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.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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FY2022 · 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 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
−$11K
-3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -3% 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
$453K
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$445K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$453K
FY2022+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$452K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$613K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$883K
Expenses
$445K
FY2022▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$361K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$651K
FY2025$687K
Net assets
$388K
FY2022▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$379K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$545K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $422K Management & general 5% · $23K

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; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$99,144Pt 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 · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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 24 school districts including for example cincinnati public schools (CPS), deer park community schools, finneytown local school district, great oaks career…

$420Kprogram 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.

$3Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$453K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$445K
Ln 25
Programscol B$422K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$377K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$11K
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
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$453K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$377K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$377K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$11K
Net assetsLn 32$388K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K$377K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$379K$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0−$11K
Net assetsLn 32$379K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$89K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$228K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$183$183
OccupancyLn 16$13K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$778$778
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$396$396
InsuranceLn 23$2K$762$762
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$82K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$425$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$445K$422K$23K$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 Viewing $453K$445K$8K$388K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
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Part I · Summary $453,222 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $452,008$451,930
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,292
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $452,008$453,222
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 $269,221$326,901
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,150$117,841
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $361,371$444,742
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,637$8,480
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 $453,222 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$451,930
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$451,930
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $1,292$1,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,292 · Excluded from tax $0$453,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $444,742 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,230 · Management $9,914$99,144
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $227,757$227,757
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,121$14,121
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $183$183
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,600 · Management $6,600$13,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $778$778
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $396$396
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $762 · Management $762$1,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,372 · Management $3,786$86,158
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $425 · Management $1,056$1,481
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $422,228 · Management $22,514 · Fundraising $0$444,742
Part X · Balance sheet $376,841 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $379,406$376,841
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $379,406$376,841
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0−$11,045
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0−$11,045
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $379,406$387,886
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $379,406$376,841
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $387,886 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$453,222
XI-2 Total expenses$444,742
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,480
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$379,406
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$387,886

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