Our mission is to provide behavioral health, residential services, and primary health care coordination for marginalized and disenfranchised women, men, youth, and children living in the district of columbia, many of whom are coping with challenges including mental illness, addiction, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $215K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.0M
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$32.4M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$36.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$13.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$32.4M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$30.7M
FY2021$32.8M
FY2022$28.2M
FY2023$32.4M
FY2024$33.6M
FY2025$36.3M
Expenses
$36.4M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$30.8M
FY2021$30.1M
FY2022$31.8M
FY2023$36.4M
FY2024$31.4M
FY2025$34.7M
Net assets
$13.9M
FY2023▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19.2M
FY2021$22.2M
FY2022$17.4M
FY2023$13.9M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$18.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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 Jul 1984.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $30.8M Management & general 16% · $5.7M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer/Di
$263,483Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$196,490Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Practice Manager
$163,555Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Financial Stra
$148,041Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Offic
$143,406Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Compliance Officer
$140,504Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Impact Officer
$138,089Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$136,124Pt VII · Sec A

Maxine Harris PHD’s $796K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maxine Harris PHD$795,823$252,450$263,483$263,384$272,596$270,532
Lucas Kempf$257,538$178,488————
Amin Memon———$238,112$202,394—
Bronwen Millet—$215,587————
Marion Scotchmer$198,050$189,344$196,490$196,120$205,167$150,600
Jennifer Landrette$195,900$188,371$163,555$166,027$170,510$160,130
Doug Brosz——$148,041$148,116$152,762$174,327
Patricia Kpolie$173,068—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides housing assistance and support services for low-income individuals and families with disabilities or behavioral health conditions.

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3 programs · $26.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Clinical Services

Clinical services for adults, adolescents and children. Providing office-based and community-based supportive services and an array of outpatient services for consumers who are experiencing multiple problems, including mental illness, substance abuse disorders, major medical conditions, criminal justice system involvement, homelessness…

$18.9Mprogram expense
02

Residential Services

Residential housing and support assistance providing a spectrum of service-enriched housing options to promote housing stability and behavioral health recovery. Agency owns and manages 45 properties defined as supportive housing for special needs populations in the district of columbia.

$5.2Mprogram expense
03

Supportive housing services- administers a wide range of supportive housing programs that offer rental assistance and supportive services for low income individuals, youth, and families with disabilities AND/OR histories of homelessness and emerging behavioral health conditions.

$2.1Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.0M
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $12.9M · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,462,476
Unitemized GrantFY2022$281,340
Unitemized GrantFY2022$143,333
Unitemized GrantFY2022$54,826
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,238
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,696
Unitemized GrantFY2022$994
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,868,078
Unitemized GrantFY2021$304,690
Unitemized GrantFY2021$120,459
Unitemized GrantFY2021$63,977
Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,301
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,592
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,011
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,112,897
Unitemized GrantFY2020$207,532
Unitemized GrantFY2020$119,569
Unitemized GrantFY2020$47,243
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$32.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$458K
Money outPt IX
$36.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$30.8M
Managementcol C$5.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$13.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$458K
Other incomeLn 4–11$137K
Gains on assetsLn 7$291K
Total revenueLn 12$32.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.9M
Other assetsLn 15$385K
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.0M
Net assetsLn 32$13.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5291
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.7M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.8M$12.9M
Total assetsLn 16$26.6M$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M$11.0M
Net assetsLn 32$17.4M$13.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.0M$5.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$668K$668K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.2M$16.8M$2.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$372K$323K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.4M$202K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.3M$194K
Legal feesLn 11b$500$500
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Investment management feesLn 11f$51K$51K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$1.2M$792K
Office expensesLn 13$480K$153K$327K
OccupancyLn 16$4.2M$3.7M$477K
TravelLn 17$127K$127K$112
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50K$48K$3K
InterestLn 20$207K$124K$83K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$871K$641K$230K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$72K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$36.4M$30.8M$5.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $36.3M$34.7M$1.6M$18.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $33.6M$31.4M$2.2M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $32.4M$36.4M−$4.0M$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.2M$31.8M−$3.6M$17.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $32.8M$30.1M$2.7M$22.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $30.7M$30.8M−$131K$19.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $32,448,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,123,018$8,233,666
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,721,518$23,618,732
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $305,326$458,440
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,726$137,386
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,157,588$32,448,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,379,109$4,965,903
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,067,694$23,354,606
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,345,749$8,119,129
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $31,792,552$36,439,638
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,634,964−$3,991,414
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $32,448,224 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,227,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,666
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,233,666
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,618,732$23,618,732
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $167,223$167,223
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $291,217$291,217
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Excluded from tax $137,386$137,386
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,618,732 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $595,826$32,448,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $36,439,638 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,965,903$4,965,903
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $667,758$667,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,776,574 · Management $2,456,193$19,232,767
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $323,420 · Management $48,144$371,564
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,359,777 · Management $202,416$1,562,193
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,326,146 · Management $194,178$1,520,324
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $500$500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,384$84,384
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $51,065$51,065
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,161,672 · Management $792,278$1,953,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $152,592 · Management $327,024$479,616
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,701,452 · Management $477,065$4,178,517
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126,630 · Management $112$126,742
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47,869 · Management $2,600$50,469
IX-20 InterestPrograms $124,024 · Management $82,510$206,534
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $641,397 · Management $229,697$871,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,523 · Management $44,735$116,258
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,778,979 · Management $5,660,659 · Fundraising $0$36,439,638
Part X · Balance sheet $24,839,883 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,924,670$3,060,773
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,528$23,938
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,549,841$5,044,933
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $274,296$244,901
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,808,927$12,884,760
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,741,066$3,195,789
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $325,279$384,789
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,646,607$24,839,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,012,568$2,764,834
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $356,253$284,640
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,357,795$5,484,543
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,200,962$10,951,864
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,359,290$12,068,764
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,086,355$1,819,255
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,445,645$13,888,019
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,646,607$24,839,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,888,019 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,448,224
XI-2 Total expenses$36,439,638
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,991,414
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,445,645
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$433,788
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,888,019

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