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Nami Greater Cleveland

EIN 20-2254268 · Cleveland, OH

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NAMI-GREATER CLEVELAND IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING PERSONS AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TO ACHIEVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH MUTUAL SUPPORT, PRACTICAL INFORMATION, REFERRAL, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.

Income
$1.2 million
Spending
$1.1 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
14.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 52%
Employees
14
Volunteers
240
Highest pay
$125,360, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 14.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    20 of 20 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • 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, 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 (1)
  1. $893,496 spent. IN 2025, NAMI GREATER CLEVELAND CONTINUED TO DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ACROSS DIVERSE SERVICE AREAS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING COMMUNITY REACH AND DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT. OUR WORK REFLECTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND PREVENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS FAITH-BASED PROGRAMMING REMAINED A CRITICAL OUTREACH STRATEGY IN 2025. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAININGS IN FAITH COMMUNITIES REACHED 65 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE FAITH-BASED AWARENESS AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES ENGAGED 1,125 PARTICIPANTS. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONGREGATIONS AND EXPANDED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. PEER SUPPORT PEER-LED SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF OUR SERVICE MODEL. CONNECTION SUPPORT GROUPS ENGAGED 1,274 INDIVIDUALS, DEMONSTRATING SUSTAINED DEMAND FOR ONGOING PEER SUPPORT. INFORM & INSPIRE PRESENTATIONS REACHED 1,024 ATTENDEES, PROMOTING RECOVERY AND REDUCING STIGMA THROUGH LIVED EXPERIENCE. IN OUR OWN VOICE (IOOV) PRESENTATIONS SERVED 333 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 12 PARTICIPANTS. CARING CALLS PROVIDED 580 SUPPORTIVE CALLS, OFFERING MEANINGFUL ONE-ON-ONE ENGAGEMENT AND HELPING REDUCE ISOLATION. COMMUNITY PREVENTION AND EDUCATION COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS SAW SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH. COMMUNITY PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING PSYCHOEDUCATION AND OUTREACH EVENTS, REACHED 9,338 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDED 413 YOUTH SERVED THROUGH ENDING THE SILENCE (ETS), 452 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH SPEAKERS BUREAU ENGAGEMENTS, AND 44 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN MHFA. OUR HELPLINE SUPPORTED 3,408 INDIVIDUALS WITH INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, WHILE STAFF PRESENTATIONS REACHED 599 INDIVIDUALS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE EFFORTS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WEBSITE AND DIGITAL OUTREACH DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED TO EXPAND, WITH 95,644 WEBSITE VIEWS AND 68,483 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. THESE PLATFORMS REMAIN VITAL TOOLS FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, PROMOTING PROGRAMS, AND CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES. FAMILY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FAMILY-FOCUSED SERVICES REMAINED STRONG IN 2025. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS ENGAGED 979 PARTICIPANTS, WHILE FAMILY-TO-FAMILY CLASSES SERVED 20 INDIVIDUALS. UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS (UMI) PROGRAMS REACHED 116 PARTICIPANTS, AND HOMEFRONT CLASSES SERVED 9 MILITARY-CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS EQUIP FAMILIES WITH KNOWLEDGE, COPING STRATEGIES, AND PEER SUPPORT. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT (YOUTHMOVE NOW NAMI NEXT GEN) YOUTH OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES CONNECTED WITH 221 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH EVENTS, DEMONSTRATING CONTINUED PROGRESS IN ENGAGING YOUNGER AUDIENCES AND PROMOTING YOUTH VOICE IN MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY. VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT NAMI GREATER CLEVELAND ONBOARDED 45 NEW VOLUNTEERS IN 2025, REINFORCING OUR COMMITMENT TO CAPACITY-BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A STRONG VOLUNTEER BASE TO SUPPORT PROGRAM DELIVERY. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS, NAMI GREATER CLEVELAND PROVIDED 140 HOURS OF FREE CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS), FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AND STRENGTHENING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. CONCLUSION ACROSS ALL MAJOR SERVICE AREAS, NAMI GREATER CLEVELAND DEMONSTRATED MEANINGFUL IMPACT AND CONTINUED GROWTH IN 2025. OUR PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT OUR ONGOING DEDICATION TO BUILDING A MORE INFORMED, RESILIENT, AND SUPPORTED COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND PEER-DRIVEN SUPPORT. IN 2025, NAMI GREATER CLEVELAND CONTINUED TO DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ACROSS DIVERSE SERVICE AREAS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING COMMUNITY REACH AND DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT. OUR WORK REFLECTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND PREVENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS FAITH-BASED PROGRAMMING REMAINED A CRITICAL OUTREACH STRATEGY IN 2025. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAININGS IN FAITH COMMUNITIES REACHED 65 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE FAITH-BASED AWARENESS AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES ENGAGED 1,125 PARTICIPANTS. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONGREGATIONS AND EXPANDED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. PEER SUPPORT PEER-LED SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF OUR SERVICE MODEL. CONNECTION SUPPORT GROUPS ENGAGED 1,274 INDIVIDUALS, DEMONSTRATING SUSTAINED DEMAND FOR ONGOING PEER SUPPORT. INFORM & INSPIRE PRESENTATIONS REACHED 1,024 ATTENDEES, PROMOTING RECOVERY AND REDUCING STIGMA THROUGH LIVED EXPERIENCE. IN OUR OWN VOICE (IOOV) PRESENTATIONS SERVED 333 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 12 PARTICIPANTS. CARING CALLS PROVIDED 580 SUPPORTIVE CALLS, OFFERING MEANINGFUL ONE-ON-ONE ENGAGEMENT AND HELPING REDUCE ISOLATION. COMMUNITY PREVENTION AND EDUCATION COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS SAW SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH. COMMUNITY PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING PSYCHOEDUCATION AND OUTREACH EVENTS, REACHED 9,338 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDED 413 YOUTH SERVED THROUGH ENDING THE SILENCE (ETS), 452 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH SPEAKERS BUREAU ENGAGEMENTS, AND 44 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN MHFA. OUR HELPLINE SUPPORTED 3,408 INDIVIDUALS WITH INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, WHILE STAFF PRESENTATIONS REACHED 599 INDIVIDUALS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE EFFORTS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WEBSITE AND DIGITAL OUTREACH DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED TO EXPAND, WITH 95,644 WEBSITE VIEWS AND 68,483 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. THESE PLATFORMS REMAIN VITAL TOOLS FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, PROMOTING PROGRAMS, AND CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES. FAMILY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FAMILY-FOCUSED SERVICES REMAINED STRONG IN 2025. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS ENGAGED 979 PARTICIPANTS, WHILE FAMILY-TO-FAMILY CLASS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.

    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 June 2005.

    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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