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Updated through 2024NTEE F · Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 5,573 mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits, 2020 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that promote mental health and treat mental disorders, substance abuse, and crisis situations.

Median executive pay
$88,975
The typical mental health & crisis intervention nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $88,975 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$45k
75th pct
$157k
90th pct
$280k
5,573 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $45k and $157k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $280k, roughly 3.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$279,563Top 10% of earners
75th$157,31725% earn more than this
50th · median$88,975The typical executive
25th$44,54625% earn less than this
10th$18,08610% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$25k$51,238$80k2,937
$1M – $10M$94k$126,423$172k1,791
$10M – $100M$199k$276,823$369k776
$100M – $500M$340k$437,984$650k65
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

District of Columbia pays $49,775 more than the national median across mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits.

By role

Benchmark a specific Mental Health & Crisis Intervention role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention board & trustee pay norms

11% of mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $34,565 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
11%
Median board pay
$34,565
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 12%
Form 990-EZ: 8%
Form 990-PF: 6%
Directory

Mental health treatment centers, substance abuse programs, crisis intervention services, and counseling organizations. Covers addiction recovery, psychiatric care, and hotline services. There are 9,919 mental health & crisis intervention organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

9,919 organizations · Page 100 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Step By Step RecoveryLawrencevilleGA$287k2
Journey To Healing IncHighland ParkMI$287k1
Save A Life IncorporatedLincolnME$287k0
REGIS HOUSE INCMiamiFL$287k1
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH/MENTAL RETARDATIONMonroevilleAL$287k0
OPERATION HAPPY NURSEAlexandriaVA$286k1
ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE MEMORIAL CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC INCRichmondVA$286k0
ASSISI HOUSESaint LouisMO$286k1
A Way Forward IncLongmontCO$286k1
INTERNATIONAL BIPOLAR FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$286k1
SAFE AND HEALTHY DUVAL COALITION INCJacksonvilleFL$286k1
BRIGHT FUTURE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTallahasseeFL$286k0
PSYCHOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS COMPANYMilligan CollegeTN$286k1
ITP InternationalCorte MaderaCA$285k1
ABORTION DIALOGUE ACADEMYOmahaNE$285k5
SUNS UP INTERNATIONAL INCPoolerGA$285k2
A Better Day Than Yesterday Initiative ProgramRichmondVA$284k3
PAIN PARENTS AND ADDICTS IN NEEDFresnoCA$284k0
THE BREAKAWAY CORPORATIONNew AlbanyIN$284k0
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY IIEverettWA$284k2
FRESH START CLUBHOUSE INCAnn ArborMI$284k1
Miller Fellowship House IncNewbury ParkCA$283k1
FELLOWSHIP SERVICES ASSOCIATIONShorelineWA$283k0
THE PIER FOUNDATIONCummingGA$283k1
SEARCH FOR CHANGE COMMUNITY RESIDENCE COMPANY II INCValhallaNY$282k2
SONRISE EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATIONDanvilleCA$282k0
HOPE FOR SOKYBowling GreenKY$282k0
Papillion Center IncPaducahKY$282k1
Black Dog Foundation IncDanbyVT$282k0
New Mexico Association for Infant Mental HealthAlbuquerqueNM$282k2
TRINITY COUNSELING CENTER OF FLORIDA INCBoynton BeachFL$281k2
180 Center IncClevelandTN$281k2
TEXAS CHROME HEROS FOUNDATION INCPort O ConnorTX$281k0
TIDES INCState CollegePA$281k1
JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN INCBellaireTX$281k0
PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INCCincinnatiOH$280k1
MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYFranklin LakesNJ$280k0
SENECA CHOICES FOR LIFE INCColumbusGA$280k1
INTOUCH OUTREACH RESOURCE CTRLawrenceIN$280k7
DUCK CUP MEMORIAL FUNDNew PragueMN$280k2
ROSE GARDEN RECOVERY COMMUNITY INCSyracuseIN$280k1
IDLE HANDS MINISTRIESMidlandTX$280k0
FREEDOM CENTERCorinthMS$280k1
CLAY STUDENT LEADERSHIP INCHoustonTX$279k1
THE STARR COALITIONLittle RockAR$279k0
CANYON CRISIS AND RESOURCE CENTERMill CityOR$279k0
CONCHO VALLEY BIBLICAL COUNSELING CENTERSan AngeloTX$279k1
UPWARD COUNSELING CENTERCupertinoCA$279k0
SARCOMA ALLIANCEMill ValleyCA$279k0
STEP RECOVERY CENTERDanvilleIL$279k0