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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 45 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
RECOVERY MOBILE CLINICClarkstonMI$1.8M3
Three Rivers Mental Health & Chemical Dependency CenterLemmonSD$1.8M0
FORMATION COUNSELING SERVICES INCAlbuquerqueNM$1.8M1
ANIZ INCAtlantaGA$1.8M1
NAZCARE INCPrescott ValleyAZ$1.8M1
UNLIMITED ABILITIESIowa CityIA$1.8M1
Passageway IncNewbury ParkCA$1.8M1
JACKIE NITSCHKE CENTER INCGreen BayWI$1.8M2
OHIO PEER RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS OHIO-PROColumbusOH$1.8M1
HEART & SOUL INCBurlingameCA$1.8M4
BAY AREA SUPPORT SERVICESSan LeandroCA$1.8M0
OUR MINDS MATTERArlingtonVA$1.8M2
DIVINE STEPS INCLouisvilleKY$1.8M4
MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCJefferson CityMO$1.8M1
FINAL EXIT NETWORK INCTallahasseeFL$1.8M1
FULL CIRCLE PROGRAM INCMesaAZ$1.8M0
I & A RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCIndianaPA$1.8M1
WICHITA AREA SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER INCWichitaKS$1.8M2
THE MEGAN HOUSE FOUNDATION INCDracutMA$1.8M2
PEACEMAKER CENTER INCDowningtownPA$1.8M2
NAAMAN CENTER DBA NAAMAN COUNSELING SERVICESRehrersburgPA$1.8M3
GILDA'S CLUB CHICAGOChicagoIL$1.8M3
NORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INCFlorenceKY$1.8M2
PENINSULA FAMILY CONNECTIONSPalo AltoCA$1.8M3
HOPE SHEDS LIGHT INCToms RiverNJ$1.8M1
FAMILY FOUNDATIONS COUNSELING SERVICESFresnoCA$1.8M1
406 RECOVERY INCBozemanMT$1.8M6
NUWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES INCChicagoIL$1.8M1
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRYBrentwoodTN$1.8M0
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT INCNew YorkNY$1.8M2
BREVARD PREVENTION COALITION INCCocoa BeachFL$1.8M1
PREVENTION WORKS INCFalconerNY$1.8M1
THE THERAPLAY INSTITUTEChicagoIL$1.8M1
NEW LIFE USA - NEVADA INCLovelockNV$1.8M3
HIGH DESERT CHILD ADOLESCENT AND FAMILY SERVICES CENTEVictorvilleCA$1.8M0
CHRISTIAN COUNSELING CENTER SAN JOSESan JoseCA$1.8M1
THOMAS M WERNERT CENTERToledoOH$1.8M1
HEDWIG HOUSEAbingtonPA$1.8M4
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS' ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICOAlbuquerqueNM$1.8M1
STRENGTH IN PEERS INCNew MarketVA$1.8M1
COSHOCTON COUNTY DRUG & ALCOHOL COUNCIL INCCoshoctonOH$1.8M2
Erikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent DepressionWinnetkaIL$1.8M1
PITTSBURGH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES INCPittsburghPA$1.8M0
Peer Recovery ServicesStocktonCA$1.8M1
HEALTHY FAMILIES OF CLALLAM COUNTYPort AngelesWA$1.8M1
SIMHA ORGANIZATION INCNew YorkNY$1.8M1
ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCEMountain ViewCA$1.8M1
MAGNOLIA WOMENS RECOVERY PROGRAMS INCOaklandCA$1.8M1
SAAFE HOUSEHuntsvilleTX$1.8M0
BILLY T CATTAN RECOVERY OUTREACHVictoriaTX$1.8M2