Mental Health Association of Morris County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221544375
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA
Phone
9733343496
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,073,686
Expenses
$3,275,949
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LOUIS SCHWARCZ (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • LOUIS SCHWARCZ (PRESIDENT/CEO): $131,110 total reported compensation
  • ERIC KAUFMAN (VP/CFO): $59,365 total reported compensation
  • ROSE BROWN (VP, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES): $58,233 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the mental health association of morris county is to promote mental health and to support and empower people in recovery from mental illness through effective services, education, and advocacy.

What it reported doing in 2017

Assisted outpatient treatment services: assisted outpatient treatment services delivers community-based mental health services under court order to individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses who have a history of non-adherence to prescribed treatment on a voluntary basis.edna's haven: edna's haven is at trinity lutheran church in dover from 12:30-4:30 p.m., mondays through fridays. At this resource center, there is an on-site coordinator who is available to provide information and referral, financial assistance, linkages to services and more. Health screenings, computer access, veteran's services and job fairs are also available at times throughout the year. Soup kitchen services are available from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. And a food pantry is available.collaborative justice services ("cjs"): collaborative justice services provides effective discharge planning, linkage and referral to community resources for non-violent offenders with mental illness who reenter the community following release from the morris county correctional systems and from municipal jails. Cjs also advocates on behalf of those consumers who are rightfully incarcerated to ensure that they receive necessary and appropriate treatment and medication during their tenure in jail. In addition, the program works with local law enforcement officers to train them on how to safely and effectively interact with individuals with mental illness who may be in crisis. Projects for assistance in transition from homelessness ("path"): path provides outreach, intensive case management and housing that will enable adults who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, and have a serious mental illness, to engage in community based services. In doing so, we also strive to improve consumers health outcomes, participation in mental health services and substance abuse treatment as needed.information & referral: highly qualified mental health professionals will provide compassionate, confidential linkages to service providers who can help you or your loved one with whatever issue is prompting you to seek help.community companions program: a community companion is a volunteer who is matched with someone in the community who is living with a mental illness. Volunteers complete a training program and then commit two hours a week for a minimum of three months to spend quality time with their match. The program encourages routine social activities that focus on aspects of the consumer's life beyond their mental health status.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 64% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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. The required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • 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: -6.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.7% of revenue deployed · 79.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $131K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2011 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.