Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231411212
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Phone
7173460549
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$847,684
Expenses
$831,134
Assets
$553,179
Liabilities
$145,093

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALEX J HAZZOURI (President)
  • LAURIE BARNETT LEVINE (President Elect)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES MARTIN (Secretary)
  • ALEX J HAZZOURI (President)
  • REBECCA HOVER (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The mental health association is Pennsylvania, which reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the commonwealth, works on behalf of the mental health of its citizens, instilling principles that facilitate recovery and resiliency of individuals and their families.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mhapa was significantly impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. Meetings, workshops and trainings were either canceled, postponed or held virtually as necessary. State facilities were on lockdown requiring remote activities at certain times. Mhapa continued to provide advocacy in all of the state operated mental health facilities and juvenile facilities. The advocates provided assistance and support to individuals receiving services at the state operated facilities, including helping individuals and families with questions, concerns and complaints regarding care and treatment, working to facilitate community living, providing technical assistance education regarding rights, and ensuring the individuals rights while in the facility. Mhapa staff participated in the states review of residential treatment facilities by interviewing the youth receiving services in the facilities. Mhapa staff provided workshops at reentry and transitional housing units in the state correctional institutions. Information presented to inmates who are preparing for release into the community including how to access community health services and supports, how to navigate mental assistance and health insurance options.mhapa provides behavioral health navigators who assist anyone seeking information and guidance for behavioral health services and support. Mhapa assisted individuals and organizations regarding mental health advance directives (mhads) information and completion.mhapa continued its work to reduce stigma by maintaining and promoting the im the evidence / mental health campaign (ite/mh) which is a grassroots campaign to raise awareness that everyone can positively impact the lives in mental health recovery.mhapa uses social media including our website, facebook, instagram, and twitter to provide information, promote events and support the work of our partners. Mhapa publishes a quarterly electronic newsletter (newsfeed).

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.9% of revenue deployed · 96.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $805K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.