2026-02-05T19:49:50-05:00 2025-06-30 471195581 VANN WHIPPLE MILLIGAN PC 1117 PERIMETER CTR WEST N300 ATLANTA GA 303385430 990 2024-07-01 586045872 ASCENSA HEALTH INC ASCE 4048742224 139 RENAISSANCE PARKWAY ATLANTA GA 30308 SUZANNE SHAFFER PRESIDENT & CEO 4048742224 2026-01-23 true true CARL W VANN P01230252 7703511220 2026-01-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SUZANNE SHAFFER 11376644 false X WWW.ASCENSAHEALTH.ORG X 1962 GA ASCENSA HEALTH PROVIDES A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE THAT SUSTAINS RECOVERY AND RETURNS INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES. 12 12 148 0 5437268 5922187 116327 13864 -46844 2375321 7740 401012 5514491 8712384 0 0 4313799 4428238 677 5585 5585 2531261 2147908 6845737 6581731 -1331246 2130653 9621593 11904108 182544 166070 9439049 11738038 X ASCENSA HEALTH PROVIDES A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE THAT SUSTAINS RECOVERY AND RETURNS INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES. false false 6119917 13864 OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATION/SERVICES PROVIDED/POPULATION SERVED ASCENSA HEALTH, INC., A PRIVATE NONPROFIT 501(C)3), HAS BEEN SERVING THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. ASCENSA IS COMMITTED TO REBUILDING LIVES, REUNITING FAMILIES AND RESTORING COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CARE THAT SUSTAINS LONG TERM RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION AND CO-OCCURING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ASCENSA USES THE RECOVERY ORIENTED SYSTEM OF CARE AND EVIDENCE BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. SERVICES INCLUDE: INTAKE AND ASSESSMENTS, TREATMENT PLANNING, ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, JOB READINESS, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. ASCENSA OWNS AND OPERATES FACILITIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA, SERVING MORE THAN 1,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY. ASCENSA OPERATES A 8M BALANCED BUDGET. ASCENSA IS ONE THE LARGEST NONPROFIT ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS IN GEORGIA. IT IS ALSO ONE OF ATLANTA'S FEW LICENSED AND ACCREDITED LONG TERM TREATMENT PROGRAMS SERVING HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME ADULTS AND FAMILIES. THE AGENCY IS LICENSED BY THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF). BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1962, ASCENSA WAS ATLANTA'S FIRST LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR MALE ALCOHOLICS. IN 1993, THE AGENCY EXPANDED TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE TO TREAT A BROAD RANGE OF ADDICTIONS FOR MEN AND WOMEN. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON HEALTHCARE SERVICES, ADOPTING GENDER-SPECIFIC TREATMENT MODELS, AND IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. POPULATION SERVED ASCENSA PRIMARILY PROVIDES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PRIMARILY HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME MEN AND WOMEN IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. ASCENSA'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE: DETOXIFICATION, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, AND DAY OUTPATIENT SERVICES. OF TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED, 70% OF ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE MALE, 29% ARE FEMALE, AND LESS THAN 1% ARE TRANSGENDER; APPROXIMATELY 49% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 47% ARE CAUCASIAN, WITH LESS THAN 4% BEING FROM OTHER ENTHNICITIES. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE CLIENTS SERVED ARE HOMELESS WHEN ENTERING TREATMENT. ALL CLIENTS ARE LOW-INCOME AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SERVICES ELSEWHERE. OF THE AGENCY TOTAL POPULATION 60% SUFFER FROM CO- OCCURING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. ASCENSA PRIMARILY SERVES FULTON AND DEKALB COUNTY RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO SERVES MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA. DEPRECIATION 6119917 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 25 0 false 148 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X ASCENSA HEALTH INC 4048742224 139 RENAISSANCE PARKWAY ATLANTA GA 30308 SUZANNE SHAFFER PRESIDENT & 40.00 X 218832 0 47074 SUE WIGGIN CFO 40.00 X 38965 0 10613 ANDREA MCLARTY COO 40.00 X 95300 0 13915 BRIAN GLOTFELTY CFO 40.00 X 82792 0 0 RUSSELL GRAY VP OF CLINIC 40.00 X 61750 0 0 JOHN DRYMAN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JARED DEGNAN BOARD VICE C 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN W DICKSON III BOARD TREASU 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE ORR BOARD SECRET 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRYAN BENEDICT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN J DALTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA HILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSINA SEYDEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ENGLISH ALEXANDER ROBINSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE M RUSSO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER NAZARETH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 497639 71602 1 false true false 16471 74841 5830875 5922187 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 13864 13864 13864 121581 121581 4918000 2664260 2253740 2253740 2253740 ERTC REFUNDS 900099 400582 400582 OTHER INCOME 430 430 401012 8712384 2790197 497639 388223 109416 3086726 2904407 182319 586630 538884 47746 257243 236306 20937 65905 60541 5364 5585 5585 24371 22387 1984 37815 34737 3078 215609 198060 17549 36237 33288 2949 35066 32212 2854 236081 236081 145490 133648 11842 FOOD SERVICES 639791 639791 SUPPLIES 446976 410596 36380 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAINTE 111267 102211 9056 CLIENT SERVICES 94880 94880 58420 53665 4755 6581731 6119917 456229 5585 544465 561540 3271 24495 222159 99712 49778 24728 8147582 2544451 8394739 5603131 407181 5590502 9621593 11904108 182544 166070 182544 166070 X 8494175 10988038 944874 750000 9439049 11738038 9621593 11904108 2130653 168336 X false true X true true true X 8006060 6898289 6556836 5437268 5922187 32820640 8006060 6898289 6556836 5437268 5922187 32820640 32820640 97 956 1053 4404 6500 5475 7740 401012 425131 33246824 818162 0.98720 0.99940 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 24,549 ERTC REFUNDS 400,582 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 410452 4939000 265545 5614997 824940 85512 500000 410452 735897 89043 824940 521037 300000 -85140 735897 193126 306874 21037 521037 false false 1219638 1219638 5077627 1890676 3186951 1347733 419848 927885 502584 233927 268657 5603131 X 8880720 168336 168336 8712384 8712384 6581731 6581731 6581731 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO HOLD THE ENDOWMENT FUND INDEFINITELY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ASCENSA HEALTH, INC. QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED ON THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES (ORIGINALLY FIN 48). THIS STANDARD REQUIRES THE USE OF A TWO-STEP APPROACH FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING TAX BENEFITS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN AND DISCLOSURES REGARDING UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. ONLY TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD ARE RECOGNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 740. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT JUNE 30, 2025; HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, 2023 AND 2022 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITIES. false false false false false false false false false SUZANNE SHAFFER PRESIDENT & CEO 218832 47074 265906 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATION/SERVICES PROVIDED/POPULATION SERVED ASCENSA HEALTH, INC., A PRIVATE NONPROFIT 501(C)3), HAS BEEN SERVING THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. ASCENSA IS COMMITTED TO REBUILDING LIVES, REUNITING FAMILIES AND RESTORING COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CARE THAT SUSTAINS LONG TERM RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION AND CO-OCCURING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ASCENSA USES THE RECOVERY ORIENTED SYSTEM OF CARE AND EVIDENCE BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. SERVICES INCLUDE: INTAKE AND ASSESSMENTS, TREATMENT PLANNING, ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, JOB READINESS, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. ASCENSA OWNS AND OPERATES FACILITIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA, SERVING MORE THAN 1,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY. ASCENSA OPERATES A 8M BALANCED BUDGET. ASCENSA IS ONE THE LARGEST NONPROFIT ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS IN GEORGIA. IT IS ALSO ONE OF ATLANTA'S FEW LICENSED AND ACCREDITED LONG TERM TREATMENT PROGRAMS SERVING HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME ADULTS AND FAMILIES. THE AGENCY IS LICENSED BY THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF). BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1962, ASCENSA WAS ATLANTA'S FIRST LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR MALE ALCOHOLICS. IN 1993, THE AGENCY EXPANDED TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE TO TREAT A BROAD RANGE OF ADDICTIONS FOR MEN AND WOMEN. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON HEALTHCARE SERVICES, ADOPTING GENDER-SPECIFIC TREATMENT MODELS, AND IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. POPULATION SERVED ASCENSA PRIMARILY PROVIDES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PRIMARILY HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME MEN AND WOMEN IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. ASCENSA'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE: DETOXIFICATION, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, AND DAY OUTPATIENT SERVICES. OF TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED, 70% OF ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE MALE, 29% ARE FEMALE, AND LESS THAN 1% ARE TRANSGENDER; APPROXIMATELY 49% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 47% ARE CAUCASIAN, WITH LESS THAN 4% BEING FROM OTHER ENTHNICITIES. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE CLIENTS SERVED ARE HOMELESS WHEN ENTERING TREATMENT. ALL CLIENTS ARE LOW-INCOME AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SERVICES ELSEWHERE. OF THE AGENCY TOTAL POPULATION 60% SUFFER FROM CO- OCCURING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. ASCENSA PRIMARILY SERVES FULTON AND DEKALB COUNTY RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO SERVES MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D DEPRECIATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY VANN WHIPPLE MILLIGAN, PC AND REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.