Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1988.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $345K paid to officers and key staff.
Lacretia Larson’s $172K as Executive Dir. is at the 77th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacretia Larson | $172,463 | $182,808 | $145,649 | $133,466 | $108,409 | $126,142 |
| Tom Gaffney | — | — | — | — | $8,733 | $120,779 |
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.
See First Call for Help of Itasca County executive salaries →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
Offers free, confidential crisis help, listening, and referrals 24/7.
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Call Center
During the 2024 year our agency received 3202 calls into our call center from residents of the 7 county 2-1-1 hub area of which we serve. This resulted in providing 3087 resources to those residents in need and fielding 9,756 crisis calls. We supported 284 residents walking into our agency for referrals and resources.
Call Center
During the 2024 year our agency received 3202 calls into our call center from residents of the 7 county 2-1-1 hub area of which we serve. This resulted in providing 3087 resources to those residents in need and fielding 9,756 crisis calls. We supported 284 residents walking into our agency for referrals and resources.
New Leaf Healing Center
During 2024 our agency continued the provision of residential crisis services (opened in 2017) from within the new leaf healing ccenter, in efforts to aviod behavioral health placements. We continued the provision of intensive residential treatment services. Our residential crisis services, served 152 consumers (guests).
New Leaf Healing Center
During 2024 our agency continued the provision of residential crisis services (opened in 2017) from within the new leaf healing ccenter, in efforts to aviod behavioral health placements. We continued the provision of intensive residential treatment services. Our residential crisis services, served 152 consumers (guests).
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2025 | $6.8M | $6.4M | $467K | $868K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 | $4.8M | $4.6M | $126K | $400K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2023 | $3.5M | $3.6M | −$3K | $274K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2022 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $225K | $285K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $3.0M | $2.6M | $397K | $125K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019Filed with the IRS Jan 13, 2021 | $2.0M | $2.1M | −$141K | −$272K | 990 PDF |
| FY2018Filed with the IRS Jan 19, 2021 | $1.7M | $1.8M | −$109K | −$131K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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