Mental Health America of Greater Houston Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Mental Health America of Greater Houston has been championing mental health in our community since 1954. We work to connect people to quality care, equip communities with education and training, provide peer support for veterans, and advocate for legislative solutions that meet our community's growing needs. In 2025, we served 5,510 unique individuals and had 21,154 total client engagements across our programs. See Schedule OIn 2025, we expanded our behavioral health navigation services, now known as Care Connect, a free, coordinated system that helps individuals find, access, and follow through with mental health care. More than a referral service, Care Connect guides people through the process and stays engaged until they are successfully connected to care. The program includes a database of more than 800 vetted providers offering a wide range of services for individuals and families. This resource can be accessed through an easy-to-use online search tool or by connecting directly with a live Community Resource Specialist via phone, text, or email for personalized support. Through peer support and collaborative partnerships, veterans continue to receive the services needed to reintegrate into civilian life. In 2025, working in collaboration with other veteran-serving organizations, a strong 86% of Veterans Treatment Court participants who were eligible for graduation completed the program requirements. Additionally, our veterans team made more than 4,000 referrals, connecting veterans to services that support their well-being and stability. Our Mental Health Literacy was expanded to offer specialized training to help organizations build cultures where people can perform at their best and feel supported along the way. Our Workplace Wellness training and consultation offerings are guided by a PhD-level expert with certification in mindfulness practices, adapted for organizational settings. In 2025, we delivered 93 mental health education and workplace wellness training sessions, significantly expanding our reach compared to 2024.Our public policy and advocacy efforts through policymaker engagement increased by more than 188% between 2024 and 2025. We also expanded our advocacy training, reaching 79 individuals, and increased participation in presentations on MHA-supported issues to 641 individuals.Our training for child-serving professionals - across schools and community organizations- included 35 presentations supporting adults who work with children. This includes a strong partnership with a statewide intermediary whose mission is to convene, educate, and advocate to improve the quality and increase the availability of out-of-school time opportunities for Texas youth. Through this partnership, we provided training to providers in a variety of programs that support student well-being. In 2025, 10,160 Greater Houston Region residents used Mental Health America's free, online, and anonymous mental health screenings. These screenings provide a direct, real-time measure of mental health and overall well-being in the Greater Houston Region. Upon completing the screening, each person can access tools and other resources to support their mental health.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 67.9%; rating input score 68
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 54.5%; rating input score 55; 34th 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; 64th 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: -126.9%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 30.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings