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High Plains Mental Health Center

Hays, KS · EIN 48-0686630 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

High Plains Mental Health Center reported $24.2 million in revenue and $21.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $74.81 went to program services, $25.19 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: 65.1% of the total. Government grants made up 31.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $501,715 (PSYCHIATRIST). 15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 144% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21M

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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24M

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

2025 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
74.8%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
25.2%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
33.6%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
31.5%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
65.1%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$501,715$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.38%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
158
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.16.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
22 of 22100.0%

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 expense
$16M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $16M

Diagnosis and treatment of Mental Health illnesses within community settings on an outpatient basis

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$437,205$0$64,510$501,715
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$199,739$0$54,523$254,262
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$147,701$0$28,924$176,625
DIRECTOR FINANCE & OPERATI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$138,414$0$35,583$173,997
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$140,058$0$29,499$169,557
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$129,506$0$35,316$164,822
ASST DIRECTOR MEDICAL SERV
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$127,446$0$35,160$162,606

15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from High Plains Mental Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $428K (Part IX, line 5).

7 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$40M2019202020212022202320242025$24M$21M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$24M$21M74.8%$16M$501,715
2024 ⓘ$19M$18M75.2%$13M$466,332
2023 ⓘ$19M$17M74.2%$12M$441,562
2022 ⓘ$17M$15M73.3%$10M$386,732
2021 ⓘ$14M$12M74.8%$7.8M$376,566
2020 ⓘ$11M$11M76.9%$6.2M$371,267
2019 ⓘ$9.9M$10M78.3%$6.2M$331,881

Governance 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–1b22 · 22 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 5216
  • Volunteers Part I, line 631

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COMMERCIAL BUILDERS INC
Construction
$3,775,409
INNOVATEL TELEPSYCHIATRY LLC
Telehealth svcs
$1,099,172
HEALTH SOURCE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS INC
Call cntr & it svcs
$273,181
IT SOLUTIONS INC
Managed it svcs
$221,205

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to High Plains Mental Health Center totaling $57 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 High Plains 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 High Plains Mental Health Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of High Plains Mental Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, High Plains Mental Health Center reported that 74.8% of its $21.1 million in expenses went to program services, 25.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does High Plains Mental Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation High Plains Mental Health Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $501,715, for the role of PSYCHIATRIST (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does High Plains Mental Health Center get its money?

Of $24.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 33.6% came from contributions and grants (including 31.5% from government grants) and 65.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is High Plains Mental Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 48-0686630 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 202600869349300715 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202540939349301014 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202420959349300612 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202320949349300037 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231029349300318 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202100909349300805 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202000909349300310 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 48-0686630: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.