Mental Health Association in Ulster County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141459512
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2021
Location
Lake Katrine, NY, USA
Phone
8453364747
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,641,807
Expenses
$6,480,736
Assets
$5,004,664
Liabilities
$3,136,000

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALLEN NACE (PRESIDENT)
  • JUSTIN STENERSON (BOARD MEMBER - PLANNING/V. PRESIDENT)
  • SHAWN DOYLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHAWN DOYLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $150,963 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Treatment for persons with mental illnesses. The mission of the mental health association is to create communities that are dedicated to mental health through the full participation of all persons. To achieve its mission, the mental health association sponsors a variety of educational, advocacy and service programs, including mental health education, rehabilitation, residential services, family and youth support services, and therapeutic foster care. The mental health association is one of 340 chapters affiliated with the national mental health association and the mental health association New York state. Funding for programs and services is provided by the counties of ulster, Delaware, chenango, and broome mental health services.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family and youth services - includes the following programs: family peer support - provides family peer support services (fpss) to families with children with social-emotional behavior and other mental-health needs. Additionally, our staff facilitates an empowering parents support group for those receiving this service. Referrals are received both directly and through spoa. 5 clients served.advocacy support services - provides advocacy supports for families trying to navigate the mental health or related systems. Facilitates monthly "empowering parents" support group for families. 10 clients served.omh respite - provides transportation and activities onsite or in the community to provide enhance socialization skills, learn coping mechanisms, increase confidence, etc. 32 clients served.cftss (children and family treatment and support services) - provides support for families with children facing social, emotional, or behavioral challenges. Family peer advocates (fpa) have lived experience as parents or caregivers and are trained to empower families and advocate for their needs. 18 clients served.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - 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: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.8%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.4%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.63; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.8% of revenue deployed · 87.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $5.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $151K · 16 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $181K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

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 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.