382,976 |
1,752,570 |
Total |
$14,378,592 |
$14,930,831 |
$15,512,731 |
* Communitas’s fiscal year begins July 1 and ends on June 30 (e.g., fiscal year 2016 began July 1, 2015 and ended June 30, 2016).
Communitas provides a variety of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families, including family services, adult residential services, and day and recreation programs, which are described in the Appendix.
Date published: | October 17, 2019 |
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