Montgomery County Mh-Mr Emergency Service
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MCES PROVIDES ROUND-THE-CLOCK INTENSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING AN ADULT INPATIENT HOSPITAL, TO ALL IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. MISSION: MCES PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF CLINICALLY NECESSARY EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH A PRIMARY OR EMERGENT NEED FOR SUCH SERVICES AND WHO ARE APPROPRIATE FOR CARE THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $16.8 million
- Spending
- $18.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 301
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $457,365, ceo
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: 60 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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
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 (3)
- $11.9 million spent. Inpatient Psychiatric Care: MCES provides acute inpatient psychiatric care to individuals determined to need a short stay of intensive 24-hour clinical care to attain stability and safety because of a severe mental health crisis or potentially life-threatening psychiatric emergency. Services are patient-centered and recovery-oriented and delivered by a multidisciplinary team that involves the patient and their family or support system as optimally as possible. Patients participate in daily psychoeducational and recreational groups. Patients engage with outpatient providers before discharge wherever possible. The inpatient program is state-licensed and accredited by The Joint Commission. MCES provides involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations to residents of Berks, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties and accepts voluntary admissions from all counties in South East Pennsylvania. The MCES inpatient program is recognized for its ability to address any behavioral health emergency including those involving forensic issues. MCES incorporates the recovery model and trauma-informed care in its care. - Highlight: MCES had over 1300 admissions of individuals with exacerbations of psychiatric disorders requiring inpatient treatment and stabilization. - Highlight: MCES provides internships for Occupational Therapy Assistants and practicums for Physician Assistants giving students the opportunity to work with persons with serious mental illness and learn about possible careers in that field. - Highlight: MCES also broadened its services to individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders by initiating the Ongoing Abstinence Recovery Schedule (O.A.R.S.) to help patients structure their first weeks home after discharge to deter return to substance use. - Highlight: A Certified Peer Specialist is a member of the Carol's Place Residential Program Staff. - Highlight: Continued extensive safety improvements to patient care areas by installing ligature resistant door handle and bath/shower fixtures to all areas accessed by patients.
- $1.8 million spent. Crisis Intervention: State licensed 24/7 crisis intervention services offering referral, short-term counseling and psychiatric evaluations to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis or potentially life threatening psychiatric emergency. 24/7 assistance to police, physicians, family members and others seeking emergency psychiatric assessment and care for individuals who are at risk to themselves or others. Trained crisis intervention specialists and board-certified psychiatrist on site at all times. MCES's Crisis Department was cited in a state-wide review of crisis centers as an example of a centralized, fully-integrated crisis center with a wide range of essential crisis intervention services. MCES trains all staff with patient-contact in the newest techniques for proactively averting adverse situations. - Highlight: The MCES Crisis Hotline had over 6000 service contacts with individuals and families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. - Highlight: The MCES Crisis Department is part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network and responds to calls from southeast Pennsylvania area codes 24/7.
- $839,462 spent. Crisis Residential Program (CRP): The CRP, known as Carol's Place, is an 8-bed, short-term care facility available 24/7, which provides brief residential treatment for adults who are at risk of an acute psychiatric crisis. It reduces the risk of hospitalization by assisting individuals in crisis in developing a plan and a support network to avoid crises in the future. The CRP serves individuals at risk of unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization; those in need of separation from a stressful environment to achieve psychiatric stability; and those who need assistance to establish and/or maintain community supports. All admissions are voluntary and those served must be capable of self-care and be in good health. The CRP is state-licensed and accredited by The Joint Commission. The MCES CRP program strives to provide the most home-like setting possible and practical for its services. An example is a vegetable garden that is tended by residents and provides both recreation and fresh produce over the summer months. - Highlight: The MCES Crisis Residential Program had over 300 admissions of individuals who could avert a serious crisis or hospitalization with a brief stay. - Highlight: The MCES CRP includes a Certified Peer Support Specialist on its staff to offer peer counseling to clients during their stay. - Highlight: The MCES CRP also enables individuals transitioning from inpatient psychiatric care to the community by providing a care setting to promote recovery and self-care.
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 December 1974.
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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