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Association for Behavior Healthcare Inc

EIN 04-3163014 · Framingham, MA

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What it says it does

PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO THE PROVIDERS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$1.8 million spent. ASSOCIATION BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INC. ("ABH") IS A STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING OVER EIGHTY COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. OUR MEMBERS ARE THE PRIMARY PROVIDERS OF PUBLICLY-FUNDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE COMMONWEALTH, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS DAILY, 1.5 MILLION RESIDENTS ANNUALLY, AND EMPLOYING OVER 46,500 PEOPLE.ABH REPRESENTS ITS MEMBER PROVIDERS TO FUNDING, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AGENCIES AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS AND HAS BECOME A POWERFUL AND COMPELLING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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