Philhaven
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PHILHAVEN PROMOTES HOPE, HEALING AND WHOLENESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES.
- Income
- $88.4 million
- Spending
- $97.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 973
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $3.2 million, president & ceo - wellspan health
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 257 of 14 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)
- $86.1 million spent. PHILHAVEN ENCOMPASSES:- A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE HOSPITAL IN MT. GRETNA PROVIDING 140 INPATIENT BEDS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. SITUATED ON MORE THAN 200 ACRES, OUR MAIN CAMPUS IN MT. GRETNA, PA, IS A TRANQUIL PLACE WITH WALKING TRAILS NESTLED WITHIN A PICTURESQUE FOREST.- PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT UNITS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS LOCATED IN WELLSPAN'S ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS- 20 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING OUTPATIENT OFFICES IN ADAMS, FRANKLIN, LEBANON, LANCASTER, AND YORK COUNTIES- FAMILY AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS- RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS- SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 3,500 CRISIS PATIENTS PER MONTH AT WELLSPAN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS-FREE COMMUNITY TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PARENT TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDPHILHAVEN'S INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN MOST SEVERE DISTRESS AND/OR DANGER OF HARMING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. THE INPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES A 24-HOUR A DAY THERAPEUTIC MILIEU AND INTERVENTIONS THAT SERVE TO STABILIZE ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AGES THREE TO EIGHTEEN AND ADULTS OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. TYPICAL LENGTH OF STAY IS APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN DAYS FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS. ADDITIONALLY, PHILHAVEN OFFERS EXTENDED ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS THAT REQUIRE LONG-TERM INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS TO STABILIZE THEIR SYMPTOMS. ONCE BEHAVIORAL STABILIZATION IS ACHIEVED, THE PATIENT IS THEN PREPARED FOR TRANSITION TO THE NEXT APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE. CENTER FOR AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (CADD): IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD) AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DD) REQUIRES AN EARLY AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, ONGOING CARE, ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PROVIDERS. CLIENTS WHO COMPLETE THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION PROCESS WITH A WELL-ESTABLISHED DIAGNOSIS OF EITHER ASD OR DD MAY BE INTERNALLY REFERRED TO CADD CLINICAL SERVICES OR CONSULTATION SERVICES. LOCATED IN LANCASTER COUNTY, CADD IS A REGIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE THAT SERVES PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. WE HAVE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FROM THE FIELDS OF PSYCHIATRY, NURSING, PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELING WITH RECOGNIZED EXPERTISE IN THE TREATMENT OF THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH ASD AND DD.PHILHAVEN OFFERS CENTER-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE DIAGNOSTICS, SHORT-TERM CONSULTATION AND ONGOING TREATMENT. WE ALSO OFFER COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE ABA ADULT BEHAVIOR SUPPORT THROUGH COUNTY WAIVERS AND GROUP HOMES. PHILHAVEN'S CHILDREN'S AND ADOLESCENTS' BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REHABILITATION SERVICES (BHRS) PROGRAM INCLUDES BOTH COMMUNITY BASED AND AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES. THE GOAL OF ALL BHRS SERVICES IS TO ENHANCE THE CHILD'S OR ADOLESCENT'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY. INDIVIDUALIZED INTERVENTIONS SERVE TO FACILITATE YOUTH'S BEHAVIORAL STABILIZATION AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH. MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS HELP YOUTH LEARN SKILLS AND COPING STRATEGIES WHICH ENABLE THE YOUTH TO PREVENT DETERIORATION AND MORE RESTRICTIVE SERVICES. AFTERSCHOOL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGES FIVE TO FOURTEEN YEARS WHO HAVE BEHAVIORAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, THROUGH WELLSPAN PHILHAVEN'S THERAPEUTIC AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS AND HOMES BY TRAINED THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT STAFF, MOBILE THERAPISTS AND BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS, COVERING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF MENTAL HEALTH DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING CHILD PSYCHIATRY, CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. VISIT HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPANPHILHAVEN.ORG/PROGRAMS-AND-SERVICES/FOR-CHILDREN-ADOLESCENTS/THERAPEUTIC-AFTER-SCHOOL/PROGRAM-OVERVIEW FOR MORE DETAILS.THE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE TYPE OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AVAILABLE AT PHILHAVEN. STAFF WHO ARE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED IN PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELING STRIVE TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN A CONSCIENTIOUS AND CARING MANNER AS THEY WORK TOWARD THEIR THERAPEUTIC GOALS. PHILHAVEN STRIVES TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO LIVE HEALTHY, FULFILLED LIVES WITHIN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. SPECIFIC SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE EVALUATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS, PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, FAMILY THERAPY, GROUP THERAPY AND MARRIAGE COUNSELING. WELLSPAN HEALTH ADDICTION SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN LANCASTER, LEBANON, YORK, ADAMS AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) IS AVAILABLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, INCLUDING ALCOHOL, NICOTINE, AND OPIOID USE DISORDER. MAT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER, SUCH AS PRESCRIBING BUPRENORPHINE AS PART OF THE TREATMENT PLAN, HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE OPTION THAT IS CONSIDERED THE "GOLD STANDARD" IN CARE. THE WELLSPAN ADDICTION RECOVERY MENTORING WARM LINE (1-844-WARM-LINE) IS OFFERED THROUGH WELLSPAN HEALTH ADDICTION SERVICES AND IS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE PA DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS, AND IS AVAILABLE 24/7 AND CALLERS CAN CHOOSE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.SENIOR ADULT COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDE PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS, PSYCHOTHERAPY AND EDUCATION FOR NURSING HOME STAFF TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES.PHILHAVEN'S "PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS" PROGRAM IS A SERVICE DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LEBANON HOUSING AUTHORITY AND LEBANON MH/MR TO PROVIDE HOMES AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO TEN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF EXPERIENCING PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. PHILHAVEN ADMINISTERS THIS PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LEBANON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE PROGRAM DRAWS DOWN FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN WASH
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 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 September 1966.
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 October 21, 2026.
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