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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 118 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Lifeline Recovery Services FoundationNewport BeachCA$174k0
STEPS MINISTRIESVestavia HillsAL$174k1
ANCHOR INTERNATIONALLakewoodCO$174k1
BURKHART RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ORTHOPAEDICSSan AntonioTX$174k0
THRESHOLDS HOUSING INCChicagoIL$174k10
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CIRCLE OF FRIENDS FOUNDATIONCanfieldOH$174k0
FIRST RESPONDERS SUPPORT TEAM MIDWEST INCOlatheKS$174k0
SOBALTO INC CHAPTER V CLUBSylvaniaOH$174k0
MURRAY GREENHOUSE FOUNDATION C/O SHEILA WALLSalt Lake CityUT$173k0
HOUSE OF HOPE OF WASHINGTON COUNTYMariettaOH$173k1
Peoples Empowerment Through Advocacy CouPeachtree CornersGA$173k0
DomesticSexual Assault Outreach Center FoundationFort DodgeIA$173k0
SPRUCE LANDING HOUSING CORPORATIONKansas CityMO$173k0
RESULTS MENTORINGEastpointeMI$173k1
FRIENDS OF NH DRUG COURTSConcordNH$173k0
Dubois County Coalition for Adolescent ResilienceJasperIN$173k0
HOPE THERAPY COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER INCBurbankCA$173k1
THE BLUE DOVE FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$172k0
SHRINK BOX INCMcAllenTX$172k0
FRIENDS OF THE MS ACHIEVEMENT CENTERKansas CityKS$172k0
LIVE FREE - CLAIBORNETazewellTN$172k1
RURAL ADDICTION PREVENTIONTallasseeAL$172k1
CARPENTER'S WORKSHOP INC DBA THE CARPENTER'S WORKSHOP INCSpartaNJ$172k0
SPARK OF LIFE FOUNDATION INCThompsons StnTN$172k0
ADOVICUGANDA INTERNATIONALPuyallupWA$172k0
PENNSYLVANIA PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL SERVICESHarrisburgPA$172k0
SPIN INCAberdeenMD$172k1
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BEHAVIORALBel AirMD$172k1
OCL PROPERTIES INCRonkonkomaNY$172k2
ROBBIES HOUSELaramieWY$172k0
OKLAHOMA CHILDRENS AGENCIES & RESIDENTIAL ENTERPRISES INCSand SpringsOK$172k0
Dallas Intergroup AssociationDallasTX$172k1
Cancer Wellness House dba Survivor WellnessSalt Lake CityUT$171k1
LIGHTHOUSE RESIDENCES NFPHighland ParkIL$171k2
MAHANAIM LIFE MISSIONSunnyvaleTX$171k0
ALTERNATIVE HOME INCFraminghamMA$171k0
Focus First Counseling and Education IncBlytheCA$171k1
PERISCOPE FOUNDATIONSaint PaulMN$171k0
ELKHART COUNTY DRUG-FREE PARTNERSHIElkhartIN$171k1
Children are a Gift FoundationTylerTX$171k1
SADDLEBACK VALLEY FELLOWSHIP CENTERLake ForestCA$171k0
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE INCNashvilleTN$171k0
WESTERN WASHINGTON AREA 72BellinghamWA$171k0
COPING 4 LIFEBreeseIL$171k0
Hoosier Cowboy Association IncEvansvilleIN$171k0
EQUINE CHARITIES - MAPLETONOremUT$171k0
REGIONAL AGENCY INTERVENTION NETWORKRatonNM$171k0
TERRA EQUINE THERAPY CENTERCenter ConwayNH$171k1
FACE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION INCFort LauderdaleFL$171k1
FAIRHAVEN FOUNDATIONNilesOH$170k0