Kvc Behavioral Healthcare Kentucky Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IT IS THE MISSION OF KVC TO ENRICH AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION.
- Income
- $27.9 million
- Spending
- $28.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 74%
- Employees
- 410
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $453,597, director/ceo hsi
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
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 70% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% 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: 80 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 7 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 (5)
- $14.7 million spent. Family Preservation and Reunification Services: KVC provides Family Preservation and Reunification Services in six regions across the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Northeastern region in Kentucky under the Family Preservation and Reunification Services contracts with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Our service areas include the following regions: Eastern Mountain, Jefferson, Northeastern, Northern Bluegrass, Southern Bluegrass, and Salt River Trail. Family Preservation Program services are intensive, short-term, crisis intervention resources that intervene quickly for children at risk of out-of-home placement and in situations in which these services afford effective protection of children, youth, families and the community. The Family Preservation Program strives to safely maintain children in their homes, prevent unnecessary placements, and facilitate the safe and timely return of children removed from the home. In FY25, our Family Preservation and Reunification Services coupled with our KSTEP programming provided family strengthening services to 9844 children in over 4500 families.
- $5.3 million spent. KSTEP Services: KVC has implemented Kentucky Strengthening Ties and Empowering Parents (KSTEP) services in all of the Northeastern, Salt River Trail and initiated service delivery in the Cumberland region. KSTEP services are specifically focused on families at risk for removal of the children due to substance use and reunification of children into the home following removal for substance use.
- $1.0 million spent. Behavioral Health Care KVC Behavioral HealthCare Kentucky, Inc., accredited by The Joint Commission, is a recognized leader in the field of behavioral health care and child welfare interventions. KVC Kentucky Behavioral HealthCare's (KVC) philosophy that Children Grow Best In Families is demonstrated by successful outcomes across our intensive in-home behavioral health and substance use treatment services, KSTEP, and Family Preservation Programs-programming that serve to divert children and adolescents from out-of-home placements and high level care placements in institutions. KVC's diversion outcomes preserve families and control costs. The Behavioral Health Services and Substance Use Treatment Programs are designed to provide services for children with complex behavioral health and substance abuse problems. The Behavioral Health Services also provide outpatient services for adults with behavioral health and substance use treatment needs as well. Our Family Strengthening services including KSTEP, Family Preservation and EMBARK provide intensive community-based interventions. Without these intensive, community-based therapeutic services, these children would remain at high-risk for placement in hospitals or other psychiatric institutions, long term residential treatment, and/or out of home-care (foster care). Empirical research indicates that in-home interventions are the most effective treatment modalities for safely keeping at-risk families together. Interventions are provided in the home-the location where long-term change must occur. Professional staff use evidence-based practices such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Skills, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Managing & Adapting Practice (MAP), Solution Based Casework(SBC) and Trauma Systems Therapy (TST). KVC Kentucky has been awarded a contract with the Department for Community Based Services to pilot MST as a child-welfare prevention services as part of Kentucky's Family First Services Prevention Act State Plan. This project is focused on families with youth who are 12 to 17 years old, at risk of out-of-home placement due to antisocial or delinquent behaviors and/or youth involved with the juvenile justice system. As a pilot, this is a somewhat small program (4 clinicians and 1 supervisor) but the state is conducting a multi-year study on the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the program to determine long-term sustainability. Approximately 22,000 unique individuals were strengthened through KVC's services (BHS, AODE, Family Preservation, EMBARK, KSTEP and Jefferson Referral and Support Services combined) in FY25. Successful outcomes are made possible across all programs because KVC consistently invests in its workforce by providing intensive supervision, training, professional development and wellness programming.
- $2.5 million spent. Referral and Support Services: KVC Kentucky's Referral and Support Services is an innovative public-private partnership designed to provide support to Department of Community Based Services (DCBS) in completing family assessments, connecting families with needed community services and resources, and strengthening the safety, permanency and well-being of at-risk children and families. This unique team-based approach allows for families to receive support from both KVC Kentucky and DCBS in concluding their child welfare involvement and offering referral linkages or services including behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, recovery supports, medical services, pediatric care, and academic services. Additionally, KVC Kentucky is implementing evidence-based risk assessment and consultation tools in order to better understand the complex and unique risk and safety needs of the families served by Jefferson County DCBS. In FY25, KVC Kentucky has served 3,655 children in 2,094 families through this innovative public private partnership. Embracing Mothers and Build Addiction Recovery in Kentucky (EMBARK) EMBARK aims to meet expecting mothers during a time of crisis and help provide access to resources and support that can change the course of their future and that of their family. It's all about prevention, helping at-risk families to live healthier lives and avoid the child welfare system altogether. Through the EMBARK program, coordinated care professionals will work with these mothers to provide a wrap-around service approach. This approach will ensure they receive high-quality care with access to obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, primary care, substance use treatment and necessary medical and other assistance. All are provided in the spirit of preventative care that can help break the child welfare cycle and provide families with resources to get ahead.
- (Expenses $ 2,541,334 including grants of $ 78,956)(Revenue $ 2,225,580) Referral and Support Services: KVC Kentucky's Referral and Support Services is an innovative public-private partnership designed to provide support to Department of Community Based Services (DCBS) in completing family assessments, connecting families with needed community services and resources, and strengthening the safety, permanency and well-being of at-risk children and families. This unique team-based approach allows for families to receive support from both KVC Kentucky and DCBS in concluding their child welfare involvement and offering referral linkages or services including behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, recovery supports, medical services, pediatric care, and academic services. Additionally, KVC Kentucky is implementing evidence-based risk assessment and consultation tools in order to better understand the complex and unique risk and safety needs of the families served by Jefferson County DCBS. In FY25, KVC Kentucky has served 3,655 children in 2,094 families through this innovative public private partnership. Embracing Mothers and Build Addiction Recovery in Kentucky (EMBARK) EMBARK aims to meet expecting mothers during a time of crisis and help provide access to resources and support that can change the course of their future and that of their family. It's all about prevention, helping at-risk families to live healthier lives and avoid the child welfare system altogether. Through the EMBARK program, coordinated care professionals will work with these mothers to provide a wrap-around service approach. This approach will ensure they receive high-quality care with access to obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, primary care, substance use treatment and necessary medical and other assistance. All are provided in the spirit of preventative care that can help break the child welfare cycle and provide families with resources to get ahead.
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 2010.
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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