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Mental Health Resources Inc

EIN 41-1273885 · Saint Paul, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IS TO FOSTER HOPE, HEALTH AND RECOVERY FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.

Income
$35.5 million
Spending
$34.9 million
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
3.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 88%
Employees
264
Highest pay
$303,756, 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.

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 24% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (5)
  1. $8.2 million spent. TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM) TEAMS PROVIDED PERSON-CENTERED SUPPORT TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. MHR PROVIDES PERSONALIZED SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY HAVE CO-OCCURRING MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES. TCM CASE MANAGERS HELP CLIENTS GAIN ACCESS TO SERVICES NEEDED TO MEET THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, ACHIEVE RECOVERY, AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY SKILLED MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE SUPPORTED BY A TEAM LEADER AND A CLINICAL SUPERVISOR. CASE MANAGERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL TO CREATE A TREATMENT PLAN, BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING, NEEDS AND STRENGTHS. WE MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS 1-4 TIMES PER MONTH IN THEIR HOME OR IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2025, 2,585 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM) TEAMS PROVIDED PERSON-CENTERED SUPPORT TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. MHR PROVIDES PERSONALIZED SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY HAVE CO-OCCURRING MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES. TCM CASE MANAGERS HELP CLIENTS GAIN ACCESS TO SERVICES NEEDED TO MEET THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, ACHIEVE RECOVERY, AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY SKILLED MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE SUPPORTED BY A TEAM LEADER AND A CLINICAL SUPERVISOR. CASE MANAGERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL TO CREATE A TREATMENT PLAN, BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING, NEEDS AND STRENGTHS. WE MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS 1-4 TIMES PER MONTH IN THEIR HOME OR IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2025, 2,585 CLIENTS WERE SERVED.
  2. $12.7 million spent. HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM: MHR ADMINISTERS HOUSING VOUCHERS IN THE 7-COUNTY METRO AREA FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND OTHER DISABILITIES. THESE RENTAL ASSISTANCE SUBSIDIES ARE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING HUD SHP (RAMSEY, ANOKA, DAKOTA, AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES), BRIDGES, SECTION 8, HOUSING TRUST FUND AND RAMSEY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM. IN 2025, 1,258 CLIENTS WERE SERVED.
  3. $3.4 million spent. SPECIAL NEEDS BASIC CARE (SNBC) PROVIDES CARE COORDINATION TO CONSUMERS WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF A MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. CARE COORDINATOR (CC) CONDUCTS AN ASSESSMENT, THEN ESTABLISHES, CARRIES OUT, AND MAINTAINS A CARE PLAN TO MEET EACH MEMBER'S NEEDS TO MAINTAIN HIS OR HER HEALTH WHIL HELPING THEM NAVIGATE COMPLEX SOCIAL SERVICE AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. IN 2025, 8,584 CLIENTS WERE SERVED.
  4. $6.0 million spent. IN 2025, MHR SERVED 13,162 INDIVIDUALS. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS RESIDE IN HENNEPIN, RAMSEY AND DAKOTA COUNTIES, WE PROVIDE SERVICES IN 35 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. THE VAST MAJORITY OF MHR CLIENTS ARE LOW- INCOME OR LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. 94% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS; 4% ARE UNINSURED AND COVERED THROUGH COUNTY CONTRACTS; AND 2% ARE ENROLLED WITH A COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PLAN (INCLUDING MEDICARE COMMERCIAL PLANS). OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE: "TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM) TEAMS (ADULT, TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S TCM): IN 2025, 2,585 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) TEAMS: IN 2025, 194 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "METRO INTENSIVE TREATMENT TEAM: IN 2025, 389 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "SEWARD COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM: IN 2025, 219 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "SPECIAL NEEDS BASIC CARE (SNBC): IN 2025, 8,584 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM: IN 2025, 1,258 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM AND MEDICA SUD PROGRAM: IN 2025, 114 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025 MHR PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CLIENTS. O MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH CLINIC (MHOC): THE CLINIC IS AN ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDER THAT SERVES HIGH-RISK, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS. THE CLINIC SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING IN-HOME AND TELEHEALTH THERAPY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS. O MHR HEALTH & WELLNESS: OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS DEPARTMENT HELPS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES TO OUR MHR PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN ASSIST IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. SOME OF THE CURRENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDES TOBACCO CESSATION INITIATIVE, HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVE, AND A COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL PROGRAM TO CONNECT CLIENTS TO BEST PRACTICES IN DENTAL CARE. MHR CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL STATISFACTION SURVEY. IN 2025, 96% OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES THEY HAVE RECEIVED FROM MHR. 95% OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THEY WOULD RECOMMEND MHR TO A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER AND 93% OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THEIR LIFE IS BETTER SINCE RECEIVING SERVICES FROM MHR.
  5. IN 2025, MHR SERVED 13,162 INDIVIDUALS. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS RESIDE IN HENNEPIN, RAMSEY AND DAKOTA COUNTIES, WE PROVIDE SERVICES IN 35 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. THE VAST MAJORITY OF MHR CLIENTS ARE LOW- INCOME OR LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. 94% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS; 4% ARE UNINSURED AND COVERED THROUGH COUNTY CONTRACTS; AND 2% ARE ENROLLED WITH A COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PLAN (INCLUDING MEDICARE COMMERCIAL PLANS). OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE: "TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM) TEAMS (ADULT, TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S TCM): IN 2025, 2,585 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) TEAMS: IN 2025, 194 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "METRO INTENSIVE TREATMENT TEAM: IN 2025, 389 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "SEWARD COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM: IN 2025, 219 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "SPECIAL NEEDS BASIC CARE (SNBC): IN 2025, 8,584 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM: IN 2025, 1,258 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. "OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM AND MEDICA SUD PROGRAM: IN 2025, 114 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025 MHR PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CLIENTS. O MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH CLINIC (MHOC): THE CLINIC IS AN ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDER THAT SERVES HIGH-RISK, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS. THE CLINIC SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING IN-HOME AND TELEHEALTH THERAPY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS. O MHR HEALTH & WELLNESS: OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS DEPARTMENT HELPS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES TO OUR MHR PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN ASSIST IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. SOME OF THE CURRENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDES TOBACCO CESSATION INITIATIVE, HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVE, AND A COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL PROGRAM TO CONNECT CLIENTS TO BEST PRACTICES IN DENTAL CARE. MHR CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL STATISFACTION SURVEY. IN 2025, 96% OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES THEY HAVE RECEIVED FROM MHR. 95% OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THEY WOULD RECOMMEND MHR TO A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER AND 93% OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THEIR LIFE IS BETTER SINCE RECEIVING SERVICES FROM MHR.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1976.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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