Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center

Analysis

Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Spencer, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1961, 65 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 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 June 2023, Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center reported income of $9.8m and spending of $11.0m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.0m to $9.8m (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Health Law Program Inc ($9.8m), The Ehlers-Danlos Society ($9.8m) and Orange County Cerebral Palsy Assoc Inc ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.9m. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $4.6m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 190 employees.