The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard

Also known as The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard

Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2610538 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard reported $63.4 million in revenue and $62.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.32 went to program services, $13.56 to management and general costs and $0.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $558,414 (CHIEF OF PSYCHIATRY). 65 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 49% 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 $63M

Program services$86.32 $54M
Management & general$13.56 $8.5M
Fundraising$0.12 $77,000

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 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 $63M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$1.43 $904K
Government grants$1.73 $1.1M
Program service revenue$95.21 $60M
Investment income$0.02 $10,727
Other revenue$1.61 $1.0M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	86.3%	85.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	13.6%	13.7%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.1%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.04	$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	3.2%	1.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	1.7%	0.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	95.2%	93.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$558,414	$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.89%	1.34%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	65	27
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	2.5	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	7 of 9	88.9%

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 expense

$54M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $60M

The organization serves the behavioral health needs of the north philadelphia community which includes some of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the country for the opioid epidemic. Specifically, the organization provided: - over 41,000 psychiatric patient days, including behavioral health services provided at monumental post acute care (mpac)- over 50,000 drug and alcohol detox and rehab patient days- over 200,000 doses of methadone dispensed to clients in the medically assisted treatment programs.- 750 individuals in our outpatient counseling clinics supported on a monthly basis

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
CHIEF OF PSYCHIATRY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$516,004	$0	$42,410	$558,414
CEO AND BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$451,380	$0	$12,632	$464,012
PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$388,508	$0	$17,770	$406,278
PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$342,838	$0	$17,770	$360,608
CFO (UNTIL 8/2024) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$308,127	$0	$11,847	$319,974
PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$269,384	$0	$32,996	$302,380
PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$279,659	$0	$11,137	$290,796
FORMER SVP- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Former, 40.00 hrs/week	$215,512	$0	$25,846	$241,358

65 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.7M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$63M	$63M	86.3%	$13M	$558,414
FY2024 ⓘ	$55M	$60M	87.5%	$13M	$584,721
FY2023 ⓘ	$53M	$51M	85.8%	$17M	$530,632
FY2022 ⓘ	$44M	$44M	87.0%	$13M	$446,040
FY2021 ⓘ	$43M	$41M	88.0%	$13M	$458,792
FY2020 ⓘ	$43M	$41M	88.1%	$10M	$484,051

Governance 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–1b9 · 7 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 2Yes
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 5703
Volunteers Part I, line 610

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

PHILADELPHIA PREMIER CATERERS Dietary services	$2,520,774
LIFE TREE PHARMACY Pharmacy services	$953,475
WISHLER GROUP Housekeeping services	$900,500
AXIS CONSTRUCTION MGMT INC Construction	$836,117
DELTA T GROUP Agency staffing	$459,824

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 15 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

11 private foundations reported grants to The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard totaling $331K 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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Questions people ask

How much of The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard reported that 86.3% of its $62.6 million in expenses went to program services, 13.6% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $558,414, for the role of CHIEF OF PSYCHIATRY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard get its money?

Of $63.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.2% came from contributions and grants (including 1.7% from government grants) and 95.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-2610538 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202611349349303436 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511359349300146 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349314442 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202410929349301251 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201439349300635 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202142999349300644 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-2610538: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.