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The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services reported $35.7 million in revenue and $35.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.41 went to program services, $17.17 to management and general costs and $0.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $351,415 (PRESIDENT AND CEO END 5/30/25). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% 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 $35MFor 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 $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.4% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.2% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 3.1% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.0% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.1% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $351,415 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 18 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.8 | 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 expenseThe Brien Center's community services division focuses on the power of the larger community to positively impact a person's care, growth and recovery. A comprehensive and integrated system of care builds on the strengths of each person and their community, family, peer, and professional network of support to achieve results. We operate an integrated community services program throughout berkshire county for adults affected by prolonged mental illness sometimes complicated by physical health issues. Services are provided through the adult community clinical services, funded by the…
The Brien Center's mobile crisis intervention team provides crisis assessment, intervention and stabilization services 24 hours per day, seven days a week and 365 days per year (24/7/365) to individuals of all ages who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis and who may be at risk of harming themselves or others. Mobile crisis intervention services are provided to both youth and adults as an integral part of their comprehensive behavioral health crisis services continuum. Services are provided at community-based locations including, but not limited to, private homes, residential programs…
The Brien Center's adult and family services division provides individual, couples/family, and group therapy; psychopharmacology evaluations and medication management; and psychological testing. Interventions are provided through a person-centered approach that empowers the people and families we serve in co-creating with their provider the course of clinical assessment, interventions, and progress of therapy. Comprehensive Mental Health and substance use disorder treatment programs for adults is based on the fundamental principle that the diseases of mental illness addiction can be treated…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO END 5/30/25 Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $341,340 | $0 | $10,075 | $351,415 |
| CLINICIAN Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $193,529 | $0 | $26,669 | $220,198 |
| DIVISION DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $192,903 | $0 | $23,539 | $216,442 |
| VP ADMIN & FINANCE Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $178,956 | $0 | $27,816 | $206,772 |
| SENIOR VP OF CLINICAL OPER Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $166,361 | $0 | $11,356 | $177,717 |
| VP HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $128,508 | $0 | $25,766 | $154,274 |
| PRESIDENT AND CEO START 6/10/24 Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $137,964 | $0 | $13,472 | $151,436 |
| NURSE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $124,796 | $0 | $11,039 | $135,835 |
18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $776K (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 5518
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER Psychiatry services | $1,667,266 |
| VIABILITY Client services | $728,945 |
| BERRYDUNN Consulting | $235,078 |
| MAIER DESIGN GROUP LLC Architectural services | $145,138 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services totaling $40,229 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 The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse 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 The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services spent in FY2025, $82.41 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services reported that 82.4% of its $35.4 million in expenses went to program services, 17.2% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $351,415, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO END 5/30/25 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services get its money?
Of $35.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.1% came from contributions and grants (including 1.0% from government grants) and 96.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2081870 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 202611359349308836 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521359349304052 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349307688 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320949349300322 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349311595 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121369349300027 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2081870: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.