The mission of Mindpeace is to ensure a seamless system of mental health care for children and adolescents that meets specific characteristics of quality, provides a continuum of care, has system connections, and is affordable. Increasing access to quality mental health care through the improvement and expansion of school based mental health services is our top priority.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$452K
Spent
$361K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$379K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$452K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$452K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$613K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$883K
Expenses
$361K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$361K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$651K
FY2025$687K
Net assets
$379K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$379K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$545K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Feb 2008.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $336K Management & general 7% · $25K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$101,088Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Shelton’s $123K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Susan Shelton$122,640$120,640$105,840$99,144$101,088
Nicole Pfirman$120,470$115,005———

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

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

Programs and updates

Improves and expands school-based mental health services for children and adolescents.

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2 programs · $336K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Mindpeace continued to work with community partners to implement and improve sustainable, co-located school based mental health partnerships with 18 behavioral health agencies and 22 school districts including for example cincinnati public schools (CPS), deer park community schools, finneytown local school district, great oaks career…

$328Kprogram expense
02

Mindpeace continued to support and make improvements to the searchable online database of mental health providers, accessible from the mindpeace website, to help pediatricians and families connect children to mental health services in the community.

$8Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Money outPt IX
$361K
Ln 25
Programscol B$336K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$379K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$379K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$379K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$289K$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$289K$379K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$91K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$168K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$436$436
OccupancyLn 16$13K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$533$533
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$686$686
InsuranceLn 23$2K$762$762
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$58K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$796$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$361K$336K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $883K$687K$196K$545K 990 PDF
FY2024 $478K$651K−$172K$349K 990 PDF
FY2023 $613K$481K$131K$519K 990 PDF
FY2022 $453K$445K$8K$388K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $452K$361K$91K$379K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $452,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $289,905$452,008
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,905$452,008
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $292,042$269,221
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,979$92,150
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $375,021$361,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$85,116$90,637
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $452,008 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$452,008
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$452,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $361,371 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,980 · Management $10,108$101,088
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,133$168,133
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,654$9,654
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $436$436
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,600 · Management $6,600$13,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $533$533
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $686$686
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $762 · Management $762$1,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,470 · Management $3,700$62,170
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $796 · Management $3,151$3,947
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,364 · Management $25,007 · Fundraising $0$361,371
Part X · Balance sheet $379,406 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $288,769$379,406
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $288,769$379,406
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $288,769$379,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $288,769$379,406
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $379,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,008
XI-2 Total expenses$361,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,637
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$288,769
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$379,406

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