Mental Health Association in Indiana Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
350896905
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone
3176383501
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,331,168
Expenses
$16,991,301
Assets
$13,968,407
Liabilities
$11,241,624

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHEN MCCAFFREY (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • STEPHEN MCCAFFREY (PRESIDENT/CEO): $182,899 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE ANDERSON (COO): $168,822 total reported compensation
  • HEATHER RODRIGUEZ (VP): $136,318 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Advocates on behalf of people with mental illness and educates the public about mental illness.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mental health association in Indiana's top programs include the Indiana addictions coalition promoting recovery through advocacy, public education, and recovery report services. The Indiana coalition to reduce underage drinking creates healthier environments by reducing the accessibility and availability of alcohol to underage persons. Mhai's advocacy and public education programs work for the mental health of all citizens and for the victory over mental illness through public education, advocacy, workforce development, and public health reform. Mhai operates the state's be well Indiana call line as part of pandemic response efforts to help hoosiers stay connected and maintain their well-being when experiencing grief, stress, depression, or worry.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 89% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $539.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.5%; rating input score 95; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 22 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $183K · 27 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $678K reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 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: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 50/100.