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Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center
Also known as Axis Health System
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center reported $49.9 million in revenue and $51.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.00 went to program services, $21.00 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: 93.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $352,282 (Chief Executive Officer (CEO)). 52 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 95% 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 $51MFor 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 $50MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.0% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 21.0% | 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 | 4.6% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 93.2% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $352,282 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.69% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 52 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.4 | 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 expenseBehavioral health outpatient services - behavorial health care services include specialty expertise for the treatment of serious, emotional disturbances of childhood and serious mental illness in adults. Evidenced based practices and promising practices are utilized to ensure maximum effectiveness of the care delivery and include: dialectical behavioral therapy, parent child interaction therapies and integrated dual diagnosis therapy. Psychiatric services including medication management are also provided. Service delivery modalities include individual, family and group therapy, as well as…
Integrated primary care - comprehensive primary care is available at ahs's integrated clinics. Behavioral health services and oral health services are part of the comprehensive care continuum at these community Health Center clinics. A total of 29,761 integrated service hours were provided to patients in fiscal year 2024
Acute treatment unit - a residential program providing short-term psychiatric care and stabilization. It is the only psychiatric residential resource available in the entire southwest region of colorado. The atu provided 1,248 bed days to 226 residents of the region in fiscal year 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $313,796 | $0 | $38,486 | $352,282 |
| Medical Director of Primary Care Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $231,544 | $0 | $25,732 | $257,276 |
| Psychiatrist Highest compensated employee, 32.0 hrs/week | $225,045 | $0 | $28,794 | $253,839 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $204,300 | $0 | $30,837 | $235,137 |
| Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $195,659 | $0 | $26,367 | $222,026 |
| Dentist Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $179,218 | $0 | $30,955 | $210,173 |
| Medical Director of Psychiatry Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $192,207 | $0 | $11,233 | $203,440 |
| Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $171,665 | $0 | $30,834 | $202,499 |
52 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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 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 5617
- Volunteers Part I, line 613
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NUNN CONSTRUCTION INC Remodel mercury building / dih | $5,081,172 |
| NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE E.h.r. Implementation & subscriptions | $1,228,081 |
| ANIMAS JANITORIAL LLC Janitorial services | $381,519 |
| QUALIFACTS SYSTEMS INC E.h.r. Carelogic (behavioral health) | $353,675 |
| CPA MEDICAL BILLING LLC Third party medical / dental billing services | $345,546 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 25 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center spent in FY2025, $79.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center reported that 79.0% of its $51.3 million in expenses went to program services, 21.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $352,282, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center get its money?
Of $49.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.6% came from contributions and grants and 93.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-0506701 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 202601259349301140 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531299349302368 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411309349301501 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349312822 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349303968 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131309349301728 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-0506701: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.