Guild
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 52 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Guild offers integrated mental health, housing, and employment services to individuals living with mental illness and/or experiencing chronic homelessness.
- Income
- $18.8 million
- Spending
- $20.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 245
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $304,715, psychiatrist
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
Weak: 29 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 52 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.
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 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 (3)
- $6.5 million spent. Community Treatment ServicesThe Community Treatment service line includes Targeted Case Management (TCM), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Youth ACT, Employment Services and the Community Support Program (CSP) Member Center. This service line caters to 894 individuals facing serious or persistent mental health challenges. These services aim to provide support in the community to minimize psychiatric hospitalizations, build community connections, and support clients with employment goals. This is done through tailored case management services and connections to resources within the community. Targeted Case Management has shown significant progress with 71% of clients advancing towards behavioral goals and 78% achieving their overall objectives. ACT and Youth ACT services offered weekly visits, successfully meeting annual goals. 48% of clients in ACT made progress on a goal. Employment services, following the individualized placement and support model, successfully placed 54% of 182 participants in competitive employment or supported ongoing employment, with over half maintaining their positions for significant periods. The Community Support Center provided 139 adults with skills to enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, and living skills recording 3851 visits and engaging participants in various activities.
- $3.8 million spent. Residential ServicesThis division includes two 16 bed Intensive Residential Treatment Service (IRTS)/Crisis facilities with 24/7 residential care - one in Dakota County and one In Scott County, Highlights include: IRTS aided 243 adults in designing coping skills to support their mental health and developing skills for independent living. Crisis stabilization services helped 167 adults in avoiding homelessness and hospitalization, maintaining housing stability for all clients at discharge and preventing psychiatric hospitalization. 98% of clients were successfully discharged into the community avoiding psychiatric hospitalization. Our IRTS facilities have an overall success rate of 78.5% in clients meeting their Individualized Treatment Plan goals upon discharge.
- $5.9 million spent. Coordinated Health and Housing Supports ServicesThis sector includes Community Access, Behavioral Health Home (BHH), Care Coordination Services and Housing Support, Guild Hearth Program, Outreach services. Care Coordination and BHH served 490 clients, offering monthly support. The BHH team, one of the state's largest, ensured 92% of clients retained health insurance. Community Access functions as a frontline assessment program for individuals contacting Guild for assistance. This program also provides Diagnostic Assessments, Housing Consultation Plans and a small number of private pay services. In 2024, this program served 454 unique clients. Our Homeless Outreach provides individualized support to 119 adults with the goal of connecting those individuals to longer-term services. 38% of individuals served in Outreach were connected to long-term services and 35% of individuals served exited positive housing destinations from our services. The Housing Support program facilitates rental payments through the state grant along with supportive services for individuals to maintain in their own independent homes. Guild uses the Long-Term Homeless support model for the Housing Support program, servicing over 70 clients. The Guild Hearth Program served about 100 clients in 2024, with 70 receiving subsidies through Hearth and supportive services provided by Guild Housing Case Management.
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 November 1994.
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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