Big Bend Community Based Care INC

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Tallahassee, FL501(c)(3)Since 2002Health CareEIN 03-0423156Revenue $280.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnwfhealth.org525 N Martin Luther King JR Blvd, 32301-1054 · Tallahassee, FLTax-exempt since Aug 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide the highest quality child protection, behavioral health services to children, adults and their families within their communities through a managed network of accredited providers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 305 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $132K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48.6M
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$280.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$279.7M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$280.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$121.6M
FY2022$131.7M
FY2023$217.3M
FY2024$272.7M
FY2025$280.0M
Expenses
$279.7M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$121.1M
FY2022$131.9M
FY2023$217.5M
FY2024$272.5M
FY2025$279.7M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $275.7M Management & general 1% · $4.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$806,319Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$323,167Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$321,153Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$175,843Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$155,770Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Accounting
$136,384Pt VII · Sec A
Circuit Administrator
$134,455Pt VII · Sec A
Circuit Administrator
$134,379Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Watkins’s $806K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1747 $100M+ health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mike Watkins$806,319————
Rae Kerr$323,167————
Courtney Stanford$321,153————
Michael Lee$175,843————
Ralph Haben$155,770————
Janice Thomas—$126,492$137,446$132,993$126,568
Amy Cliburn$136,384————
Molly Clore—$136,070———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Coordinates a managed network of accredited providers to deliver high-quality child protection and behavioral health services to children, adults, and families in their communities.

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1 program · $275.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To provide the highest quality child protection, behavioral health services to children, adults and their families within their communities through a managed network of accredited providers.

$275.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K
Grants paid · 208 grants · $615.1M · 2020–2024
Lakeview Center INCFL · FY2024$52,482,649
Apalachee Center INCFL · FY2024$31,015,281
Disc Village INCFL · FY2024$14,554,611
Community Drug & Alcohol Council INCFL · FY2024$4,385,902
Bridgeway Center INCFL · FY2024$4,291,350
Camelot Community Care INCFL · FY2024$4,154,099
Baptist Health Care INCFL · FY2024$1,750,000
United Way of West Florida INCFL · FY2024$1,537,763
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin HospitalFY2024$1,324,046
Okaloosa County Board of County CommissionersFY2024$1,149,812
Panhandle Behavioral Services LLCFY2024$1,002,217
2-1-1 Big Bend INCFL · FY2024$986,235
Embrace Florida KidsAL · FY2024$783,667
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$247K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$279.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$275.7M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.0M
Total assetsLn 16$50.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$279.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$247K
Gains on assetsLn 7$92
Total revenueLn 12$280.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$568K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.4M
Other assetsLn 15$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$50.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.6M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5305
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.2M$21.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$456K$568K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.7M$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$48.5M$50.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46.8M$48.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$249.7M$249.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$135K$1.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.7M$15.5M$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$483K$410K$73K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.4M$3.1M$328K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.3M$151K
Legal feesLn 11b$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$97K$97K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$186K$186K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$810K$810K
Office expensesLn 13$175K$153K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$2.6M$2.5M$91K
TravelLn 17$338K$256K$82K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$134K$90K$44K
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$306K$306K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.4M$348K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$279.7M$275.7M$4.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $280.0M$279.7M$307K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $272.7M$272.5M$282K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $217.3M$217.5M−$220K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $131.7M$131.9M−$198K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $121.6M$121.1M$488K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $280,028,774 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $272,263,147$279,765,403
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,992$16,185
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $475,538$247,186
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $272,741,677$280,028,774
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $241,446,612$249,674,909
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,498,026$23,635,716
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,514,829$6,411,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,459,467$279,722,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $282,210$306,774
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,028,774 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$279,662,798
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,605
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,765,403
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,093$16,093
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $132,501 · Unrelated business $18,684$151,185
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $92$92
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $95,389$95,389
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $612$612
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,205 · Unrelated business $18,684 · Excluded from tax $111,482$280,028,774
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $279,722,000 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $249,674,909$249,674,909
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $134,658 · Management $1,433,700$1,568,358
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,487,812 · Management $1,190,341$16,678,153
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $409,680 · Management $73,217$482,897
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,101,712 · Management $327,556$3,429,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,326,207 · Management $150,833$1,477,040
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $53,231$53,231
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $96,765$96,765
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $186,045$186,045
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $810,051$810,051
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $153,411 · Management $21,615$175,026
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,478,970 · Management $91,040$2,570,010
IX-17 TravelPrograms $255,519 · Management $82,114$337,633
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $89,835 · Management $44,153$133,988
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,445$19,445
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $306,443$306,443
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,365,860 · Management $348,099$1,713,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,510 · Management $1,269$8,779
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,675,253 · Management $4,046,747 · Fundraising $0$279,722,000
Part X · Balance sheet $50,887,925 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,162,602$21,023,385
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,583,372$16,079,691
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $472,634$534,208
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,732,971$7,425,389
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $456,335$567,700
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $44,426$5,257,552
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,452,340$50,887,925
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,209,546$26,304,910
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,576,648$10,441,880
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $888,288$6,014,223
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,792,994$48,603,552
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,659,346$2,284,373
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,659,346$2,284,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,452,340$50,887,925
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,284,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,028,774
XI-2 Total expenses$279,722,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$306,774
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,659,346
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$318,253
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,284,373

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