Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System

Analysis

Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1958, 68 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, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System reported income of $69.0m and spending of $64.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $51.5m to $69.0m (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital Association Inc ($69.0m), Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Inc ($69.0m) and Siouxland Regional Cancer Center ($68.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38.6m. At year end it held assets of $54.0m against liabilities of $9.1m, net assets of $44.9m. It reported 1,190 employees.