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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 119 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CENTRAL VALLEY CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ADVOCACY INCTrinity CenterCA$170k1
BLACK WOMEN CULTIVATING CHANGE LLCFairfieldOH$170k0
FIRST STEP RECOVERY HOUSE INCBurlingtonVT$170k0
NAMI NORTHERN NEVADARenoNV$170k0
Successful Opportunities for an Unprivileged Life IncPasadenaCA$170k0
The Samaritans IncPawtucketRI$170k1
The Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of IllinoisDecaturIL$170k0
Northeastern Mental Health FoundationAberdeenSD$170k2
WAHLBANGERS DRUM CIRCLENorth HollywoodCA$169k1
Black Mental Health VillageNashvilleTN$169k1
Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention CenterBaton RougeLA$169k1
First Step 4 Life Recovery Center LTDLewistonID$169k0
PARENT TO PARENT ADDICTION SERVICES INCWashingtonNJ$169k1
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF HUMAN OR MEDICAL GENETICSMiamiFL$169k0
NAMI Pennsylvania Blair County ChapterAltoonaPA$169k0
ROGUE HEALING COLLECTIVEGrants PassOR$169k0
PROJECT SAVE LIVES INCJacksonvilleFL$169k0
RILEY FOUNDATIONAmerican ForkUT$169k0
Credit Restoration InstituteN ChesterfieldVA$169k1
NATIONAL WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNIONEvanstonIL$169k5
AID TO HEAL CORPORATIONHomesteadFL$169k0
Connecting Bridges Together IncLake ForestCA$169k0
Sage-ing InternationalOverland ParkKS$169k0
Morning Star Community ServicesSpokaneWA$169k0
JEFFERSON COUNTY TRANSITIONAL SERVICES INCMadisonIN$169k1
CENTRAL VALLEY VETERANSClovisCA$169k0
HILLBILLY SOBER HOUSES INCLorettoTN$169k0
Life Houses IncHelenaMT$169k2
TUALATIN VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS UNION PEER SUPPORT NETWORK INCLake OswegoOR$169k0
NMF HOUSING II INCAustinTX$169k0
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOANALYSISBloomfieldCT$169k0
MY TEAM SUPPORT NETWORK INCSpring ValleyNY$168k2
CORNERSTONE RETREAT CENTER NFPOrionIL$168k2
INSTITUTE FOR BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH INCChevy ChaseMD$168k2
Brenda Jeans Sober Living FacilityBakersfieldCA$168k0
LOWNDES DRUG ACTION COUNCIL INCValdostaGA$168k0
CAREY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONParisTN$168k0
REDISCOVER RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTERClintonIA$168k1
CHILD & TEEN COUNSELINGWoodland HillsCA$168k0
OPEN HEARTS HEALING MINDS CORPMount AiryNC$168k2
FIRST STEP HOUSE FOUNDATION INCFallbrookCA$168k0
OPTIMUM WELLNESS GROUP INCClearlakeCA$168k1
NAMI-WOOD RIVER VALLEY INCHaileyID$168k0
HEALING HOPE MINISTRIESAlcesterSD$167k0
FAT DISORDERS RESOURCE SOCIETY INCHanoverMD$167k0
Area 11 Connecticut General Service Committee IncMeridanCT$167k0
THE ZANE TEMPLIN FOUNDATION INCSanta RosaCA$167k0
RECOVERED SOULS FOUNDATION INCQuincyMA$167k1
VOICE OF GRACE DREAM CENTERVidaliaGA$167k0
THE SIREN PROJECTCarmel ValleyCA$167k2