Alexian Brothers Center for Mental Health

What it reported doing in 2024

The filing organization is a part of the ascension catholic health ministry. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization that delivers personalized, compassionate care to all, especially to those who need it the most. The alexian brothers center for mental health (abcmh) offers a wide spectrum of high quality and innovative mental health services. Located at 3436 north kennicott avenue in arlington heights, Illinois, its primary service area spans the 10 towns that comprise palatine and wheeling townships. Services and programming include: therapy and psychiatry services, case management, group based treatment programs, community support services, vocational rehabilitation, supported education, crisis services, supported residential services, school-based mental health services, a partial hospitalization program (php) and more. Abcmh provides care for all, including the financially disadvantaged, uninsured, under-insured, homeless persons and those who receive public aid. We also serve private pay and insured clients and those seeking specialty services throughout northwest suburbs, including parts of cook, dupage, lake and mchenry counties. In fiscal year 2025, the center served 1,411 people. Our outpatient therapy services provide intervention to those with mental health needs. Individual and group therapy/counseling is provided to reduce symptoms and enhance techniques in order to maximize wellness and personal potential. Therapy services are available for all age groups, including children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors. Psychiatrists provide advanced specialty care to adolescents, adults, and older adults with thorough evaluations and ongoing health condition management. In fy25 outpatient served 311 distinct clients. In fiscal year 2025, our outpatient therapists provided patients a total of 12,530 distinct treatment services. Our school-based mental health specialists serve as liaisons in a total of 10 local high schools, junior high schools and parochial schools to assist students and staff with mental health topics. In the 2024-2025 school year, these specialists served 142 individual students. They also provided an additional 2,351 consults with parents, teachers and outside providers. The counselors also provided 36 hours of crisis stabilization services. Services included: individual and group counseling, presentations on social emotional learning, dealing with the stresses of covid, suicide prevention, classroom instruction on signs of depression, mindfulness, crisis services, grief, mental health warning signs and linked many students to community-based treatment. In total the school program conducted 3,855 treatment services and consults. Of the students surveyed in the public school program for depression and anxiety related symptoms, 81% saw a reduction in symptoms, which was assessed by the cesdc (the center for epidemiological studies. Depression scale for children). And 81% saw a reduction in their scores for the gad-7 (a generalized anxiety disorder screening tool). 66% also saw their gpa increase from 1st quarter when compared to 4th. And 50% saw a decrease in absences in 4th quarter, compared to 1st through 3rd. Psychiatric and nursing services assess and treat individuals who require psychiatric evaluation as well as medication management and monitoring. In fiscal year 2025, psychiatric services assisted 532 clients including 4,807 appointments.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 86.5%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 72.1%; rating input score 72
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 77.8%; rating input score 78; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -20.1%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings