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Brandywine Counseling & Community Services

Wilmington, DE · EIN 51-0278050 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Brandywine Counseling & Community Services reported $16.8 million in revenue and $17.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.88 went to program services, $9.12 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.7% of the total. Government grants made up 55.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $242,036 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

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)
90.9%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.1%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
55.7%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
55.7%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
43.5%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$242,036$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.37%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
28
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.66.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 10100.0%

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
$16M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $15,233 · revenue $7.3M

For more than 40 years, Brandywine Counseling and Community services, inc. Has been a provider of substance abuse and mental health treatment, HIV/AIDS prevention, and education initiatives and advocacy services. Our expanded services focus on behavioral health which will benefit the entire delaware community, from our most vulnerable populations through baby boomers heading toward retirement. Our core areas of care are prevention, education, treatment and advocacy, and soon we plan on including adolescence and primary care. Brandywine Counseling and Community services is currently serving…

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
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$215,460$0$26,576$242,036
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$189,749$0$21,921$211,670

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Brandywine Counseling & Community Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $454K (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$17M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$18M90.9%$11M$242,036
FY2024 ⓘ$18M$19M91.0%$12M$242,964
FY2023 ⓘ$19M$17M90.7%$13M$240,178
FY2022 ⓘ$17M$14M91.0%$12M$249,755
FY2021 ⓘ$14M$13M89.0%$9.0M$227,408
FY2020 ⓘ$13M$12M91.1%$7.7M$207,352

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–1b10 · 10 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 5306
  • Volunteers Part I, line 650

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
THE PROFESSIONALS LLC
General contracting
$468,879
TESCO SPECIALTY VEHICLE
Specialty vehicles
$233,100
TRUST RENOVATIONS
Renovations and remodeling
$191,311
SARA ANN STEBER PHD CONSULTATION
Insurance
$150,808
SUPERLODGE
Lodging
$145,500

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Brandywine Counseling & Community Services totaling $38 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 Brandywine Counseling & Community Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Brandywine Counseling & Community Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Brandywine Counseling & Community Services reported that 90.9% of its $17.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Brandywine Counseling & Community Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Brandywine Counseling & Community Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $242,036, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Brandywine Counseling & Community Services get its money?

Of $16.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 55.7% came from contributions and grants (including 55.7% from government grants) and 43.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Brandywine Counseling & Community Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0278050 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 September 30, 2025, object 202612159349300316 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512279349300736 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442289349303444 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302269349300520 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222179349300017 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202141759349300909 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0278050: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.