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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 98 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OUR ROOTSAlamedaCA$306k1
The Brian Dagle Foundation IncEast LymeCT$305k1
FREE TO SMILE FOUNDATION INCColumbusOH$305k1
SAFE HARBOR ALANO CLUBSouthwest HbrME$305k0
SOUTHEAST INSTITUTEChapel HillNC$305k1
NEW BEGINNINGS FELLOWSHIP CENTERFountain ValleyCA$304k1
PRODIGAL HOUSE INCStuartFL$304k0
KINGDOM COMMUNITY MINISTRIESBakersfieldCA$304k0
ADDICTION SOLUTIONS OF NANTUCKET INCNantucketMA$304k0
NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONSFullertonNE$304k1
INTERCARE SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIONPittsburghPA$304k1
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPEMENT INFlintMI$304k0
The Mend House Sober Living CommunityKnoxvilleTN$304k0
HAMILTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING CORPORATIONChattanoogaTN$303k0
CRISSIES HOUSE OF RECOVERYBeebeAR$303k0
HORSESENSING INCShelbyvilleKY$303k0
WHITE ROCK QUEDallasTX$303k0
MANN HOUSE INCBel AirMD$303k0
ARISE ADDICTION RECOVERY INCMachiasME$303k1
MEDICINE HORSE PROGRAMLongmontCO$303k3
MENDING HEARTS FAMILY SERVICES INCGlendaleAZ$303k1
Vida PlenaSheridanWY$302k1
2Fish FoundationDenham SpringsLA$302k0
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS FOUNDATIONLincolnNE$302k0
MSTEPP INCKingmanAZ$302k1
THE MASS AVE PROJECT INCSouth BostonMA$302k0
Emotions Matter IncGarden CityNY$301k1
FOUNDATION 43AustinTX$301k0
HOPE CHRISTIAN COUNSELING INCSouth OgdenUT$301k0
Association of Medicine & PsychiatryFresnoCA$301k0
MISSION 61 INCStanchfieldMN$301k1
Walter S Jackson Community Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation CenterDenverCO$300k0
Asian American Psychological AssociationSan DiegoCA$300k0
COMMUNITY WELLNESS OUTREACHColumbiaSC$300k0
CARTER INCStoweVT$299k0
Relational Life FoundationPhoenixAZ$299k0
CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONSAlbanyCA$299k2
EASTERN PA GENERAL SERVICE ASSEMBLYPhiladelphiaPA$299k0
THE DOWNTOWN COUNSELING CENTER INCCharlottesvilleVA$298k2
MIAMI RECOVERY PROJECT INCMiamiFL$298k3
THE ARK FOUNDATIONSanta RosaCA$298k1
LIBERTIES INCClinton TownshipMI$297k0
NEW HOPE PHILLY INCPhiladelphiaPA$297k1
Ohio Citizen Advocates for Addiction RecoveryColumbusOH$297k1
DR MWMCCALEB EDUCATIONAL FUNDNew OrleansLA$297k1
SEARCH FOR CHANGE COMMUNITY RESIDENCE COMPANY INCValhallaNY$297k2
City of Refuge Hopewell IncHopewellVA$296k1
Nevada Coalition for Psychedelic MedicinesRenoNV$296k2
THE SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM FUND IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH D BEYDA INCBrooklynNY$296k0
FOOTPRINTS IN TIME INCCadillacMI$296k0