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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 139 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WYO HOOFBEATS EALCodyWY$104k0
Most High Ministries IncRoswellGA$104k1
CHILDREN HAVE OPTIONS IN CHOOSING EXPERIENCES INCLouisvilleKY$104k1
Illinois Association for Behavior AnalysisNapervilleIL$103k0
IHOPE CHRISTIAN CARE AND COUNSELING CENTERFlorenceSC$103k4
THE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE INCWilsonvilleOR$103k1
BLACKBELT REGIONAL CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERDemopolisAL$103k0
MIDDLE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF ALCHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE COUNCELORS INCNashvilleTN$103k0
Black Survivors of Sexual AssaultReynoldsburgOH$103k0
The Phoenix Clinic NFPChicagoIL$103k0
Rays House IncMuskogeeOK$103k1
STAR COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICESMediaPA$103k5
Lets Empower Advocate and Do IncWorcesterMA$103k2
A HOPE AND A FUTURE INCBartlettTN$103k1
DECLARE THERAPY CENTER INCCincinnatiOH$103k0
Advance Hope MinistriesKalispellMT$103k0
HOPE FOR HEALING C/O KIM SLININGERHampdenME$103k0
WEST CENTRAL HEALTH HOUSINGWillmarMN$103k0
SOBER FRIENDS INCGlendaleAZ$102k0
THE MINDFUL PROJECTFort WorthTX$102k0
BLUE WATCHVestaviaAL$102k0
MORE MentoringCastle RockCO$102k1
AFG CONVENTIONLa QuintaCA$102k0
PROJECT SHARE VII INCMedfordNY$102k8
HIGGINBOTHAM MINISTRIESLubbockTX$102k1
Pressing Forward IncMinneapolisMN$102k0
CELEBRATE HOPE INCStaten IslandNY$102k0
WITHIN THIN LINESChicagoIL$102k0
Yay FoundationLos AngelesCA$102k1
CHRIS EATON FOUNDATIONLos RanchosNM$102k0
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ALLIANCE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTIONFrankfortIL$102k1
HOLSTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONGrayTN$102k0
HELPING HANDS & GATEWAY HOUSE OVERCOMING ADDICTIONWaynesboroTN$102k2
HOPE HUB XENIAXeniaOH$102k0
UNMUTEDCranstonRI$102k1
COUNSELING MINISTRY PROFESSIONAL INCNorthportAL$102k0
HOUSE OF FAITH FOR WOMENAustinAR$102k0
AGAPE COUNSELING & WELLNESS INCConwaySC$102k1
NO MATTER WHAT FOUNDATION INCPlainviewNY$102k0
JEFFERSON ALCOHOLIC FOUNDATION INCBirminghamAL$102k0
SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONNormanOK$102k4
Advocates for the Mentally Ill Housing- Placer IncAuburnCA$102k0
NAMELESS & FACELESS 127 INCPattisonTX$102k0
Harbor Area Service Committee of Alcoholics AnonymousLong BeachCA$101k0
ADDICTION IS REAL INCSt PetersMO$101k2
Rhode Island Psychological InstituteWarwickRI$101k1
NEGEEN FOUNDATION INCBeverly HillsCA$101k0
CAMPBELL APARTMENTS INCMineral RidgeOH$101k0
Institute for Contemplative Life DBA Inner Pathway PublishingRedlandsCA$101k0
RECOVERING HANDS LLCNathalieVA$101k0