The Thresholds
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THRESHOLDS PROVIDES INNOVATIVE BEHAVIORAL AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE THAT PROMOTES EMPOWERMENT, WELL-BEING, AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE. THROUGH UNWAVERING COMMUNITY-BASED ENGAGEMENT, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY, THRESHOLDS HELPS PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS FIND HOME, HEALTH, AND HOPE.
- Income
- $137.6 million
- Spending
- $128.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 50%
- Employees
- 1,692
- Volunteers
- 52
- Highest pay
- $563,071, president & chief executive officer
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
Good: 81 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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.
Independent board
25 of 2547 of 47 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)
- $68.1 million spent. PREVENTION OF HOSPITALIZATION THRESHOLDS PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES, AND CARE COORDINATION TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS TO ACHIEVE THEIR LIFE GOALS. GOALS OF SERVICES INCLUDE SYMPTOM REDUCTION, SUBSTANCE USE REDUCTION, SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ENGAGEMENT WITH A PERSON'S FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, MAINTAINING DECENT, SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LINKING PEOPLE TO HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE, AND PREVENTION OF UNNECESSARY HOSPITALIZATION. THRESHOLDS PROVIDED COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES AND CARE COORDINATION TO APPROXIMATELY 9,910 PEOPLE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. (Expenses $ 18,108,120 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 388,176) SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT: THRESHOLDS PROVIDES OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT WITH A FOCUS ON FOUNDATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF RECOVERY, INCLUDING HEALTH, HOUSING, PURPOSE, AND COMMUNITY. THRESHOLDS SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES ARE INTEGRATED WITH SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND USE A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH SUPPORTING PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. LAST YEAR, THRESHOLDS' SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROGRAM SERVED 1,243 INDIVIDUALS WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. RESEARCH PROJECTS: THRESHOLDS' EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT WORKS TO REIMAGINE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FOR PERSONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. RESEARCH STAFF COLLABORATE WITH EXTERNAL UNIVERSITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CUTTING EDGE INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK IN REAL WORLD SETTINGS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LITERATURE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEST PRACTICES. THE EVALUATION STAFF WORK WITH INTERNAL PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY WAYS OF IMPROVING MEMBER OUTCOMES AND CARE EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO FACILITATING A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING WITHIN THE AGENCY. TOGETHER, EVALUATION AND RESEARCH SHARE A VISION TO EMPOWER THOSE WHO SEEK TO ADVANCE AND IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BY SHARING INFORMED AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS FOR OTHERS TO IMPLEMENT. THRESHOLDS' YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT SERVICES (YAYAS): OFFER GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, FAMILIES, YOUNG MOTHERS, AND THEIR CHILDREN. THESE PROGRAMS BUILD THE SKILLS AND SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO MANAGE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHEN WHAT MATTERS MOST-RELATIONSHIPS, SCHOOL SUCCESS, RECREATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, DAILY LIVING, AND EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCES. SPECIALIZING IN THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD, YAYAS PROVIDES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. THE CORNERSTONES OF YAYAS ARE OUR INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SUPPORTS. YAYAS ADAPTED AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CALLED INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORTS (IPS) SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, SPECIFICALLY FIT FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORTED EDUCATION SPECIALISTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO OUR YAYAS TREATMENT TEAMS.
- $22.6 million spent. INDEPENDENT LIVING THRESHOLDS PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS, APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH SERVICES ON SITE, AND SUPPORTED AND SUPERVISED GROUP HOME SETTINGS. THRESHOLDS OPERATES 1,250 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, MAKING THE AGENCY CHICAGO'S LARGEST NONPROFIT HOUSING PROVIDER. THRESHOLDS PROVIDES WRAPAROUND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, AND HOUSING SUPPORT THAT HELP PEOPLE MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING AND AVOID INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS.
- $3.5 million spent. VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION THRESHOLDS PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. LAST YEAR THRESHOLDS PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 800 INDIVIDUALS. THRESHOLDS PROVIDES WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT SUPPORTS FULL INTEGRATION INTO COMMUNITY LIFE. (Expenses $ 18,108,120 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 388,176) SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT: THRESHOLDS PROVIDES OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT WITH A FOCUS ON FOUNDATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF RECOVERY, INCLUDING HEALTH, HOUSING, PURPOSE, AND COMMUNITY. THRESHOLDS SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES ARE INTEGRATED WITH SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND USE A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH SUPPORTING PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. LAST YEAR, THRESHOLDS' SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROGRAM SERVED 1,243 INDIVIDUALS WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. RESEARCH PROJECTS: THRESHOLDS' EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT WORKS TO REIMAGINE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FOR PERSONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. RESEARCH STAFF COLLABORATE WITH EXTERNAL UNIVERSITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CUTTING EDGE INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK IN REAL WORLD SETTINGS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LITERATURE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEST PRACTICES. THE EVALUATION STAFF WORK WITH INTERNAL PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY WAYS OF IMPROVING MEMBER OUTCOMES AND CARE EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO FACILITATING A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING WITHIN THE AGENCY. TOGETHER, EVALUATION AND RESEARCH SHARE A VISION TO EMPOWER THOSE WHO SEEK TO ADVANCE AND IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BY SHARING INFORMED AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS FOR OTHERS TO IMPLEMENT. THRESHOLDS' YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT SERVICES (YAYAS): OFFER GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, FAMILIES, YOUNG MOTHERS, AND THEIR CHILDREN. THESE PROGRAMS BUILD THE SKILLS AND SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO MANAGE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHEN WHAT MATTERS MOST-RELATIONSHIPS, SCHOOL SUCCESS, RECREATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, DAILY LIVING, AND EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCES. SPECIALIZING IN THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD, YAYAS PROVIDES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. THE CORNERSTONES OF YAYAS ARE OUR INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SUPPORTS. YAYAS ADAPTED AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CALLED INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORTS (IPS) SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, SPECIFICALLY FIT FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORTED EDUCATION SPECIALISTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO OUR YAYAS TREATMENT TEAMS.
- $18.1 million spent. SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT: THRESHOLDS PROVIDES OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT WITH A FOCUS ON FOUNDATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF RECOVERY, INCLUDING HEALTH, HOUSING, PURPOSE, AND COMMUNITY. THRESHOLDS SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES ARE INTEGRATED WITH SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND USE A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH SUPPORTING PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. LAST YEAR, THRESHOLDS' SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROGRAM SERVED 1,243 INDIVIDUALS WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. RESEARCH PROJECTS: THRESHOLDS' EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT WORKS TO REIMAGINE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FOR PERSONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. RESEARCH STAFF COLLABORATE WITH EXTERNAL UNIVERSITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CUTTING EDGE INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK IN REAL WORLD SETTINGS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LITERATURE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEST PRACTICES. THE EVALUATION STAFF WORK WITH INTERNAL PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY WAYS OF IMPROVING MEMBER OUTCOMES AND CARE EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO FACILITATING A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING WITHIN THE AGENCY. TOGETHER, EVALUATION AND RESEARCH SHARE A VISION TO EMPOWER THOSE WHO SEEK TO ADVANCE AND IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BY SHARING INFORMED AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS FOR OTHERS TO IMPLEMENT. THRESHOLDS' YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT SERVICES (YAYAS): OFFER GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, FAMILIES, YOUNG MOTHERS, AND THEIR CHILDREN. THESE PROGRAMS BUILD THE SKILLS AND SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO MANAGE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHEN WHAT MATTERS MOST-RELATIONSHIPS, SCHOOL SUCCESS, RECREATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, DAILY LIVING, AND EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCES. SPECIALIZING IN THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD, YAYAS PROVIDES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. THE CORNERSTONES OF YAYAS ARE OUR INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SUPPORTS. YAYAS ADAPTED AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CALLED INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORTS (IPS) SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, SPECIFICALLY FIT FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORTED EDUCATION SPECIALISTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO OUR YAYAS TREATMENT TEAMS.
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 March 1965.
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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