Southwest Behavioral Health Services Inc

Analysis

Southwest Behavioral Health Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1975, 51 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 September 2023, Southwest Behavioral Health Services Inc reported income of $95.8m and spending of $90.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $80.9m to $95.8m (+19%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Southwest Behavioral Health Services Inc 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 99th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital ($95.8m), Gateway Foundation Inc ($95.9m) and Donor Network of Arizona ($95.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60.9m. At year end it held assets of $79.6m against liabilities of $25.4m, net assets of $54.2m. It reported 1,496 employees.