Active Minds INC

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2003Mental HealthEIN 20-0587172Revenue $9.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSactiveminds.org2001 S St Nw Ste 700, 20009-1165 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Active Minds empowers young adults to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others & encourage help seeking. We are changing the culture on campuses & in the community by providing information, leadership opportunities & advocacy training to the next generation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15,137 volunteers and 20 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $394K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.0M
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$9.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$12.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.0M
FY2025▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$9.0M
Expenses
$9.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$9.8M
Net assets
$12.1M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$11.2M
FY2023$14.7M
FY2024$12.6M
FY2025$12.1M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $8.0M Management & general 9% · $840K Fundraising 9% · $930K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $2.1M 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
Founderexecutive Director
$324,532Pt VII · Sec A
Founderexecutive Director
$324,532Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$173,699Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$173,699Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$167,364Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$167,364Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$161,273Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$161,273Pt VII · Sec A

Alison Malmon’s $325K as Founderexecutive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alison Malmon$324,532$275,043$248,318$219,167$179,958$159,875
Laura Horne$173,699$162,520$137,035———
Carin Levine—$100,032$167,732$164,218$128,199$113,912
Estrella Levy$167,364—————
Margo Collins$159,523$166,924$160,192———
Jessica Mayorga$161,273—————
Anthony Bongiorno$125,000$112,500$104,167$100,000$12,500—

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

Empowers young adults to openly discuss mental health, educating others and encouraging help-seeking.

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3 programs · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Chapter Development and Support

Active Minds is dedicated to promoting the young adult voice in mental health. In 2024-2025, the organization supported chapters on more than 500 college and high school campuses in all 50 U.S. states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico.

$4.1Mprogram expense
02

Active Minds in K-12 Schools

Active Minds is exponentially growing in K-12 schools, bringing chapter programming, trainings, and youth mobilization models to students and their adult allies in high schools and middle schools. 704 K-12 schools used Active Minds programing in 2024-2025.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

Public Education and Awareness Campaigns

Active Minds has created Awareness Campaigns for our chapters, partners, and supporters such as A-S-K, Suicide Prevention Month, and Stress Less Week. During these programs, students and community members are introduced to mental health topics that are often misunderstood.

$680Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $90K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$90,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$625K
Investment incomeLn 3$416K
Money outPt IX
$9.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.0M
Managementcol C$840K
Fundraisingcol D$930K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$77K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$314K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$625K
Investment incomeLn 3$416K
Total revenueLn 12$9.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K
Other assetsLn 15$628K
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$12.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 615,137
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$1.1M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.3M$10.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$86K
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$12.6M$12.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$846K$115K$131K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.4M$3.6M$289K$493K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$111K$89K$14K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$528K$422K$69K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$430K$344K$56K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$224K$137K$34K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$79K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$155K$155K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$978K$14K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$226K$196K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$360K$299K$40K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$148K$119K$19K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$216K$173K$28K$15K
TravelLn 17$322K$268K$35K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$377K$364K$3K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$21K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$10K$19K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.8M$8.0M$840K$930K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.0M$9.8M−$803K$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.6M$9.1M−$2.4M$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.1M$7.8M$3.3M$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.0M$4.7M$5.3M$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$2.4M$3.1M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.5M$190K$2.9M 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
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Part I · Summary $8,992,888 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,529,768$8,000,704
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $539,627$625,420
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $422,192$416,049
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $137,111−$49,285
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,628,698$8,992,888
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,065,888$6,548,654
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $36,000$32,800
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,961,138$3,214,241
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,063,026$9,795,695
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,434,328−$802,807
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $8,992,888 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$314,082
VIII-1e Government grants$77,193
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,609,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,000,704
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $625,420$625,420
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $416,049$416,049
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$82,092−$82,092
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,807$32,807
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $658,227 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $333,957$8,992,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,795,695 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $846,183 · Management $115,243 · Fundraising $131,352$1,092,778
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,606,068 · Management $288,521 · Fundraising $493,059$4,387,648
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $88,530 · Management $14,386 · Fundraising $7,746$110,662
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $422,262 · Management $68,618 · Fundraising $36,948$527,828
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $343,790 · Management $55,866 · Fundraising $30,082$429,738
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $136,697 · Management $34,174 · Fundraising $53,520$224,391
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $79,198$79,198
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $155,426$155,426
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $32,800$32,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $978,126 · Management $14,119 · Fundraising $33,589$1,025,834
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $195,523 · Fundraising $30,515$226,038
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $298,510 · Management $40,099 · Fundraising $21,593$360,202
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $118,645 · Management $19,280 · Fundraising $10,381$148,306
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $173,168 · Management $28,140 · Fundraising $15,152$216,460
IX-17 TravelPrograms $267,883 · Management $35,124 · Fundraising $18,913$321,920
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $363,723 · Management $2,908 · Fundraising $10,622$377,253
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $21,789$21,789
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,894 · Management $3,395 · Fundraising $1,828$26,117
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,276 · Management $19,031 · Fundraising $2,000$31,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,025,704 · Management $839,891 · Fundraising $930,100$9,795,695
Part X · Balance sheet $13,791,101 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,084,568$1,090,369
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,806,471$984,333
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $48,140$43,188
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $153,022$194,203
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $102,196$86,236
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,303,742$10,765,130
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $825,730$627,642
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,323,869$13,791,101
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $567,070$656,655
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $358,577$486,579
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $789,149$567,132
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,714,796$1,710,366
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,319,826$9,289,248
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,289,247$2,791,487
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,609,073$12,080,735
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,323,869$13,791,101
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,080,735 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,992,888
XI-2 Total expenses$9,795,695
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$802,807
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,609,073
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$302,835
XI-7 Investment expenses−$28,366
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,080,735

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

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