Jefferson Center for Mental Health

Analysis

Jefferson Center for Mental Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheat Ridge, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1963, 63 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 hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Jefferson Center for Mental Health reported income of $89.4m and spending of $78.5m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $66.5m to $89.4m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Jefferson Center for Mental Health sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McLaren Medical Group ($89.2m), Upmc ($89.4m) and Franciscan Children Hospital ($89.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.5% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45.6m. At year end it held assets of $79.7m against liabilities of $12.7m, net assets of $67.0m. It reported 789 employees.