Helen Wheeler Center for Community Mental Health

Analysis

Helen Wheeler Center for Community Mental Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Kankakee, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Helen Wheeler Center for Community Mental Health reported income of $519k and spending of $680k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $786k to $519k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Helen Wheeler Center for Community Mental Health sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Congress of Neurological Surgeons Foundation Inc ($519k), Objective Zero Foundation ($519k) and Jewish Senior Life Community Services Inc ($519k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $227k. At year end it held assets of $225k against liabilities of $594k, net assets of -$369k. It reported 10 employees.