Central Clinic Behavioral Health

Legal name: Central Clinic - Group

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311411744
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
513.584.8577 (Psychiatric Emergency Services) / 513.558.8888 (Central Connection
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,836,464
Expenses
$24,990,932
Assets
$4,071,642
Liabilities
$2,977,330

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBERLY MAGES (CEO / PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIMBERLY MAGES (CEO / PRESIDENT): $237,078 total reported compensation
  • SHAWN BREEDING (PA): $219,120 total reported compensation
  • EMILY DAVIS (SOFES PROGRAM DIRECTOR): $151,905 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Create options and choices through compassionate approaches to behavioral health services that foster recovery and resiliency for children, adults, families, and communities. • We welcome the unique perspectives and life experiences from all personnel as well as all clients/patients/families. This creates an environment where we learn from each other, which is integral to the advancement of our mission. • Commitment to ensure everyone belongs will guide our hiring, employee benefits, internship/training experiences, the patient/client experience, and workplace culture. Affiliations and/or Key Funders** : bi3, Butler County Children Services , Butler County Job & Family Services, Clermont County Children’s Protective Services, Clermont County Job & Family Services, Fifth Third Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation (and their private foundations and donor advised funds), Hamilton...

What it reported doing in 2024

Mental health access point (central connection) serves as the 'front door' to the hamilton county community mental health system. Mhap of central clinic strives to provide support, care and connections for individuals, couples and families who are in need of mental health services. Mhap's primary mission is to provide a standardized entry to a managed system of care that ensures services are available, accessible and of high quality. To ensure availability, mhap operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer calls and connect clients to appropriate services. 5,635 clients served.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 70% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $494.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.3%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.73; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 89% of revenue deployed · 92% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $23M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $237K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4.9M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.