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Bestself Behavioral Health Inc

RegisteredEIN 16-1004090Buffalo, NYOther charitable purposes
Income$83.4m2023-12
Spending$84.4msame year
Spent / received100%5-year average
Size in its cause100th pctOther charitable purposes
Exempt since1973Publicly supported organisat
Employees1,313latest return

Analysis

Bestself Behavioral Health Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bestself Behavioral Health Inc reported income of $83.4m and spending of $84.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $61.8m to $83.4m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bestself Behavioral Health Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Island Peer Review Organization Inc ($83.2m), Grow Early Learning Corp ($83.4m) and Bridgewell Incorporated ($82.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $54.2m. At year end it held assets of $56.7m against liabilities of $46.4m, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 1,313 employees.

Income and spending

$0$22.0m$44.0m$66.0m$88.0m2019 Income: $61,789,6202019 Spending: $62,459,75520192020 Income: $74,917,6412020 Spending: $71,341,30220202021 Income: $78,008,7322021 Spending: $76,530,55720212022 Income: $84,773,5012022 Spending: $87,999,09320222023 Income: $83,352,1572023 Spending: $84,407,8262023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 34%
  • Program services 66%
  • Other 0.0%

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Island Peer Review Organization IncJericho$83.2m
Grow Early Learning CorpRaleigh$83.4m
Bridgewell IncorporatedPeabody$82.8m
Adventist Health Mendocino CoastRoseville$83.4m