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Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living

Gary, IN · EIN 51-0137391 · 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

Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living reported $16.2 million in revenue and $16.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $67.15 went to program services, $32.85 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 64.7% of the total. Government grants made up 59.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $427,029 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% 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 $16M

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 $16M

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)
67.1%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
32.9%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
64.7%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
59.6%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
33.6%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$427,029$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.64%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
138
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.16.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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
$11M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $1,010 · revenue $5.5M

There are four major service programs at Edgewater Systems for balanced living; medical services, family & youth services, addiction services and mental health services.medical services: this program provides in depth medical care. Family & youth services: this program offers diagnostic evaluation, individual treatment, family treatment, and consultation. The program components include the outpatient programs

— expenses

Addiction services: it includes new individuals and families with problems relating to an addiction. This program provides help to new life center, a methadone maintenance program.long mental health services: this program provides comprehensive community support for seriously and persistently mentally ill persons who have had a history of frequent and/or term hospitalization. It also consists of an adult term hospitalization

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/CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$392,886$0$34,143$427,029
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$349,500$0$0$349,500
CMO
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$300,000$0$30,000$330,000
OB/GYN
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$295,168$0$20,102$315,270
MEDICAL DOCTOR
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$230,030$0$45,926$275,956
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$212,308$0$51,754$264,062
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$147,180$0$39,628$186,808

13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $635K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$16M$16M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$16M$16M67.1%$5.5M$427,029
FY2024 ⓘ$16M$14M66.8%$5.8M$501,997
FY2023 ⓘ$14M$14M65.6%$3.2M$371,354
FY2022 ⓘ$15M$16M64.0%$2.9M$481,626
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$13M61.3%$3.4M$347,327
FY2020 ⓘ$13M$11M64.5%$1.5M$323,528

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–1b13 · 13 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 5185
  • Volunteers Part I, line 613

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
D & R CONSTRUCTION CO
Construction services
$854,649
DEWNZAR HOWARD-JONES
Psychiatrist
$349,500
LEGATO HEALTHCARE MARKETING
Marketing consultants
$204,777
AB MEDICAL STAFFING
Temporary medical staffing
$116,466

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

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living totaling $7,500 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 Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living reported that 67.1% of its $16.2 million in expenses went to program services, 32.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $427,029, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living get its money?

Of $16.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 64.7% came from contributions and grants (including 59.6% from government grants) and 33.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0137391 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 202631109349301133 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510209349301031 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400789349300875 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349300639 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349305078 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131379349305808 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0137391: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.