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Bowen Health

Warsaw, IN · EIN 35-1057889 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bowen Health reported $140.6 million in revenue and $118.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.47 went to program services, $18.53 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: 88.1% of the total. Government grants made up 9.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,261,033 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 76 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% 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 $119M

For 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 $141M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
81.5%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.5%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
9.3%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
9.2%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
88.1%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,261,033$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.06%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
768
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
15.56.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 16100.0%

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 expense
$97M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $84,200 · revenue $124M

Bowen Health is a comprehensive community mental health center (cmhc) and federally qualified health center (fqhc) lookalike organization providing care in our communities since 1961. Bowen Health provides a full range of behavioral health, addiction and primary care services. Bowen has fqhc clinics located in warsaw, plymouth, huntington, columbia city, wabash, syracuse, bremen, fort wayne, angola, albion, auburn, albion, kokomo, and south bend. Bowen has transitional living facilities in plymouth and warsaw. In pierceton, bowen operates a 16 bed inpatient facility along with a crisis…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,224,810$0$36,223$1,261,033
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,101,618$0$36,387$1,138,005
COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$872,935$0$23,509$896,444
STAFF PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$725,374$0$26,865$752,239
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$552,683$0$36,400$589,083
STAFF PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$520,623$0$36,400$557,023
STAFF PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$504,480$0$26,827$531,307
STAFF PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$482,779$0$903$483,682

76 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bowen Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.3M (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
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$141M$119M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$141M$119M81.5%$153M$1,261,033
FY2024 ⓘ$124M$107M81.3%$130M$1,760,932
FY2023 ⓘ$114M$102M81.5%$110M$1,633,473
FY2022 ⓘ$115M$101M81.6%$95M$990,843
FY2021 ⓘ$114M$93M78.2%$83M$799,192
FY2020 ⓘ$92M$83M78.0%$58M$720,028

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–1b16 · 16 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 26Yes
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • 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 51,547
  • Volunteers Part I, line 617

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
WJ CAREY CONSTRUCTION
General contractor
$6,259,926
COMMERCIAL BUILDERS & MAINTENANCE
Facilities management
$1,373,755
PRIME TIME HEALTHCARE LLC
Nurse staffing
$780,624
MM CUSTOM CLEANING
Janitorial services
$640,297
CORE MECHANICAL SERVICES
Heating & cooling services
$518,102

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Bowen Health's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bowen Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Bowen Health's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bowen Health reported that 81.5% of its $118.9 million in expenses went to program services, 18.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bowen Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bowen Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,261,033, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bowen Health get its money?

Of $140.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 9.3% came from contributions and grants (including 9.2% from government grants) and 88.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bowen Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 35-1057889 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202601069349300825 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500279349300105 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440339349300819 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300369349300050 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201049349301450 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141359349300144 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 35-1057889: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.