Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center is dedicated to excellence in providing counseling, mental health, substance abuse, and social support services that strengthen individuals, families and communities. We provide these services with integrity, a caring spirit and with respect to individual needs.
- Income
- $9.0 million
- Spending
- $9.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 52%
- Employees
- 170
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $144,482, 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: 58 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% 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 69% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
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 (4)
- $2.8 million spent. RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT MALE AND FEMALE ADULTS (REHAB) IS A CLINICALLY MANAGED, RESIDENTIAL/INPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT. REHABILITATION TREATMENT CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, FAMILY AND EMPLOYER COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL LECTURES, NUTRITIONAL CONSULTATION, RECREATIONAL THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION WHEN APPROPRIATE, ONSITE 12 STEP MEETINGS (AA, CA AND NA), AFTERCARE/DISCHARGE PLANNING. (Expenses $ 3,043,072 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 1,058,726) Other program services include substance use disorder services such as detoxification, residential rehabilitation, intensive outpatient treatment, sustaining care, and gambling counseling; mental health and crisisrelated services including Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS), psychosocial rehabilitation, psychiatric services, intensive community support, and child and adolescent programs; housingrelated services including supportive housing, supported residential services, emergency financial assistance, and housing assistance; and additional communitybased programs serving senior citizens, Department of Children and Family Services populations, and townshipsupported initiatives.
- $1.1 million spent. The Crisis Care System Leyden Family Service prides itself on its commitment to developing meaningful and effective services and supports for the communities it serves. The goal of Leyden's 590 Mobile Crisis Response Team is to create a local crisis care and supports system for anyone, anywhere, anytime that is trauma-informed, prevents justice system involvement, diverts referrals to hospital emergency departments, and reflects the Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center's commitment to recovery-forward, self-directed care.
- $1.0 million spent. The Living Room Program (LRP) is for individuals in need of a crisis respite program with services and supports designed to proactively divert crises and break the cycle of psychiatric hospitalization. The LRP provides a safe, inviting, home-like atmosphere where individuals can calmly process the crisis event, as well as learn and apply wellness strategies which may prevent future crisis events. The LRP is staffed by Recovery Support Specialists, individuals with their own lived experience in recovery from mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use, and is based on a philosophy that crises are an opportunity for learning. (Expenses $ 3,043,072 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 1,058,726) Other program services include substance use disorder services such as detoxification, residential rehabilitation, intensive outpatient treatment, sustaining care, and gambling counseling; mental health and crisisrelated services including Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS), psychosocial rehabilitation, psychiatric services, intensive community support, and child and adolescent programs; housingrelated services including supportive housing, supported residential services, emergency financial assistance, and housing assistance; and additional communitybased programs serving senior citizens, Department of Children and Family Services populations, and townshipsupported initiatives.
- $3.0 million spent. Other program services include substance use disorder services such as detoxification, residential rehabilitation, intensive outpatient treatment, sustaining care, and gambling counseling; mental health and crisisrelated services including Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS), psychosocial rehabilitation, psychiatric services, intensive community support, and child and adolescent programs; housingrelated services including supportive housing, supported residential services, emergency financial assistance, and housing assistance; and additional communitybased programs serving senior citizens, Department of Children and Family Services populations, and townshipsupported initiatives.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1953.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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