Canvas Health Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO BE A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH, RESPECTED FOR OUR CLINICAL QUALITY, INNOVATION, AND ADAPTATION TO A RAPIDLY CHANGING HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENT.
- Income
- $32.5 million
- Spending
- $31.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 67%
- Employees
- 438
- Volunteers
- 313
- Highest pay
- $324,729, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 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, 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)
- $15.9 million spent. 1. OUTPATIENT THERAPY - OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS (INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP FORMATS) FOR PROBLEMS RANGING FROM STRESS AND ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS TO SEVERE AND CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS. OUR SERVICES BEGIN WITH AN INTERVIEW SO THAT WE CAN DETERMINE THE NATURE OF AND EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, FOLLOWED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CUSTOMIZED TREATMENT PLAN. 2. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES - PROVIDES SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT IN A VARIETY OF FORMS AND SETTINGS FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS WITH LICENSED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT, CONSULTATION, EDUCATION, FAMILY PROGRAMMING, AND OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT. 3. MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES - RESPONDS TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISES OR EMERGENCIES WITH FACE-TO-FACE ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION, AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AT HOME, SCHOOL, OR IN THE COMMUNITY.4. SUICIDE PREVENTION - A COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SUICIDE PREVENTION & POSTVENTION SERVICES TO THE DAKOTA COMMUNITIES AND 57 COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. 5. PSYCHIATRY - PROVIDES ADULT PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS, MEDICAL EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION, TREATMENT PLANNING AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. AMONG OTHER CONDITIONS, WE OFFER SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SCHIZOPHRENIA, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, BI-POLAR, ATTENTION DISORDERS, AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER.6. HOUSING STABILIZATION SERVICES - ASSISTS ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, IN OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND STABLE HOUSING.7. ADULT DAY TREATMENT - PROVIDES A SERIES OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, CO-OCCURRING TREATMENT PROGRAM (MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS) AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT).8. VOCATIONAL - PROVIDES TWO VOCATIONAL SERVICES PROGRAMS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SEEK AND ATTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND TO DEVELOP SKILLS TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT.9. SERVICE COORDINATION - WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE HOUSING FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. THE GOAL IS TO HELP RESIDENTS REMAIN IN STABLE HOUSING AND ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN AN APARTMENT OR TOWNHOME.10. PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES - PROVIDES ASSESSMENT INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION TO THE COUNTY, COURT SYSTEM, CANVAS HEALTH CLINICIANS AND OTHER AGENCIES THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS. 11. ABUSE RESPONSE SERVICES - SERVES VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DATING VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS PROVIDES SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION EDUCATION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 12. ADULT CASE MANAGEMENT - ADULT CASE MANAGERS ASSIST ADULTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND OTHER NECESSARY SERVICES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONING AND REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY.13. JAIL PROGRAMS - WORKS WITH INMATES TO END THEIR ADDICTIONS BY HELPING THEM LOOK AT WHAT UNDERLIES THEIR DEPENDENCE BY ADDRESSING THEIR WHOLE LIFESTYLE. 14. ADULT REHABILITATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (ARMHS) HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OVERCOME IMPAIRMENTS CAUSED BY THEIR SYMPTOMS IN ORDER TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES OR PLACES OF RESIDENCE.15. CARE COORDINATION - WORKS WITH OUR CLIENTS TO THOUGHTFULLY ORGANIZE SERVICES, PROVIDERS, AND RESOURCE ACCESS IN WAYS THAT MOST EFFECTIVELY IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND FUNCTIONING.16. POLICE & CRISIS CO-RESPONSE - POLICE DEPARTMENTS CONTRACT WITH CANVAS HEALTH TO DETAIL CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS FOR CO-RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND OTHER QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES.
- $10.7 million spent. CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES1. OUTPATIENT THERAPY - TEACHES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP FORMATS) HOW TO DEVELOP PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND COPE WITH STRESS AND A VARIETY OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES SUCH AS: TEST ANXIETY, BULLYING, PEER PRESSURE, AND MANY OTHERS.2. MENTAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT - ASSISTS CHILDREN WITH A SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH ASSESSING, ACCESSING, COORDINATING, MONITORING, AND PLANNING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 3. FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAM - PROVIDES FLEXIBLE, CULTURALLY COMPETENT IN-HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED THERAPY AND TREATMENT SERVICES THAT WORK TO BUILD POSITIVE FAMILY RELATIONAL PATTERNS AND REDUCE DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON REDUCING THE NEED FOR OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT IN RESIDENTIAL LEVEL OF CARE. ALSO PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO TRANSITION AGE YOUTH. 4. THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT - COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STAFF ARE ON SITE TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE SEVERELY AND EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED, AND TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND THEIR STAFF. 5. CHILDREN & ADOLESCENT DAY TREATMENT PROVIDES IN A CENTER-BASED DAILY THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (HALF- AND FULL-DAY FORMATS) FOR CHILDREN AGES 11 TO 17 WHOSE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING ALL AREAS OF DAILY FUNCTIONING WITH FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND PEERS. 6. THERAPEUTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - PROVIDES SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS AND THERAPY SERVICES, TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CO-LOCATED WITHIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 7. EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM - PROVIDES CONSULTATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND DAYCARE PROVIDERS TO HELP DECREASE DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS WHILE PROMOTING HEALTHY CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS AND TREATMENT IN ORDER TO IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN CHILDREN AGES 0-6.8. CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC & SUPPORT SERVICES - ASSISTS AND SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING SKILLS IN AREAS SUCH AS ANGER AND AGGRESSION MANAGEMENT, DIFFICULTY FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, REFUSAL TO FOLLOW RULES, PROBLEMS RELATING TO PEERS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, FAMILY CONFLICTS, AND MANY OTHERS.9. EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES - HELPS PROTECT CHILDREN WHO ARE POTENTIALLY IN DANGER BY DEVELOPING SAFETY PLANS, ATTENDING TO FAMILY STRENGTHS AND NEEDS, AND WORKING TO KEEP THE CHILDREN SAFELY WITH THEIR FAMILIES.10. FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT) - HELPS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS BETWEEN AGES 10-18 WHO ARE HENNEPIN COUNTY RESIDENTS. FFT IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL OF TREATMENT WITH RECOGNIZED OUTCOMES IN HELPING TROUBLED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES OVERCOME DELINQUENCY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND VIOLENCE.
- $3.1 million spent. SPECIALIZED SERVICES1. ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATION - PROVIDES ASSESSMENT INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ON CLIENTS TO REFERRAL SYSTEM, SUCH AS THE COURT, IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE NECESSARY FOR CLIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS. 2. OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS - HELPS INDIVIDUALS (ADULT PROGRAM AND AN ADOLESCENT PROGRAM) TAKE ACTION TO CHANGE THEIR THINKING AND BEHAVIORS TO BOTH PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE RELAPSE AND TO FORM A MORE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEMSELVES, OTHERS AND THEIR COMMUNITY. APPROACH INCLUDES COGNITIVE THERAPY, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AND 12 STEP SUPPORTS.3. OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS- A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL, NON-TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS (AGE 13 - 18) WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT DUE TO SUBSTANCE USE. 4. SHARE (SOBER HOUSING AND RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT) - PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT, HOMELESS, SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 November 6, 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 December 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 August 1970.
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 November 4, 2026.
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