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Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System
Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System reported $95.0 million in revenue and $81.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.37 went to program services, $19.63 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 65.1% of the total. Government grants made up 65.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $342,365 (PYSCHIATRIST). 49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 84% 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 $82MFor 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 $95MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.4% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.6% | 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 | 65.1% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 65.1% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 33.6% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $342,365 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.42% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 49 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.1 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
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 expenseMedical services - volunteer provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management services performed by md's and nurse practitioners for population groups served within the volunteer system
Case management care coordination - case management is a series of actions taken whose major responsibilities are to help a client make informed choices, to assure timely and cost-effective access to quality services, and to help a client to make and/or take advantage of opportunities for growth and personal enhancement. Case managers help to arrange provision of medical, crisis, vocational and housing services as needed. Services include identifying needs and strengths, developing short and long term goals and assisting to access services required to accomplish those goals. Case management…
Crisis - crisis services are available 24 hours a day to respond to adults experiencing a mental health crisis. A mental health crisis is an emergency condition that involves a serious disruption in an individual's daily functioning. Crisis services offers information and crisis phone counseling, face to face crisis evaluation, triage and referrals by mobile crisis teams. Crisis walk-in centers are available in chattanooga and cookeville. Follow-up services include encouragement and assistance for the individual in accessing on-going services
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYSCHIATRIST Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $320,667 | $0 | $21,698 | $342,365 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $301,855 | $0 | $33,772 | $335,627 |
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $274,475 | $0 | $21,679 | $296,154 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,217 | $0 | $26,080 | $235,297 |
| VP OF NURSING SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,535 | $0 | $19,081 | $228,616 |
| SR. CLINICAL DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,200 | $0 | $17,676 | $203,876 |
| COORDINATOR OF FORENSIC SERVICE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,791 | $0 | $38,049 | $200,840 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION AND TECH OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,033 | $0 | $18,702 | $177,735 |
49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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 51,310
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VWCA CONSTRUCTION Construction | $1,923,126 |
| ADVANCED BUILDING CONTRACTORS LLC Contractor services | $807,943 |
| FUSION ALARMS LLC Security | $544,272 |
| DELL MARKETING ATLANTA Marketing | $396,320 |
| COOKEVILLE HEATING & COOLING LLC Contractor services | $286,461 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 20 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System totaling $685 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.
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Every number above is copied from Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System spent in FY2025, $80.37 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System reported that 80.4% of its $81.6 million in expenses went to program services, 19.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $342,365, for the role of PYSCHIATRIST (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System get its money?
Of $95.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 65.1% came from contributions and grants (including 65.1% from government grants) and 33.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Volunteer Behavioral Health CARE System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-1589440 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 202620449349300407 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540489349301529 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410169349300761 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243559349300314 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200969349300800 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130119349300103 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-1589440: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.