Behavioral Health System Baltimore Inc

Analysis

Behavioral Health System Baltimore Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1988, 38 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, Behavioral Health System Baltimore Inc reported income of $54.7m and spending of $54.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $22.3m to $54.7m (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Behavioral Health System Baltimore Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Navajo Health Foundation-Sage Memorial Hospital Inc ($54.7m), Fidelity Health Care Inc ($54.8m) and The Guidance Center ($54.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $32.2m against liabilities of $28.7m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 112 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.