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Columbia River Mental Health Services

Vancouver, WA · EIN 91-0609138 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Columbia River Mental Health Services reported $24.0 million in revenue and $24.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.09 went to program services, $19.91 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: 65.7% of the total. Government grants made up 25.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $395,900 (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER). 7 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 $25M

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 $24M

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
32.6%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
25.5%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
65.7%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$395,900$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.59%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
78
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.86.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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
$11M expenses · 52.7% of program spending · grants $7,093 · revenue $8.1M

Community Mental Health - provides a wide variety of programs, including outpatient care treatment, case management, community support, and medical services

$7.5M expenses · 37.6% of program spending · revenue $7.7M

Drug and alcohol - opiate substitution and dual diagnosis recovery programs

$1.9M expenses · 9.7% of program spending · grants $1.1M

Housing - affordable and transitional housing for low-income residents with mental illness

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
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$364,114$0$31,786$395,900
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$302,778$0$19,012$321,790
DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$260,806$0$23,952$284,758
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$258,982$0$21,345$280,327
PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$238,595$0$22,563$261,158
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$120,144$0$16,140$136,284
PAST CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$21,167$0$0$21,167

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Columbia River Mental Health Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $380K (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$24M$25M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$24M$25M80.1%$3.8M$395,900
FY2024 ⓘ$24M$25M76.7%$5.7M$325,400
FY2023 ⓘ$21M$23M70.9%$6.9M$335,627
FY2022 ⓘ$20M$19M68.4%$9.0M$288,484
FY2021 ⓘ$18M$16M96.5%$8.5M$239,579
FY2020 ⓘ$17M$16M98.4%$6.6M$228,520

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–1b12 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • 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 5181
  • Volunteers Part I, line 621

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
WAVEMARK CONSULTING
It contracted services
$463,213
BLUE COMET CONSTRUCTION
Main clinic r&m
$188,268
INNOVATEL LLC
Billing clearinghouse
$143,160

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Columbia River Mental Health Services totaling $178 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 Columbia River Mental Health 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 Columbia River Mental Health Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Columbia River Mental Health Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Columbia River Mental Health Services reported that 80.1% of its $24.9 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 Columbia River Mental Health Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Columbia River Mental Health Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $395,900, for the role of CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Columbia River Mental Health Services get its money?

Of $24.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 32.6% came from contributions and grants (including 25.5% from government grants) and 65.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Columbia River Mental Health Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 91-0609138 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 202611359349303226 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511579349300636 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349317030 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349316277 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349303173 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141339349304234 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 91-0609138: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.