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Filing year 2024

SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER

Santa Cruz, California·EIN 46-2426846·NTEE F60 · Mental Health & Crisis Intervention·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$4.3M
Total assets
$854k
Total expenses
$4.3M
Reported officers
4
Mission

Shine A Light Counseling Center strives to provide low-fee mental health counseling to financially challenged and uninsured community members while training and supervising pre-licensed clinicians.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Mental Health & Crisis Intervention organizations in California.

Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$120k
$128k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 3 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for mental health & crisis intervention organizations is 9%.

This organization (2024)
3%
Sector median
9%
Middle half of sector
3% to 20%

Based on 5,568 mental health & crisis intervention organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 24%
from 2023

From $97k in 2023 to $120k in 2024.

$97k
2023
$120k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 20% in real terms$106k to $128k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 24% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 49%.

$97k in 2023 to $120k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER

What does the Chief Executive Officer of SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER received $120,000 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Mental Health & Crisis Intervention organizations in California, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Mental Health & Crisis Intervention organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for mental health & crisis intervention organizations is 9%.

What are SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER reported $4.3M in total revenue and $4.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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