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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 5 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HEALTH SOLUTIONSPuebloCO$45M11
KENNEBEC VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH CENTE D/B/A KENNEBEC BEHAVIORAL HEALTHWatervilleME$45M7
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTIONNew YorkNY$44.7M12
HORIZON HEALTH AND WELLNESS INCApache JunctionAZ$44.6M13
LIFESPRING INCJeffersonvilleIN$44.4M17
ASPIRE INDIANA INCNoblesvilleIN$44.2M20
CHILDRENS SVC CTR OF WYOM VALLEY INCWilkes BarrePA$43.5M22
BELLEFAIRE JEWISH CHILDREN'S BUREAUShaker HeightsOH$43.4M8
A NEW LEAFMesaAZ$43.3M11
South Shore Mental Health Center IncBraintreeMA$43.2M8
KINGS VIEWFresnoCA$43.1M10
MCALISTER INSTITUTE FOR TREATMENT & EDUCATION INCEl CajonCA$42.9M5
MONTANA CHILDREN'S HOME AND HOSPITALHelenaMT$42.6M8
GREATER MENTAL HEALTH OF NEW YORK INC F/K/N MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF WESTTarrytownNY$42.1M7
COMMUNITY CARE ALLIANCEWoonsocketRI$41.9M13
DAUTEN FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O KENT P DAUTENChicagoIL$41.9M0
COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERCape GirardeauMO$41.6M10
Rushford Center IncMeridenCT$41.4M15
THE BERT NASH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCLawrenceKS$40.9M14
MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE FOR TEXASDallasTX$40.8M17
CUMBERLAND RIVER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCCorbinKY$40.7M11
DCCCA INCLawrenceKS$40.7M8
Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness CentersArdmoreOK$40.6M14
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORKBurlingtonVT$40.5M25
CARON OF FLORIDA INCDelray BeachFL$40.5M10
American Physiological SocietyRockvilleMD$40.5M15
ABILIS INCGreenwichCT$40M6
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health ServicesCincinnatiOH$39.9M10
THE ROBERT YOUNG CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTHMolineIL$39.7M10
NATIVE AMERICAN CONNECTIONS INCPhoenixAZ$39.7M9
HEGIRA HEALTH INCLivoniaMI$39.7M10
INTERCARE COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORKBangorMI$39.6M9
VISTA HILL FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$39.6M17
OPERATION PAR INCPinellas ParkFL$39.5M9
WEST YAVAPAI GUIDANCE CLINIC INCPrescott ValleyAZ$39.5M10
Hope Community Resources IncAnchorageAK$39.4M9
CRAIG AND FRANCES LINDNER CENTER OF HOPEMasonOH$39.2M11
ISAIAH HOUSE INCWillisburgKY$39.1M9
APT Foundation IncNew HavenCT$39M7
MARK TWAIN ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH MARK TWAIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHHannibalMO$38.9M4
ASHLEY INCHavre De GraceMD$38.9M10
PERMIAN BASIN COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR MHMRMidlandTX$38.8M8
COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTYTacomaWA$38.5M7
THE ANNA FREUD CENTREHoward BeachNY$38.4M0
POSITIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMClevelandOH$38.3M12
RICHMOND AREA MULTI-SERVICES INCSan FranciscoCA$38.2M13
PEACE RIVER CENTER FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT INCBartowFL$38.1M8
Shalom House IncPortlandME$37.9M3
LIFELINE CONNECTIONSVancouverWA$37.8M7
HOLCOMB ASSOCIATES INCExtonPA$37.6M11