Act for Mental Health

Analysis

Act for Mental Health is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1989, 37 years ago. 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 December 2023, Act for Mental Health reported income of $572k and spending of $474k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $353k to $572k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 323%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Act for Mental Health sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Quinn House Inc ($571k), Henry Community Ambulance Service ($572k) and Traders4acause ($571k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.5% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $381k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 10 employees.