Make a Difference: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 35-2404984)

Betty Lawson’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 46th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Betty Lawson	$60,000	$60,000	$36,000	$36,000	$36,000	$36,000

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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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 intensive outpatient mental health and addiction treatment for low-income adults.

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3 programs · $155K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Community Treatment Collaboration(CTC) helps with costs associated with intensive outpatient treatment services like intake, group therapy, individual/group sessions. CTC grants help make it possible to continue to treat countless individuals in need of our services.

$107Kprogram expense

02

Addiction Recovery Program(ARP) reimburses for addiction recovery services rendered. ARP grants help make it possible to continue to treat countless individuals in need of our services. The beneficial outcome of our program has helped clients become mentally stable, gain sobriety from a lifestyle of alcohol/chemical addiction, get their…

$48Kprogram expense

03

Shelby County Government help make it possible to continue to treat countless individuals in need of our services. The beneficial outcome of our program has helped clients become mentally stable, gain sobriety from a lifestyle of alcohol chemical addiction, get their GED or go back to school, become employed or get job promotions…

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$267K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$266K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K

Money outPt IX

$251K

Ln 25

Programscol B$251K

Owns and owesPt X

$128K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K

Total assetsLn 16$128K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$266K

Total revenueLn 12$267K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$125K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K

Other assetsLn 15$3K

Total assetsLn 16$128K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$128K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$108K	$125K
Total assetsLn 16	$111K	$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$111K	$128K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$42K	$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$25K	$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$4K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$19K	$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$112	$112
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$13K
OccupancyLn 16	$52K	$52K
All other expensesLn 24e	$96K	$96K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$251K	$251K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$332K	$285K	$46K	$209K	990 PDF
FY2024	$326K	$291K	$35K	$163K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$267K	$251K	$17K	$128K	990 PDF
FY2022	$257K	$237K	$20K	$111K	990 PDF
FY2021	$235K	$191K	$45K	$92K	990 PDF
FY2020	$191K			$47K	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 $267,171 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,524$1,280

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $244,363$265,891

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $256,887$267,171

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 $69,998$89,433

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,217$161,157

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $237,215$250,590

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,672$16,581

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $267,171 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,262 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,280

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,280

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $264,629 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$264,629

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265,891 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$267,171

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,590 across 9 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,946$41,946

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,740$24,740

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,851$3,851

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,896$18,896

IX-11g Other fees for services$0

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $112$112

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,154$13,154

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,024$52,024

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $95,867$95,867

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $250,590 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$250,590

Part X · Balance sheet $128,062 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,247$124,828

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,234$3,234

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,481$128,062

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $111,481$128,062

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $111,481$128,062

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,481$128,062

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $128,062 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$267,171

XI-2 Total expenses$250,590

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,581

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$111,481

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$128,062

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