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Northwestern Counseling & Support Services
Northwestern Counseling & Support Services reported $60.8 million in revenue and $59.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.38 went to program services, $14.61 to management and general costs and $0.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $263,787 (CEO). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $59MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $61MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.4% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.6% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.9% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.9% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.4% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $263,787 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.45% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseChildren's services: includes individual & family counseling, school consultation & psychological diagnostic testing services to youth & their families in franklin & grand isle counties in vermont
Adult services: includes individual, couple, family & group therapy on an outpatient basis. Also includes coordination of inpatient psychiatric services at a local hospital & substance abuse center
Precare/aftercare: programs include day hospital, out- patient counseling, & day programs for chronically ill deinstitutionalized patients
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $246,957 | $0 | $16,830 | $263,787 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,064 | $0 | $7,165 | $181,229 |
| QUALITY & RI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,209 | $0 | $9,057 | $155,266 |
| HR DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,159 | $0 | $10,370 | $149,529 |
| DS DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,906 | $0 | $9,529 | $149,435 |
| ECSBS DIRECT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,632 | $0 | $9,327 | $147,959 |
| CMHS DIRECTO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,222 | $0 | $9,388 | $134,610 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northwestern Counseling & Support Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $497K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5621
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ARIS Respite | $4,156,528 |
| CONNOR CONTRACTING Construction | $1,999,692 |
| TLC NURSING ASSOCIATES INC Emergency | $1,065,410 |
| GREEN STATE PSYCHIATRY Mental health | $699,699 |
| NETSMART It services | $599,433 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 31 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Northwestern Counseling & Support Services totaling $2,250 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Northwestern Counseling & Support Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Northwestern Counseling & Support Services spent in FY2025, $85.38 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Northwestern Counseling & Support Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Northwestern Counseling & Support Services reported that 85.4% of its $59.2 million in expenses went to program services, 14.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northwestern Counseling & Support Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northwestern Counseling & Support Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $263,787, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northwestern Counseling & Support Services get its money?
Of $60.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 2.9% came from contributions and grants (including 2.9% from government grants) and 95.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northwestern Counseling & Support Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 03-0210542 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630579349301663 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500849349301750 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440489349300324 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341159349300034 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201109349301320 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349301347 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 03-0210542: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.