Meridian Behavioral Health Services Inc

Analysis

Meridian Behavioral Health Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sylva, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Meridian Behavioral Health Services Inc reported income of $8.0m and spending of $9.0m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to March 2024, income fell from $13.2m to $8.0m (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Meridian Behavioral Health Services Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Fresno Health Organization Inc ($8.0m), California Massage Therapy Council ($8.0m) and Interoperability Institute LLC ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $942k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $552k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 1 employees.