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Mental Health Cooperative

Nashville, TN · EIN 58-2018687 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mental Health Cooperative reported $94.2 million in revenue and $86.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.13 went to program services, $19.87 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: 78.5% of the total. Government grants made up 16.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $566,538 (MEDICAL DIRECTOR). 72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 45% 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 $87M

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 $94M

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)
80.1%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.9%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
16.7%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
16.7%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
78.5%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$566,538$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.65%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
728
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
16.86.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 8100.0%

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
$70M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $74M

Mental Health Cooperative, inc. (mhc) provides individuals, living at or below the poverty level, with access to Mental Health services through community-based care management and outreach services, mobile crisis response/emergency psychiatric services, psychotherapy, psychiatric clinic, primary care and clinical evaluation. Mhc delivers these services through an integrated care approach that focuses on both the behavioral health needs and the physical health needs of the individual. Mhc serves adults with severe mental illness and children with serious emotional challenges with locations…

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
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$519,158$0$47,380$566,538
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$494,212$0$40,642$534,854
CEO (ENDING 6/30/24)
Former, 40.00 hrs/week
$387,313$0$24,045$411,358
CDO/CIO
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$378,695$0$29,822$408,517
COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$361,674$0$22,446$384,120
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$342,602$0$30,130$372,732
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$336,232$0$34,784$371,016
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$332,669$0$30,988$363,657

72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mental Health Cooperative (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (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$25M$50M$75M$100MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$94M$87M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$94M$87M80.1%$122M$566,538
FY2024 ⓘ$92M$86M82.1%$111M$634,635
FY2023 ⓘ$83M$77M81.2%$106M$610,373
FY2022 ⓘ$85M$69M79.9%$95M$562,707
FY2021 ⓘ$73M$61M78.9%$89M$546,832
FY2020 ⓘ$65M$56M83.7%$73M$500,512

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–1b8 · 8 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 11aNo
  • 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 4Yes
  • 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 51,215
  • Volunteers Part I, line 68

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION
Construction
$1,823,321
ACTIVE CYBER LLC
Software implementation
$845,748
BATTEN & SHAW INC
Construction
$385,549
PROIMAGE
Cleaning
$306,069
KCS BUILDING GROUP LLC
Construction
$245,234

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Mental Health Cooperative totaling $5,174 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 Mental Health Cooperative's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mental Health Cooperative, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mental Health Cooperative's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mental Health Cooperative reported that 80.1% of its $86.8 million in expenses went to program services, 19.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mental Health Cooperative pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mental Health Cooperative reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $566,538, for the role of MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mental Health Cooperative get its money?

Of $94.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 16.7% came from contributions and grants (including 16.7% from government grants) and 78.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mental Health Cooperative a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-2018687 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202601259349301525 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501199349301875 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420859349300632 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300689349300925 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240619349300309 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101049349300320 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-2018687: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.