MACDDS

What MACDDS does

MACDDS (Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services) is a private nonprofit membership association founded around 1984, headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. It coordinates 66 county developmental disabilities boards, 26 related provider organizations, and 3 special purpose entities that collectively deliver community-based services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across Missouri's 114 counties. The association operates under the legal framework of Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 205 (Section 205.968, last updated August 28, 2014) and is led by Executive Director/CEO Nancy Pennington.

MACDDS does not operate a commercial technology product. Its "offerings" are membership-based services: legislative advocacy focused on protecting IDD funding, county property tax levies, and reducing waiver waitlists; an annual conference (2026 scheduled for October 7-9 at Wyndham Executive Center, Columbia, MO); member meetings and calendars; and a Resources section providing annual reports, statutory references, and Senate Bill 40 documentation. Distribution to members is via direct organizational engagement and secure Member and TCM (Targeted Case Management) login portals hosted on a WordPress site built by Tracker Designs, LLC.

The business model is a dues- and membership-funded nonprofit association rather than a commercial enterprise. There is no parent company, no funding rounds, no headcount disclosed, no M&A activity, and no equity ownership; governance rests with a Board of Directors and the Executive Director. The organization's primary economic exposure is to Missouri public funding policy and county property tax dynamics, not to commercial customer churn.

Name

MACDDS

Legal name

Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services

Website

https://macdds.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MACDDS is a Missouri nonprofit membership association, founded ~1984, coordinating 66 county developmental disabilities boards, 26 related provider organizations, and 3 special purpose entities to advocate for and deliver community-based IDD services across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Services Advocacy Association

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Developmental disabilities services
• County disability boards
• Intellectual disabilities advocacy
• Disability services coordination
• Nonprofit association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MACDDS is a statewide nonprofit membership association that coordinates 66 county developmental disabilities boards, 26 related provider organizations, and 3 special purpose entities in Missouri. The association promotes local county initiatives that deliver services and supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), and advocates at the state legislative level for stable funding, protection of county property tax levies, and elimination of waiver waitlists.

Product overview

MACDDS is a membership organization (not a technology product company) comprising 66 county boards, 26 related private organizations, and 3 special purpose entities that work together to promote and support local initiatives in developmental disabilities services across Missouri. The organization does not offer a technology product platform but rather serves as an association providing advocacy, legislative priorities, annual conferences, and resources for its member organizations serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Member County Boards Coordination A statewide coordination network of 66 county developmental disabilities boards that plan and carry out services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the local level in Missouri.
• Related Private Organizations Program A network of 26 related provider organizations that partner with MACDDS county boards to deliver developmental disabilities services across Missouri.
• Special Purpose Entities (TCM Framework) Three special purpose entities — Compass Health, Ozark Center, and Skillset LLC — operating under the TCM (Targeted Case Management) framework to provide specialized services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Missouri.
• Legislative Advocacy Services State-level legislative advocacy focused on protecting funding for county DD services, safeguarding county property taxes, eliminating waiver waitlists, and building sustainable community-based solutions for individuals with IDD.
• MACDDS Annual Conference Annual conference events bringing together MACDDS member organizations for networking, training, and coordination, with the 2026 conference scheduled for October 7-9 at Wyndham Executive Center in Columbia, MO.
• Member Resources Library Access to annual reports, Missouri Revised Statutes (Chapter 205), Senate Bill 40 documentation, and historical information for MACDDS member organizations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• St. Louis Arc: St. Louis-area nonprofit serving individuals with developmental disabilities and listed as an MACDDS Related Private Organization. Comparable as a Missouri-based DD service and advocacy nonprofit operating within MACDDS's network.
• Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council: Federally-funded state council advising on IDD policy in Missouri. Listed as a Related Private Organization (RPO) of MACDDS and is a natural peer within the same state's DD advocacy ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• The Arc of the United States: National advocacy and service organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Comparable to MACDDS as an IDD-focused nonprofit association coordinating advocacy and supports, though it operates nationally with direct chapters.
• ANCOR (American Network of Community Options and Resources): National membership association representing private providers of disability services, including IDD community-based supports. Comparable to MACDDS as a membership organization advocating for community disability providers, though national in scope.
• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN): National network of disability rights protection and advocacy organizations. Comparable to MACDDS in its advocacy orientation for individuals with disabilities, though operating federally as a protection-and-advocacy network.
• National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS): National membership association of state DD directors; comparable to MACDDS in its role coordinating and advocating for state-level developmental disabilities services, but operating at the national level rather than within a single state.
• National Association of County Officials (NACo): National membership association representing U.S. counties. Comparable to MACDDS as a membership body for county-level government entities, though operating across all county functions nationally rather than DD-specific.

Emerging players

• Case Management Society of America (CMSA): National membership organization for case managers, including those working in disability and behavioral health. Comparable to MACDDS in its case-management and coordination orientation, though broader and not state-specific.

Direct peers

• Texas Council of Community Centers: Statewide association of Texas community centers serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Directly comparable to MACDDS as a state-level membership body coordinating community-based DD service providers and county/regional entities.
• Ohio Association of County Boards (OACB): Ohio's statewide association of county boards serving people with developmental disabilities. Closely analogous to MACDDS in structure—a membership association of county-level DD boards in a single state—but operating in Ohio rather than Missouri.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MACDDS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/callaway-county-special-svc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries28 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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