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Northern Pines Mental Health Center
Northern Pines Mental Health Center reported $21.8 million in revenue and $21.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.22 went to program services, $22.78 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: 98.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $247,462 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.2% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 22.8% | 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 | 0.0% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.0% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $247,462 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.16% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.9 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseNorthern Pines is a comprehensive community Mental Health Center that was established in 1964, with a six-county service area in central minnesota that includes aitkin, cass, crow wing, morrison, todd, and wadena counties. We have offices in aitkin, brainerd, little falls, long prairie, staples, wadena and walker.we provide a full range of Mental Health services to all ages, including mobile and residential crisis outreach services, adult community based services, assertive community treatment services for adults and youth, children & family services, school-based services, Mental Health and…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,800 | $0 | $45,662 | $247,462 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,024 | $0 | $53,648 | $191,672 |
| ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTER Highest compensated employee, 32.00 hrs/week | $145,208 | $0 | $44,222 | $189,430 |
| CLINICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,862 | $0 | $36,256 | $177,118 |
| DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,014 | $0 | $39,530 | $162,544 |
| ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,153 | $0 | $22,774 | $161,927 |
| DIRECTOR OF MOBILE CRISIS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,901 | $0 | $19,521 | $159,422 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 0.50 hrs/week | $4,300 | $0 | $0 | $4,300 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northern Pines Mental Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $461K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b7 · 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 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 5284
- Volunteers Part I, line 67
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Northern Pines Mental Health Center totaling $30 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 Northern Pines Mental Health Center spent in 2025, $77.22 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Northern Pines Mental Health Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Northern Pines Mental Health Center reported that 77.2% of its $21.3 million in expenses went to program services, 22.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northern Pines Mental Health Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northern Pines Mental Health Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $247,462, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northern Pines Mental Health Center get its money?
Of $21.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northern Pines Mental Health Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-0875464 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621469349300647 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501429349300305 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421769349300722 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322629349301307 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202379349300510 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113169349308711 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022739349300907 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-0875464: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.