We will help people in our communities achieve and maintain emotional well-being.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$988K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.2M a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$988K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
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
$27.3M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$24.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$18.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$27.3M
FY2023▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$27.1M
FY2021$33.7M
FY2022$28.8M
FY2023$27.3M
FY2024$29.6M
FY2025$37.1M
Expenses
$24.1M
FY2023▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28.7M
FY2021$31.2M
FY2022$27.7M
FY2023$24.1M
FY2024$25.5M
FY2025$27.1M
Net assets
$18.1M
FY2023▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.7M
FY2021$13.3M
FY2022$14.9M
FY2023$18.1M
FY2024$22.1M
FY2025$32.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1998.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $18.7M Management & general 22% · $5.4M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $988K 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
Nurse Practioner / Aprn
$205,640Pt VII · Sec A
Nurse Practioner / Aprn
$184,252Pt VII · Sec A
CFO / CEO
$165,307Pt VII · Sec A
Nurse Practioner / Aprn
$140,544Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director of Intensive Patient Services
$135,916Pt VII · Sec A
Controller / CFO
$114,460Pt VII · Sec A
$42,146Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Randi Nielsen’s $182K as Nurse Practitioner/Aprn is at the 20th 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
Dr Sandra Lare———$303,254$141,981—
Jayne Stevenson————$259,208$140,843
Tim Hoekstra———$213,501$196,281$221,390
Randi Nielsen$181,952$172,788$205,640———
Georgina Johnson$151,496$147,146$184,252———
Randi Nielson———$182,120$163,258$145,772
Terry Little———$170,425$151,671$132,437
Steven Jensen$149,374$126,082$165,307$122,333$128,396$138,067

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

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3 programs · $18.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provided outpatient and respite mental health services primarily to the residents of malheur and umatilla counties of oregon under requirements of oregon revised statutes for counties to provide such services.

$13.3Mprogram expense
02

Provided prevention and recovery services for alcohol and drug treatment, gambling addictions and prevention services, and domestic violence and intervention services primarily to the residents of malheur and umatilla counties in oregon under requirements of oregon revised statutes for counties to provide such services.

$3.0Mprogram expense
03

Provided residential and acute mental health services to the residents of malheur and umatilla counties of oregon under requirements of oregon revised statutes for counties to provide such services.

$2.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$24.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.7M
Managementcol C$5.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$18.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.5M
Total assetsLn 16$22.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$257K
Total revenueLn 12$27.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.5M
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.9M
Total assetsLn 16$22.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$18.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5346
VolunteersI 67
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.5M$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.4M$10.9M
Total assetsLn 16$25.6M$22.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.7M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$14.9M$18.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$214K$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.3M$11.7M$2.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$306K$241K$65K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.2M$1.7M$457K
Payroll taxesLn 10$925K$729K$197K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.2M$386K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$221K$94K$127K
Office expensesLn 13$77K$60K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$899K$220K$679K
OccupancyLn 16$838K$796K$42K
TravelLn 17$50K$46K$4K
InterestLn 20$269K$237K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$402K$367K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$601K$114K$487K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.1M$142K
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.1M$18.7M$5.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $37.1M$27.1M$10.0M$32.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $29.6M$25.5M$4.0M$22.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $27.3M$24.1M$3.2M$18.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.8M$27.7M$1.2M$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.7M$31.2M$2.5M$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $27.1M$28.7M−$1.5M$10.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $27,259,595 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,595$2,317,042
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,359,751$25,016,929
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,582−$219,299
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $205,402$144,923
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,844,330$27,259,595
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 $19,844,604$17,935,801
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,839,444$6,135,644
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,684,048$24,071,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,160,282$3,188,150
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 $27,259,595 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,314,630
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,412
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,317,042
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,016,929$25,016,929
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37,975$37,975
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$5,728 · Excluded from tax $83,798$78,070
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$257,274−$257,274
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $66,853$66,853
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,083,782 · Unrelated business −$5,728 · Excluded from tax −$135,501$27,259,595
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,071,445 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $214,182 · Management $47,270$261,452
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,653,622 · Management $2,638,301$14,291,923
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $241,003 · Management $65,066$306,069
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,693,762 · Management $457,293$2,151,055
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $728,592 · Management $196,710$925,302
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,190,879 · Management $386,094$1,576,973
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $94,076 · Management $127,123$221,199
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $60,279 · Management $17,179$77,458
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $219,927 · Management $678,928$898,855
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $796,199 · Management $42,294$838,493
IX-17 TravelPrograms $46,053 · Management $4,147$50,200
IX-20 InterestPrograms $237,295 · Management $32,196$269,491
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $367,085 · Management $35,012$402,097
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $114,123 · Management $487,027$601,150
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,057,541 · Management $142,187$1,199,728
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,714,618 · Management $5,356,827 · Fundraising $0$24,071,445
Part X · Balance sheet $22,504,763 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,410,528$8,456,457
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,067,597$1,069,350
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,459,375$1,853,711
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $243,038$206,595
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,418,518$10,918,650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,599,056$22,504,763
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,694,028$1,762,973
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,747$13,234
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,731,730$4,449,287
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,437,299$16,234,989
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $430,027$1,820,487
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,867,326$18,055,476
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,599,056$22,504,763
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,055,476 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,259,595
XI-2 Total expenses$24,071,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,188,150
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,867,326
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,055,476

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