Greenwoods Counseling Referrals Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF GREENWOODS COUNSELING & REFERRALS IS TO ENSURE SWIFT, AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTHCARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING AND WORKING IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 57%
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $140,796, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 80% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.4 million spent. Greenwoods provides clinical mental health assessments to anyone who expresses an interest, regardless of ability to pay. We then give our clients three referrals to counselors whose specialty matches the client's need. One of the referrals may be to a counselor employed in the Greenwoods office, while the others are to counselors in private practice in the community.Greenwoods also subsidizes the cost of care for clients unable to pay for that care, or unable to pay the insurance deductibles and co-pays required of them. No one is turned away for lack of resources.
- $235,488 spent. Greenwoods Community Outreach and Recovery Navigation program focuses on helping people navigate through addiction, toward recovery. Our mobile team is on the road every day in a specially equipped vehicle, visiting shelters, soup kitchens, food pantries, public parks, first responders, and local community centers of all types. Their goal is to educate communities that addiction is a normal challenge of our complex modern lives, and to offer guidance and direct assistance to help people get into sustainable recovery.
- $173,385 spent. Greenwoods Youth Mental Health Program has professionals physically present in three school systems, educating and counseling students, families, teachers and administrators.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 August 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 January 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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