Fountain House INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1948Mental HealthEIN 13-1624009Revenue $44.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfountainhouse.org425 W 47th St, 10036-2304 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jul 1949Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To create the community, innovation, and social change needed for people most impacted by serious mental illness to lead connected and healthy lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 346 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.7M a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12.5M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44.7M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$43.5M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$70.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$44.7M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$25.2M
FY2022$45.9M
FY2023$33.7M
FY2024$49.4M
FY2025$44.7M
Expenses
$43.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21.6M
FY2021$24.6M
FY2022$29.9M
FY2023$36.1M
FY2024$40.3M
FY2025$43.5M
Net assets
$70.5M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45.0M
FY2021$49.7M
FY2022$60.9M
FY2023$59.1M
FY2024$65.7M
FY2025$70.5M

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 Jul 1949.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $33.3M Management & general 17% · $7.6M Fundraising 6% · $2.6M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $2.6M 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
President & CEO
$406,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$290,721Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$272,462Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Research & Knowledge Officer
$230,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$225,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$225,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer (thru 08/2024)
$211,855Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Medical Director
$201,500Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Zimmerman’s $406K as President & CEO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenneth Zimmerman$406,000$396,263$93,846———
Ashwin Vasan———$354,630$354,225$109,740
Mary Crowley$290,721$272,210$301,279$218,709$174,167—
Beth a Nathanson$272,462—————
Andrew Schonebaum$211,855$203,384$244,197—$195,352$194,710
Kenneth Dudek—————$243,561
Josh J Seidman$230,000—$220,458$156,295——
Elliott M Madison$225,000$169,950$158,895———

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

Provides community-based housing, rehabilitation programs, and social support to help people impacted by serious mental illness lead connected, healthy, and independent lives.

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2 programs · $33.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Support Services

Fountain house provides community-based support services to individuals living with serious mental illness utilizing the "clubhouse" model developed by fountain house (which is now utilized by over 380 other organizations around the world).

$18.7Mprogram expense
02

Rehabilitation Housing Facilities

Housing residential opportunities are provided for approximately 400 people, through a variety of facilities, ranging from 24 hour staff-supervised residences to independent apartments in the community.

$14.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $356K · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$43.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$33.3M
Managementcol C$7.6M
Fundraisingcol D$2.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$70.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$83.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$627K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$31K
Total revenueLn 12$44.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.6M
SavingsLn 2$523K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.8M
Other assetsLn 15$8.0M
Total assetsLn 16$83.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$70.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5346
VolunteersI 620
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$2.8M$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.8M$21.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.1M$23.8M
Total assetsLn 16$76.1M$83.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.4M$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$65.7M$70.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$1.1M$203K$109K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20.5M$15.4M$3.5M$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$924K$161K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.2M$2.4M$530K$253K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.7M$1.3M$245K$136K
Legal feesLn 11b$270K$0$270K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$151K$0$151K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$295K$295K
Investment management feesLn 11f$98K$0$98K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.6M$2.2M$1.3M$50K
Office expensesLn 13$2.4M$2.0M$272K$59K
OccupancyLn 16$5.3M$4.9M$375K$5K
TravelLn 17$380K$318K$58K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$884K$882K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$454K$423K$27K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.3M$399K$64K
All other expensesLn 24e$68K$68K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$43.5M$33.3M$7.6M$2.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $44.7M$43.5M$1.3M$70.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $49.4M$40.3M$9.0M$65.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $33.7M$36.1M−$2.5M$59.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $45.9M$29.9M$16.0M$60.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $25.2M$24.6M$550K$49.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.2M$21.6M$3.6M$45.0M 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 $44,748,757 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,939,565$14,896,188
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,692,412$27,394,538
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,973,281$627,487
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $781,866$1,830,544
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $49,387,124$44,748,757
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$40,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,382,385$27,871,823
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $466,138$294,862
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,443,434$15,267,923
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $40,341,957$43,474,608
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,045,167$1,274,149
Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $44,748,757 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $402,995 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,896,188
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,293,542
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,896,188
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,394,538 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$27,394,538
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $596,810$596,810
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,677$30,677
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,427,549$1,427,549
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,394,538 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,458,031$44,748,757
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $43,474,608 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,070,460 · Management $202,897 · Fundraising $108,670$1,382,027
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,394,187 · Management $3,494,921 · Fundraising $1,627,112$20,516,220
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $923,509 · Management $160,933 · Fundraising $42,222$1,126,664
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,395,146 · Management $529,777 · Fundraising $253,158$3,178,081
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,287,298 · Management $245,470 · Fundraising $136,063$1,668,831
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $270,486 · Fundraising $0$270,486
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $150,650 · Fundraising $0$150,650
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $294,862$294,862
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $98,333 · Fundraising $0$98,333
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,243,054 · Management $1,283,174 · Fundraising $50,095$3,576,323
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,038,435 · Management $271,505 · Fundraising $58,959$2,368,899
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,910,425 · Management $374,775 · Fundraising $4,928$5,290,128
IX-17 TravelPrograms $318,416 · Management $57,705 · Fundraising $3,605$379,726
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $882,115 · Management $1,691 · Fundraising $0$883,806
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $423,344 · Management $27,350 · Fundraising $3,273$453,967
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,265,102 · Management $398,721 · Fundraising $63,701$1,727,524
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68,081 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$68,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,259,572 · Management $7,568,388 · Fundraising $2,646,648$43,474,608
Part X · Balance sheet $82,990,834 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,523,065$5,604,545
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,839$522,936
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,289,467$22,484,487
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $115,683$388,442
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $747,632$716,484
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,075,348$23,808,052
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,796,452$19,814,009
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$1,681,227
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,296,657$7,970,652
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,102,143$82,990,834
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,269,775$4,107,080
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,256,710$4,524,278
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $841,815$2,751,102
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,360,679$12,462,860
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,789,884$38,917,017
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,951,580$31,610,957
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,741,464$70,527,974
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,102,143$82,990,834
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,527,974 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,748,757
XI-2 Total expenses$43,474,608
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,274,149
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,741,464
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,512,361
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,527,974

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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