Tellurian Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE TELLURIAN FAMILY OF SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT TO ALL THOSE AFFLICTED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ADDICTION, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND HOMELESSNESS, A BROAD RANGE OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, TREATMENT AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO ALLOW EACH INDIVIDUAL THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD THEIR LIFE AND RE-ENTER THE COMMUNITY AS A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY.
- Income
- $16.3 million
- Spending
- $16.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 65%
- Employees
- 249
- Volunteers
- 19
- Highest pay
- $233,143, president/chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2510 of 10 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (6)
- $3.9 million spent. CRISIS STABILIZATION - TELLURIAN, INC. CURRENTLY OPERATES CARE CENTER FACILITIES IN MADISON, WISCONSIN (16 BED) AND LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN (10 BED) WHICH ARE CBRF'S (COMMUNITY BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES) UNDER DHS 83. TELLURIAN, INC.'S CARE CENTERS PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT, STABILIZATION, MEDICATION OBSERVATION, AND GOAL ORIENTATED TREATMENT PLANNING. THE LENGTH OF STAY FOR EACH CONSUMER IS DEPENDENT ON THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND TYPICALLY IS 7 DAYS OR LESS, WITH THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY LASTING 5-7 DAYS.
- $2.7 million spent. EMERGENCY SERVICES - TELLURIAN, INC.'S DETOXIFICATION CENTER IS A 29-BED FACILITY STAFFED BY HIGHLY TRAINED, CREDENTIALED PROFESSIONALS. PATIENTS AT THE DETOXIFICATION CENTER ARE MEDICALLY MONITORED BY A REGISTERED NURSE (RN) AND SUPERVISED BY A BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN SPECIALIZING IN ADDICTION MEDICINE. AS PART OF THE DETOXIFICATION PROCESS AND TREATMENT PROTOCOL, WISCONSIN STATE CERTIFIED COUNSELORS MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH PATIENT TO HELP DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL TREATMENT LEVEL AND EXPEDITE ENTRY INTO COMMUNITY TREATMENT PROGRAMS. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR MOST PATIENTS AT THE TELLURIAN DETOXIFICATION CENTER IS 72 HOURS OR LESS. THE DETOXIFICATION CENTER OPERATES 24 HOURS PER DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. TELLURIAN, INC. ALSO PROVIDES A TREATMENT READINESS PROGRAM, WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A NALTREXONE PROGRAM, ASSESSMENTS AND CASE MANAGEMENT. IN 2023, TELLURIAN, INC. WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM DHS TO INSTALL A HARM REDUCTION VENDING MACHINE (ON PREMISE) DISPENSING NARCAN. TELLURIAN, INC. PROVIDES A VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT THE DETOX FACILITY.
- $2.4 million spent. HOUSING - TELLURIAN, INC.'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM (THP) IS A 20 BED FACILITY WHICH SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS RESIDING WITHIN THE PROGRAM WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND NEED SUPPORT WITH FINDING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT. ACEWOOD AND CRAWFORD ARE EACH 7 BED, FULLY LICENSED, CLASS A CBRF WHICH SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL ILLNESS WHO HAVE THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIVING INDEPENDENTLY AFTER LEARNING THE TOOLS, SKILLS, AND RECEIVING MOTIVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH THE STAFF. HUD PROGRAMS PROVIDE UP TO 37 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY TO PEOPLE COMING FROM HOMELESSNESS, LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSED DISABILITY, AND ARE DANE COUNTY RESIDENTS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE HOUSING CASE MANAGERS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH LANDLORDS TO HELP MAINTAIN HOUSING AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH ATTENDING APPOINTMENTS, TAKING CARE OF BASIC NEEDS, AND PROVIDING A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH TO CHANGING OR REDUCING HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS. IN ADDITION, TELLURIAN, INC.'S SOBER LIVING HOMES PROVIDE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT. JEREMY'S PLACE FOR MEN AND CHANDRA'S HOUSE OF HOPE FOR WOMEN OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES SUCH AS MENTORSHIP FROM RESIDENT HOUSE MANAGERS, OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH TELLURIAN, INC. OR PARTNER PROVIDERS, AND ACCESS TO OTHER NEEDED COMMUNITY SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY.
- $2.1 million spent. ADULT RESIDENTIAL SERVICES - TREATMENT INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, AND SPECIALIZED COUNSELING FOR FORGIVENESS AND GRIEF. THE TELLURIAN, INC. RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. MANY PATIENTS STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS HAVE ACCOMPANYING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, OR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS. THE TELLURIAN, INC. MEDICAL DIRECTOR, A SPECIALIST IN ADDICTION MEDICINE AND MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE (ASAM), PROVIDES MEDICAL OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING HEALTH SCREENS AND DIAGNOSIS OF UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES. PSYCHIATRIC CARE IS PROVIDED AS APPROPRIATE OR RECOMMENDED, ASSURING THAT ANY CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS ARE IDENTIFIED AND TREATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT IS PROVIDED AT THIS FACILITY.
- $1.4 million spent. CASE MANAGEMENT - COMMUNITY INTERVENTION TEAM, CIT, PROVIDES TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE. SERVICES INCLUDE: CRISIS STABILIZATION, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSING COORDINATION, AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADL) SKILLS TRAINING. THE GOAL IS TO PROMOTE RECOVERY AND ENHANCE THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY IMPROVING THEIR SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, SOCIAL INTEGRATION, INDEPENDENCE, AND LIFE SATISFACTION. TELLURIAN, INC.'S PATH TEAM PROVIDES OUTREACH WORKING TO CONNECT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH NEEDED SERVICES. TELLURIAN, INC.'S RETHKE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS LIVING AT RETHKE TERRACE, A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MODEL SERVING UP TO 60 RESIDENTS.THE PATH TEAM DOES STREET OUTREACH ACROSS DANE COUNTY AND ASSISTS PEOPLE WITH ESTABLISHING DISABILITY, CONNECTING WITH BENEFITS, AND HELPING TO GET HOUSING. TELLURIAN, INC. HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED ITS CIT TEAM MODEL TO THE LA CROSSE AREA AND PROVIDES PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS. CIT WORKS WITH CLIENTS ON A VARIETY OF SERVICES BASED ON THEIR CCS RECOVERY PLAN. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE 1:1 SUPPORT AND COACHING WITH COMPLETING TASKS IN THE COMMUNITY, MAINTAINING INDEPENDENT HOUSING, SUPPORT IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING COPING SKILLS.
- $865,045 spent. OUTPATIENT - THE TELLURIAN, INC. OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM IS THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE LEVEL OF CARE TELLURIAN, INC. OFFERS TO ITS PATIENTS. TELLURIAN, INC.'S TREATMENT IS HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED AND BASED ON SPECIFIC PATIENT NEEDS AS ASSESSED BY THEIR COUNSELOR. TREATMENT LENGTH AND SCHEDULES ARE DETERMINED BY EACH PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS IN COMPLETING A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON TREATMENT PLAN. THE TELLURIAN, INC. OUTPATIENT CLINIC PROVIDES BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, INCLUDING A SPECIFIC RELAPSE PREVENTION GROUP. INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSION ARE AVAILABLE IN-PERSON OR VIA TELEHEALTH. THE SYNERGY DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FOUR HOURS OF GROUP FOUR DAYS PER WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE DAILY GROUP SESSIONS, PATIENTS OF TELLURIAN, INC.'S DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVE WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. FAMILY COUNSELING IS AVAILABLE AND RECOMMENDED TO HELP LOVED ONES UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ESSENTIAL RECOVERY TOOLS THAT CAN ENHANCE FAMILY FUNCTIONING WHILE SUPPORTING THE PATIENT'S CONTINUED SOBRIETY AND RECOVERY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 September 1985.
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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