Developmental Disabilities Institute Inc.

“Members of developmental disabilities institute, inc. Are defined as follows: class i - parents or legal guardians of individuals with developmental disabilities currently receiving either residential, educational, early intervention, or adult day services from the institute shall be eligible for regular membership. If an individual served has both parents and legal guardians, then only the legal guardian(s) is considered the class i member. Meetings of the members a) an annual meeting of the members shall be held every year prior to the third thursday of november. B) special meetings of the members may be called at any time by the chairperson of the board of directors and it shall be the duty of the chairperson to call a special meeting whenever requested to do so in writing by 20% of the total class i regular membership. C) all actions and questions at any meeting of the members, except as otherwise provided by law or by these by laws, shall be decided by majority vote of those votes cast either in person or by proxy. D) only class i members shall have the right to vote in any elections or special meetings as provided for in the by-laws. E) quorum consists of the following, subject to any provision in these by laws requiring a higher quorum for the transaction of any specific type of business, the presence in person or by proxy of the lesser of either the class i regular members entitled to cast 100 votes or one-tenth of the total number of votes entitled to be cast shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members, provided that a lesser number may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice of the adjournment date or dates until a quorum is present.”

“The chief executive officer and senior finance executives review form 990 with the finance committee. The finance committee subsequently reviews the contents of form 990 with the board of directors members which are provided a copy of the report before being filed with irs.”

“The policy statement shall be made available to each director, chief financial officer and other senior staff. Annually and prior to hire or appointment to the board of ddi, all individuals are required to sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. Questionnaires are reviewed with the board of directors and any possible conflicts are discussed. Any necessary actions that may need to be made to avoid conflicts of interest are addressed to assure that transactions are made in the best interest of ddi.”

“Upon initial employment and contract renewal with the chief executive officer, the reporting organization is required (under a board approved written policy) to engage a consultant to provide the board with a report of competitive total compensation and benefits. During 2022, the executive committee of the board engaged an independent firm to conduct a compensation study evaluating compensation and benefits reasonableness which included all executive positions (chief financial & administrative office, chief human resources administrative officer and chief program and quality officer - opwdd services). The compensation package for the ceo who was appointed in 2022 was determined by the board based on this study. The salaries for the other executive positions of the organization are determined by the ceo based on the study.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. The financial statements are also available on the organization's website.”

“(Expenses $ 21,435,350 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 21,853,961) CHILDREN'S SERVICE: THE CHILDREN'S DAY SERVICE OPERATES A FULL DAY SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS BETWEEN 5 AND 21 YEARS OF AGE. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO DISPLAY EVIDENCE OF AUTISM OR PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER. STUDENTS RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN A HIGHLY STRUCTURED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, ALONG WITH SPEECH/LANGUAGE THERAPY, ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, CLINICAL SERVICES, VOCATIONAL SERVICES AND INTENSIVE PARENT TRAINING. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 225 STUDENTS DURING THE REPORTING YEAR.”

“(Expenses $ 16,218,624 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 14,775,239) CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAMS : THE CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM (CRP) PROVIDES INTENSIVE EDUCATION, IN A HOME-LIKE SETTING, TO AUTISTIC AND AUTISTIC-LIKE CHILDREN WHOSE NEEDS EXCEED WHAT CAN BE ADDRESSED BY TYPICAL SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. A TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND PARENTS TOGETHER CAREFULLY MONITOR EACH CHILD'S GROWTH WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF RETURNING THAT STUDENT TO HIS OR HER NATURAL HOME AND SCHOOL, OR ANOTHER LESS RESTRICTIVE ALTERNATIVE AT THE OPTIMAL TIME. THE CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF THE CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAM DURING THE REPORTING YEAR WAS 65.”

“(Expenses $ 10,958,321 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 12,593,155) "SELF DIRECTION" IS THE PRACTICE OF EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO MANAGE THE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES THEY RECEIVE, DETERMINE WHO PROVIDES THE SUPPORTS, AND HOW AND WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDED. ON 12/31/2024, the Agency served as the Fiscal Intermediary for 362 individuals.”

“(Expenses $ 346,242 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 376,870) AS OF AUGUST 22, 2016, THE AGENCY SURRENDERED THE LICENSE FOR ITS DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER ("OPTI-HEALTHCARE"). OPTI HEALTHCARE WAS TRANSITIONED OVER TO ANOTHER UNRELATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, LONG ISLAND SELECT HEALTHCARE ("LISH") WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS A FEDERALLY - QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE CENTER. THE AGENCY LEASES SPACE TO LISH AND HAS A LANDLORD TENANT RELATIONSHIP.”

“(Expenses $ 122,494 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 249,420) OTHER PROGRAMS”