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Vera French Community Mental Health Center

Davenport, IA · EIN 42-0716337 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Vera French Community Mental Health Center reported $20.1 million in revenue and $19.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.19 went to program services, $18.81 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: 75.9% of the total. Government grants made up 17.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $377,185 (PSYCHIATRIST). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 58% 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 $20M

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 $20M

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)
81.2%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.8%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
23.3%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
17.8%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
75.9%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$377,185$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.93%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
138
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.96.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
18 of 18100.0%

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
$6.3M expenses · 39.7% of program spending · grants $1.1M · revenue $7.1M

RESIDENTIAL CARE & HABILITATION HOMES: This Division provides 24-hour care and treatment for adults who have a severe and persistent mental illness. The goal of this level of care is to help residents attain or maintain their optimal level of functioning so they can live and prosper as independently as possible. Beyond facilities offering round the clock care to residents, Vera French maintains several other housing units throughout the community. All these units offer safe, clean, and affordable housing with a level of mental health services appropriate to the specific needs of the…

$5.6M expenses · 35.0% of program spending · grants $73,448 · revenue $4.9M

OUTPATIENT PRESCRIBER & INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING: The medical team includes psychiatrists, psychiatric-certified nurse practitioners and registered nurses who elevate and oversee medical care where warranted to assist in the treatment of clients. Since 2020 and under the care of a psychiatrist, Vera French also offers Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation TMS to target key areas of the brain that are underactive in people with major & drug resistant depression. Licensed therapists working with individuals to help them develop coping skills and improved functioning in day-to-day life. While ongoing…

$3.3M expenses · 20.5% of program spending · grants $511K · revenue $3.4M

COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT & OUTREACH: This division is headquartered at the Carol Center. The Carol Center is designed to provide a safe and supportive place for individuals with mental illness to engage in educational and recreational group services. Carol Center services include Outreach Medication Management, Homeless Outreach, Assertive Community Treatment ACT, Peer Support Drop-In Service, and other evidence-based intervention strategies to assist in helping people recover from mental illness. Beyond the Carol Center services, this division also includes the Integrated Health Homes IHH…

$754K all other programs (line 4d)

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
PSYCHIATRIST
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$331,857$0$45,328$377,185
CEO
Officer, 36.00 hrs/week
$204,365$0$34,786$239,151
COO
Officer, 38.00 hrs/week
$189,707$0$40,814$230,521
CFO
Officer, 38.00 hrs/week
$149,844$0$23,723$173,567
ARNP
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$154,329$0$8,309$162,638
OP DIRECTOR
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$118,391$0$36,139$154,530
ARNP
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$112,676$0$23,803$136,479
DIR HOUSING & PM
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$113,432$0$6,940$120,372

13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Vera French Community Mental Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $643K (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$20M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$20M$20M81.2%$16M$377,185
FY2024 ⓘ$18M$19M80.2%$14M$354,449
FY2023 ⓘ$19M$17M83.6%$15M$326,912
FY2022 ⓘ$15M$15M83.8%$13M$304,208
FY2021 ⓘ$16M$14M84.4%$12M$301,688
FY2020 ⓘ$13M$13M92.0%$10.0M$297,786

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–1b18 · 18 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 5350

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MULLANACK BUILDERS LLC
Construction
$224,319

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 Vera French Community Mental Health Center totaling $75,000 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Vera French Community Mental Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Vera French Community Mental Health Center reported that 81.2% of its $19.6 million in expenses went to program services, 18.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Vera French Community Mental Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Vera French Community Mental Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $377,185, for the role of PSYCHIATRIST (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Vera French Community Mental Health Center get its money?

Of $20.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 23.3% came from contributions and grants (including 17.8% from government grants) and 75.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Vera French Community Mental Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-0716337 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 202621339349306517 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541349349307744 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441349349303754 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321179349300317 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211319349304056 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100369349300800 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-0716337: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.