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Fairfield, OH501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 81-1706481Revenue $958K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1244 Nilles Rd Ste 9, 45014-2788 · Fairfield, OHTax-exempt since Aug 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide objective, efficient and expert mental health services to all aspects of the court system and the communities in our region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$255K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$170K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$958K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$861K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$673K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$958K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$602K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$852K
FY2025$958K
Expenses
$861K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$388K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$514K
FY2023$652K
FY2024$762K
FY2025$861K
Net assets
$673K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$152K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$673K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Aug 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $685K Management & general 20% · $176K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $255K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$149,157Pt VII · Sec A
$105,572Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Menke
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Longworth
Trustee - Start 08/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Knizer
Trustee - Start 08/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer O'Donnell’s $149K as CEO is at the 97th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer O'Donnell$149,157$101,959$99,365$120,210$107,494$117,700
Erin Nichting$105,572—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers expert mental health services to courts and local communities.

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3 programs · $685K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Forensic Evaluations

The agency is one of ten accredited community forensic evaluation centers in the state of Ohio. We performed hundreds of mental health evaluations for the seven counties identified as our assigned region in Ohio and for counties and agencies outside our catchment area as needed.

$626Kprogram expense
02

Mandatory Parenting Education Classes (MPEC) were conducted for Ohio's Butler County Domestic Relations Court following a prescribed education protocol that meets the state requirements for divorcing parent education. We also offered this service to the other Ohio counties as a fee for service model.

$59Kprogram expense
03

We provide psychological education for restoration or attainment of competency to stand trial for individuals who were primarily developmentally disabled or severely mentally ill. This service is offered to adults and youth and can be delivered in person or virtually. We bill the service by the hour.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$958K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$410K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$861K
Ln 25
Programscol B$685K
Managementcol C$176K
Owns and owesPt X
$673K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$842K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Government grantsLn 1e$536K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$410K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$900
Total revenueLn 12$958K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$408K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$368K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$842K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$673K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K$408K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$382K$368K
Total assetsLn 16$732K$842K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$576K$673K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$264K$226K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$280K$239K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$311
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$36K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$162K$98K$64K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$26K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$29K$8K
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$898
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$11K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$11K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$861K$685K$176K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $958K$861K$97K$673K 990 PDF
FY2024 $852K$762K$90K$576K 990 PDF
FY2023 $826K$652K$175K$486K 990 PDF
FY2022 $602K$514K$88K$311K 990 PDF
FY2021 $494K$423K$71K$223K 990 PDF
FY2020 $416K$388K$28K$152K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $957,561 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $550,213$536,260
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $295,486$410,287
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,481$10,114
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $123$900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $852,303$957,561
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 $423,985$587,749
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $338,099$273,178
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $762,084$860,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,219$96,634
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $957,561 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$536,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$536,260
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $410,287$410,287
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,114$10,114
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $900$900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $410,287 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,014$957,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $860,927 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $225,572 · Management $38,187$263,759
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $239,176 · Management $40,653$279,829
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,065 · Management $311$2,376
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,323 · Management $5,462$41,785
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $97,871 · Management $64,016$161,887
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,041 · Management $5,464$31,505
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,043 · Management $8,152$37,195
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,379 · Management $898$4,277
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,105 · Management $2,952$14,057
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,971 · Management $2,942$6,913
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,707 · Management $6,637$17,344
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $685,253 · Management $175,674 · Fundraising $0$860,927
Part X · Balance sheet $842,354 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,137$407,833
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,905$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $64,184$44,843
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,744$10,363
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $382,062$368,005
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,293$11,310
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $732,325$842,354
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,911$93,342
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,293$4,993
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $156,269$169,664
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $576,056$672,690
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $576,056$672,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $732,325$842,354
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $672,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$957,561
XI-2 Total expenses$860,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$96,634
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$576,056
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$672,690

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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