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Counseling Associates
Counseling Associates reported $11.6 million in revenue and $11.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.43 went to program services, $20.47 to management and general costs and $0.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 54.9% of the total. Government grants made up 43.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $206,530 (CEO). Revenue fell 20% 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 $12MFor 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 $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.4% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.5% | 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 44.3% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 43.9% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 54.9% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $206,530 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.78% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -5.0 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 55 of 55 | 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 expenseMental health outpatient program, including a broad array of comprehensive services to improve the quality of life for the mentally disabled
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, 8.0 hrs/week | $0 | $185,258 | $21,272 | $206,530 |
| CFO Officer, 2.0 hrs/week | $0 | $167,713 | $9,836 | $177,549 |
| APRN Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $141,450 | $17,008 | $158,458 |
| APRN Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $142,011 | $13,914 | $155,925 |
| APRN Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $129,056 | $14,588 | $143,644 |
| VP OF ACCOUNTING Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $130,814 | $10,589 | $141,403 |
| APRN Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $125,200 | $9,381 | $134,581 |
| APRN Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $129,198 | $3,996 | $133,194 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Counseling Associates (Part VII, line 2).
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–1b55 · 55 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- 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 5178
- Volunteers Part I, line 655
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NECESSARY EVAL LLC Grant consultant | $150,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Counseling Associates totaling $48 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 Counseling Associates's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Counseling Associates, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Counseling Associates spent in FY2025, $79.43 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Counseling Associates's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Counseling Associates reported that 79.4% of its $11.6 million in expenses went to program services, 20.5% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Counseling Associates pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Counseling Associates reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $206,530, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Counseling Associates get its money?
Of $11.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 44.3% came from contributions and grants (including 43.9% from government grants) and 54.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Counseling Associates a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7198398 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 202621279349303787 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349308695 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349308816 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321239349302572 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211259349301441 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131339349302908 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7198398: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.