Mental Health America of California

Analysis

Mental Health America of California is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1959, 67 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, Mental Health America of California reported income of $899k and spending of $826k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $305k to $899k (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mental Health America of California sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Judeo Christian Health Clinic Inc ($899k), New Beginnings of Franklin County Georgia Inc ($899k) and Forgotten Not Gone ($899k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $250k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $651k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 5 employees.