To encourage mental health consumers to join together and inspire and support one another's growth and recovery

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 $53K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$505K
Spent
$494K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$505K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$505K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$491K
FY2025$701K
Expenses
$494K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$450K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$421K
FY2025$514K
Net assets
$99K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$406K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 2004.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $406K Management & general 17% · $83K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec
$75,655Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Whitney Oliver’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Betty Jweaver—————$75,655
Whitney Oliver$70,615$70,615$72,000$11,077——
Sharquenta Richardson———$53,821$39,460—
Jennifer Kruse———$18,251$13,831—

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

Connects mental health consumers to support each other's growth and recovery.

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1 program · $406K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The vision of the center is to be a consumer-run leader in mental health recovery for lorain county through partnering with the community and families through programs supporting health that will emphasize acquisition of life skills, education, advocacy that promotes awareness and acceptance in combating stigma, and responsiveness to…

$406Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$19K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$505K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$466
Money outPt IX
$494K
Ln 25
Programscol B$406K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Government grantsLn 1e$489K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$466
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$505K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$88K$99K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$61K$11K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$195K$168K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$43K$7K$710
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$3K$323
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$2K$147
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$443$43
OccupancyLn 16$31K$30K$627$314
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$287$287
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$532$52
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$874
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$36K$185
Total functional expensesLn 25$494K$406K$83K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $701K$514K$187K$406K 990 PDF
FY2024 $491K$421K$70K$219K 990 PDF
FY2023 $297K$409K−$112K$149K 990 PDF
FY2022 $492K$450K$41K$261K 990 PDF
FY2021 $476K$355K$121K$219K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $505K$494K$11K$99K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $505,320 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $507,958$495,577
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,879$466
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,625$9,277
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $514,462$505,320
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,195$344,906
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,970$149,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $469,165$494,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,297$10,897
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $505,320 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$488,996
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,581
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$495,577
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $466$466
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,277$9,277
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,743$505,320
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $494,423 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,525 · Management $11,348 · Fundraising $3,782$75,655
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $167,992 · Management $27,230$195,222
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,916 · Management $7,245 · Fundraising $710$50,871
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,537 · Management $3,298 · Fundraising $323$23,158
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,910$16,910
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,450$12,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,720$3,720
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,891 · Management $1,865 · Fundraising $147$10,903
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,621 · Management $443 · Fundraising $43$3,107
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,412 · Management $627 · Fundraising $314$31,353
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,783$18,783
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,372$1,372
IX-20 InterestPrograms $287$287
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,148 · Management $532 · Fundraising $52$3,732
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,453 · Management $874$10,327
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,388 · Fundraising $185$36,573
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $406,045 · Management $82,822 · Fundraising $5,556$494,423
Part X · Balance sheet $107,692 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,102$107,692
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $108,403$107,692
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,767$3,612
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,767$9,159
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,636$98,171
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$362
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,636$98,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $108,403$107,692
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$505,320
XI-2 Total expenses$494,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,897
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,636
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,533

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