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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 66 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ARIZONA UNITED SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION INCPhoenixAZ$796k3
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCNantucketMA$795k0
Underground GritOrangeCA$795k2
HERNANDO COUNTY COMMUNITY ANTI DRUG COALITIONSpring HillFL$795k0
THE ALCOVE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INCGallowayNJ$795k1
REDEMPTION COUNSELING CENTERFlagstaffAZ$794k1
SOUTH COUNTY FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH INCDelray BeachFL$794k4
COMPASSION CILA HOMES INCPark ForestIL$793k0
NORTHWEST MISSOURI CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERSaint JosephMO$792k1
JAMESTOWN RANCH INCSonoraCA$790k0
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INCElkridgeMD$786k1
HORSES GUIDING HUMANS FOUNDATIONGrahamWA$786k2
CONTACT LIFELINE INCWilmingtonDE$786k1
OTTAWA COUNTY FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER INCPort ClintonOH$786k1
RIVER TO RECOVERY INCFall RiverMA$785k1
ALCOHOLDRUG ABUSE WOMENS CENTERGalvestonTX$785k1
Higher Ground Recovery CenterSpringfieldMO$784k0
TALBERT HOUSE PRIMARY CARECincinnatiOH$784k2
Clay Counseling FoundationSan BernardinoCA$784k3
GUERNSEY HEALTH CHOICES INCCambridgeOH$783k1
RECOVERY SERVICES OF DEKALB COUNTY INCHuntsvilleAL$783k0
International Lone Soldiers INCSpring ValleyNY$783k1
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GENERATIONAL EMPOWERMENTEspanolaNM$783k1
HOUSTON LAUNCH PADHoustonTX$782k1
GENESIS MINISTRIES OF ROCKINGHAM COEdenNC$781k0
THE MATTHEW PROJECT INC C/O DR THOMAS S LEHMANNBrookfieldWI$781k3
AURORA SOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICESHarrisburgPA$781k1
NORTHERN HOPE CENTERFairbanksAK$781k2
CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR HOPE & HEALINGGainesvilleGA$781k1
The Road Ahead Family ServicesMission HillsCA$781k1
RESOURCE CENTER FOR CONGREGATIONAL MENTAL HEALTHSan AntonioTX$780k4
GATEWAY FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOISPotomacIL$780k0
Sabin Group IncDenverCO$780k3
GROUP EFFORTS INCSmyrnaTN$780k0
CAN WE TALK PROFESSIONAL SERVICESRichmondVA$780k0
THE YOUTH COUNCIL INCNashuaNH$779k1
HOPE CRISIS CENTERFairburyNE$779k1
Mental Health Associates of the TriadHigh PointNC$778k2
THE LAUNCH PADEast RidgeTN$777k0
QLARANT INCEastonMD$775k26
RESTORED WINGSBoys TownNE$775k1
Culinary Hospitality Outreach and WellnessArvadaCO$774k1
ROCKVILLE CENTRE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE - CONFIDE INCRockville CentreNY$774k1
RECOVERY HOUSE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ISanfordFL$773k1
KIDS ESCAPING DRUGS INCWest SenecaNY$772k1
JQYNew YorkNY$772k2
3CLANE FAMILY FOUNDATION INCStockbridgeGA$772k0
GENESEE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONBataviaNY$772k1
CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH INCNew HavenCT$772k1
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN PENNSYLVANIAHarrisburgPA$772k0