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Project Healthy Minds
Project Healthy Minds reported $18.7 million in revenue and $5.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $70.31 went to program services, $13.15 to management and general costs and $16.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 105.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $395,142 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 8170% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.5MFor context, the median across 874 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.92 programs, $13.89 management, $6.19 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 $19M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$99.46 $20M
- Program service revenue$0.16 $32,500
- Investment income$0.38 $74,475
Other revenue was negative: −$1.1M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 70.3% | 78.3% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.1% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 16.5% | 6.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 105.5% | 57.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $395,142 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 7.13% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 38.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 20 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProject Healthy Minds has accomplished many things during the course of 2025. Some of the highlights are as follows:1. We continued to serve thousands of americans through our digital platform by connecting them to life-saving mental health services. 2. We continued to scale our signature anti-stigma/advocacy program producing the largest festival in the world for world mental health day.3. We grew our corporate advocacy program working with companies to launch new programs to improve workforce mental health
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $380,916 | $0 | $14,226 | $395,142 |
| VP OF PRODUCT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $239,770 | $0 | $20,202 | $259,972 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $215,460 | $0 | $8,838 | $224,298 |
| DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE ADVOCACY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $199,236 | $0 | $10,522 | $209,758 |
| CREATIVE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $181,470 | $0 | $7,908 | $189,378 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $169,721 | $0 | $10,227 | $179,948 |
| HEAD OF STRATEGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,157 | $0 | $13,800 | $178,957 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Project Healthy Minds (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $395K (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
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–1b20 · 19 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 516
- Volunteers Part I, line 624
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Project Healthy Minds totaling $563K 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 Project Healthy Minds's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Project Healthy Minds, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Project Healthy Minds spent in 2025, $70.31 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Project Healthy Minds's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Project Healthy Minds reported that 70.3% of its $5.5 million in expenses went to program services, 13.1% to management and general and 16.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Project Healthy Minds pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Project Healthy Minds reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $395,142, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Project Healthy Minds get its money?
Of $18.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 105.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Project Healthy Minds a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 82-3616589 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 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 202642529349300609 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502529349301700 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433189349302418 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322979349301817 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213129349301866 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132779349301328 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 82-3616589: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.