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Vera French Community Mental Health

EIN 42-0716337 · Davenport, IA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

As an independent Center of Excellence, Vera French collaborates with our community partners to advance mental health for all and deliver high quality, accessible, healthy living solutions.

Income
$20.1 million
Spending
$19.6 million
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
-2.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 76%
Employees
350
Highest pay
$377,185, psychiatrist

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

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 33% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 18 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 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)
  1. $6.3 million spent. RESIDENTIAL CARE & HABILITATION HOMES: This Division provides 24-hour care and treatment for adults who have a severe and persistent mental illness. The goal of this level of care is to help residents attain or maintain their optimal level of functioning so they can live and prosper as independently as possible. Beyond facilities offering round the clock care to residents, Vera French maintains several other housing units throughout the community. All these units offer safe, clean, and affordable housing with a level of mental health services appropriate to the specific needs of the individual residents or tenants.
  2. $5.6 million spent. OUTPATIENT PRESCRIBER & INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING: The medical team includes psychiatrists, psychiatric-certified nurse practitioners and registered nurses who elevate and oversee medical care where warranted to assist in the treatment of clients. Since 2020 and under the care of a psychiatrist, Vera French also offers Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation TMS to target key areas of the brain that are underactive in people with major & drug resistant depression. Licensed therapists working with individuals to help them develop coping skills and improved functioning in day-to-day life. While ongoing sessions are done by appointment, currently no appointment is needed for initial mental health evaluations through the same day access hours. As allowed by law, Vera French also offers tele-mental health services by telephone or over appropriate video conferencing platforms.
  3. $3.3 million spent. COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT & OUTREACH: This division is headquartered at the Carol Center. The Carol Center is designed to provide a safe and supportive place for individuals with mental illness to engage in educational and recreational group services. Carol Center services include Outreach Medication Management, Homeless Outreach, Assertive Community Treatment ACT, Peer Support Drop-In Service, and other evidence-based intervention strategies to assist in helping people recover from mental illness. Beyond the Carol Center services, this division also includes the Integrated Health Homes IHH program and Supported Community Living SCL. IHH offers a team of professionals to assist on behalf of an individual's physical and mental health. SCL offers hourly services that promote independence and maximize an individual's ability to function in the community.
  4. $753,937 spent. YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES: Unresolved mental illness in children can lead to a lifetime of other health and social problems. Evidence-based intervention with children while they are still developing into adulthood is critical to positively impacting the trajectory of a person's life. In service to it's mission to provide accessible mental health care, Vera French's youth focused School & Community Based Services division focuses on providing support to process youth grief, fostering healthy parent/child interactions, and intervening in a youth's family support system to counteract juvenile crime and future incarceration.

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1952.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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