Mobile Wellness Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
850715750
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
8664131988
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$531,324
Expenses
$548,536
Assets
$91,894
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kimberly Travis (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Kimberly Travis (President): $3,600 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose for which the corporation is organized is to promote education within the meaning of section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code, including but not limited to: 1 promoting, supporting, and reinforcing educational objectives that are taught in the classroom and extend this learning beyond the classroom, in order to instill in underserved populations, the desire to learn the value of mental and physical health 2 to educate and link underserved populations to resources that promote and increase the chances of positive physical and mental health outcomes.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the year 2025, Mobile Wellness Incorporated continued to advance its mission of promoting education and improving mental and physical health outcomes among underserved populations through affordable and accessible services. The organization expanded its capacity to serve individuals and families by strengthening partnerships, increasing outreach efforts, and enhancing access to care. Mobile Wellness Incorporated continued to provide affordable telehealth mental health services, reducing barriers related to transportation, provider shortages, and cost. The organization served a growing number of individuals from underserved communities, including an increase in clients requiring culturally and linguistically appropriate services. To improve accessibility, the organization entered into contracts with professional interpretation service providers, allowing individuals who speak languages other than English and Spanish to receive services in their preferred language. Mobile Wellness Incorporated also partnered with a psychiatry provider that shares its commitment to affordable and accessible care, increasing access to psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and coordinated behavioral health services. The organization continued community outreach through schools, community organizations, and public events to increase awareness of mental health resources, reduce stigma, and connect individuals and families with needed support services. Additionally, the organization expanded its digital outreach through Google Ad Grants and social media initiatives, increasing public awareness and engagement. These efforts furthered the organization's exempt purpose by improving access to mental health services, promoting education, and connecting underserved populations to critical resources that support healthier outcomes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 5
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 69.5%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.7%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 41.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 55.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.8% of revenue deployed · 69.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 1 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $381K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $4K · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 15 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.