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Stairways Behavioral Health
Stairways Behavioral Health reported $21.5 million in revenue and $20.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.95 went to program services, $9.05 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $370,687 (CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1% 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 $20MFor 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 $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.0% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.0% | 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 | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.7% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $370,687 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.81% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.5 | 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 blended case management program provides case management services to children, adolescents, and adults with serious mental illness or emotional disorder who require assistance with daily living, housing, education, work, treatment, and socialization
The erie outpatient clinic operates in erie county serving adults with serious mental illnesses. The primary function of the clinic is to manage medications but also offers individual and group therapies
The personal care home is a supervised group living environment providing personal care assistance in the areas of maintaining mental and physical health, medication management, nutrition, daily appointments, handling benefits and finances, hygiene, daily living skills, use of leisure time, vocational training, and interpersonal relationships
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, 2.50 hrs/week | $0 | $337,549 | $33,138 | $370,687 |
| EMPLOYEE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $272,089 | $0 | $28,449 | $300,538 |
| CFO Officer, 2.50 hrs/week | $0 | $193,812 | $28,404 | $222,216 |
| EMPLOYEE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,365 | $0 | $12,409 | $198,774 |
| EXECUTIVE DI Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,000 | $0 | $0 | $155,000 |
| PA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,564 | $0 | $15,581 | $137,145 |
| CRNP Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,175 | $0 | $6,200 | $110,375 |
| PA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,862 | $0 | $0 | $104,862 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Stairways Behavioral Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $690K (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 5246
- Volunteers Part I, line 623
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| METZ CULINARY MGMT Food service | $603,600 |
| DEERFIELD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF WARREN Psychiatric svc | $581,852 |
| PETERSON'S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Housekeeping | $237,924 |
| JACKSON & COKER LOCUM TENEMS LLC Psychiatric svc | $188,843 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Stairways Behavioral Health totaling $12,200 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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Of every $100 Stairways Behavioral Health spent in FY2025, $90.95 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Stairways Behavioral Health's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Stairways Behavioral Health reported that 91.0% of its $20.5 million in expenses went to program services, 9.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Stairways Behavioral Health pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Stairways Behavioral Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $370,687, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Stairways Behavioral Health get its money?
Of $21.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.4% came from contributions and grants and 98.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Stairways Behavioral Health a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1271559 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 202601319349301345 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540599349300344 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420679349300847 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349308305 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211269349300121 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349303393 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1271559: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.