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Mental Health Assn of Nassau County Inc

EIN 11-1710983 · Hempstead, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Raising each dollar of donations cost 111 cents.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF DIRECT SERVICES. AS WE CELEBRATE 66 YEARS OF SERVICE, OUR VISION IS TO OPEN DOORS AND INSPIRE HOPE. WE PROVIDE CONCRETE SERVICES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BY IMPACTING SYSTEMATIC CHANGES AND UTILIZING GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE OUR MESSAGE OF HOPE TO LIVE THEIR MOST MEANINGFUL LIFE.

Income
$11.1 million
Spending
$12.3 million
Spent on programs
76%
Reserves
4.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 96%
Employees
171
Volunteers
14
Highest pay
$178,988, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 34 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 53% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    76% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 111 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
  1. $4.3 million spent. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH/OFFICE OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE CONCRETE ELEMENTS OF LIFE: SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION, PEER SUPPORT. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL GOAL ORIENTED SERVICES THAT ADDRESSS AN INDIVIDUAL'S TRANSITION AND INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND INTERVENTIONS DIRECTED AT IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING SKILLS NECESSARY TO LIVE WITH OTHERS AND/OR INDEPENDENTLY. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDE: COMMUNITY RESIDENCES, APARTMENT TREATMENT PROGRAM AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. OUR IMPACT IS IMPRESSIVE, SERVING 125 IN 2022. IN ADDITION TURQUOISE HOUSE IS A CRISIS RESPITE/HOSPITAL DIVERSION PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT IS COMPRISED OF A RESPITE HOUSE AND WARM LINE. MHANC.
  2. $1.5 million spent. CARE COORDINATION PROGRAMS: HEALTH HOMES: PROVIDES A WIDE-VARIETY OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES IN IN NON-INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES UTILIZING A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO ENSURE WHOLE PERSON WELLNESS. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH TRAVEL, FINANCIAL ENTITLEMENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL NEEDS. SUPPORT FOR AT RISK INDIVIDUALS TO HELP NAVIGATE THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND LINK THEM TO NECESSARY SERVICES AND SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, FINANCIAL, ENTITLEMENTS, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL NEEDS. MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATION/CRISIS RESPITE: OUTREACH AND REFERRALS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE CHALLENGES ACCESSING RESOURCES, BENEFITS, SUPPORT SERVICES, HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. CARE COORDINATION CONTINUALLY PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 500 INDIVIDUALS.
  3. $1.1 million spent. PERSONALIZED RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES (PROS): PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: THE MHANC PROS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. IT INTEGRATES CLINICAL TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVE PERSONAL GOALS RELATED TO MENTAL WELLNESS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING, AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS. PROS TARGET POPULATION IS ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS RESIDING IN NASSAU COUNTY, NY, WHO REQUIRE STRUCTURED SUPPORT TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND JOB READINESS TRAINING, WELLNESS SELF-MANAGEMENT AND PEER SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CARE COORDINATION.PROGRAM OUTCOMES: SERVED APPROXIMATELY 117 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE TAX YEAR. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVED EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATIONAL MILESTONES, REDUCTION IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG ENROLLED INDIVIDUALS, INCREASED COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTS MHANC'S MISSION TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION THROUGH PERSON-CENTERED SERVICES.CORE PROGRAM:THE CORE (COMMUNITY OUTREACH, RECOVERY, AND EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN NASSAU COUNTY. THE CORE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NASSAU COUNTY AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. THE CORE PROGRAM PROVIDES WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH PEERS AND CLINICAL COUNSELORS, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.
  4. $649,333 spent. OTHER MHA PROGRAMS: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN MANAGING THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES TO ENSURE HOUSING STABILITY, PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE USE OF BENEFITS. SERVICES INCLUDE BUDGETING ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL-LITERACY EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALIZED MONEY-MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED 532 INDIVIDUALS.VETERAN'S HEALTH ALLIANCE OF LONG ISLAND (VHALI) & VET2VET:THESE INITIATIVES PROVIDE OUTREACH, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND TRAINING TO VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. SERVICES INCLUDE PEER SUPPORT, LINKAGE TO CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. IN 2024, VHALI/VET2VET SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 5,300 VETERANS.ADVOCACY, EDUCATION & TRAINING:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, PEERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. TRAININGS FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING THE BEHAVIORAL-HEALTH WORKFORCE, ENHANCING COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE, AND PROMOTING MENTAL-HEALTH AWARENESS. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 2,572 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TRAINING.CONSUMER LINK PEER-RUN DIVISION:CONSUMER LINK DELIVERS PEER SUPPORT, OUTREACH, AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS MHANC PROGRAMS AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. PEER SPECIALISTS PROVIDE LIVED-EXPERIENCE-DRIVEN SUPPORT TO PROMOTE RECOVERY, EMPOWERMENT, AND COMMUNITY STABILITY. IN 2024, CONSUMER LINK PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 11,234 INDIVIDUALS.PEER RESPITE PROGRAMS (TURQUOISE HOUSE & ROSE HOUSE PARTNERSHIP):MHANC'S PEER-RUN CRISIS RESPITE PROGRAMS OFFER SHORT-TERM, COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO HOSPITALIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL-HEALTH CRISES. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE STABILIZATION, CRISIS NAVIGATION, AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SUPPORT IN A NON-CLINICAL SETTING. IN 2024, MORE THAN 225 INDIVIDUALS WERE DIVERTED FROM PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION THROUGH PEER RESPITE SERVICES.
  5. $1.8 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1954.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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