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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 4 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SOUTHWEST COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCDurangoCO$54M11
TLCS INCSacramentoCA$53.9M8
LIFEWORKS NWPortlandOR$53.7M7
TRUTH INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$53M10
DOUGLAS A THOM CLINIC INCFraminghamMA$52.9M7
CARING FOR DENVER FOUNDATIONDenverCO$52.7M10
CUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUNDATION INCNashvilleTN$52.5M10
CAMINARSan MateoCA$52.5M18
MENTAL HEALTH CARE INCTampaFL$52.2M8
Southeast IncColumbusOH$52.1M9
Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and HospitalIncTulsaOK$52M12
CENTERSTONE OF AMERICA INCNashvilleTN$51.9M19
COMMUNITY ACCESS INCNew YorkNY$51.8M8
LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL MH-MR BOARD INCSomersetKY$51.8M4
RIVERVALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCOwensboroKY$51.8M1
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICESSeattleWA$51.5M8
THE PROVIDENCE CENTER INCProvidenceRI$50.9M13
UNION COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCBronxNY$50.8M9
Adult & Child Health IncIndianapolisIN$50.5M17
NORTHEAST TREATMENT CENTERS INCPhiladelphiaPA$50M7
SCIOTO COUNTY COUNSELING CENTER INCPortsmouthOH$49.9M8
PATHWAYS INCAshlandKY$49.6M5
FOUNTAIN HOUSE INCNew YorkNY$49.4M11
McKinley Children's Center IncSan DimasCA$49.2M8
APALACHEE CENTER INCTallahasseeFL$49.1M20
PARTNERS IN RECOVERY LLCMesaAZ$49.1M2
NORTH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHGreeleyCO$49M12
FRED FINCH YOUTH CENTEROaklandCA$48.9M8
BayCare Behavioral Health IncNew Port RicheyFL$48.7M11
HARBOR INCToledoOH$48.6M6
RICHMOND CHILDREN CENTER INCMount KiscoNY$48.5M7
HAMILTON CENTER INCTerre HauteIN$48.3M6
Horizon House Rehabilitation Services IncPhiladelphiaPA$48.1M7
PRESTERA CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCHuntingtonWV$48M9
NORTHERN KENTUCKY MHMR REGIONAL BOARD INCCovingtonKY$47.7M8
PARK CENTER INCFort WayneIN$47.7M11
INTERCOMMUNITY INCEast HartfordCT$47.5M10
THE CONNECTION INCMiddletownCT$47.2M9
BIRCH TREE COMMUNITIES INCBentonAR$46.8M9
CNS HEALTHCARENoviMI$46.4M32
VNS HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCNew YorkNY$46.4M10
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES NORTH INCPlattsburghNY$46.3M8
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCGardenaCA$46.2M11
CENTRAL NASSAU GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES INCHicksvilleNY$46.2M11
ODYSSEY HOUSE INCNew YorkNY$46M8
HORIZON HEALTH SERVICES INCGetzvilleNY$45.8M7
SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERMerrillvilleIN$45.7M11
CO-MHAR IncPhiladelphiaPA$45.4M10
CRISIS TEXT LINE INCNew YorkNY$45.4M9
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INCWindsorCT$45.1M9