Abbe Center for Community Mental Health Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
REACHING OUT TO IMPROVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, SUPPORT AND THE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND WELLNESS SERVICES. ABBE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH (MHC) SERVES AS THE SAFETY NET MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER IN EACH COMMUNITY SERVED.IN 2024, ABBE CENTER GREW THE ARRAY OF SERVICES OFFERED TO THE CITIZENS IN THE COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE AND RECEIVED THEIR FIRST NATIONAL ACCREDITATION AS A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC). THE ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDES PSYCHIATRY, THERAPY, ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT, INTEGRATED HEALTH HOME, CRISIS SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT, COMMUNITY BASED HABILITATION, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY SERVICES. NEW SERVICES OFFERED IN 2024 INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS LEAVING INCARCERATION THAT NEEDED AN EXPEDITED ENGAGEMENT IN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. ALSO A NEW INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED
- Income
- $33.2 million
- Spending
- $33.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 84%
- Employees
- 529
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, former exec vp finance/cfo
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
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 2511 of 13 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 (1)
- $27.5 million spent. CONTINUATION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION:IN LINN COUNTY AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS SUPPORT TEAM IN JOHNSON COUNTY. A MAJOR FOCUS IN 2024 CONTINUED TO BE ON PROVIDING INTEGRATED CARE THAT MET IDENTIFIED HEALTH OUTCOMES AND PREPARING FOR VALUE-BASED CARE PAYMENT METHODOLOGIES EXPECTED IN THE FUTURE. KEY ACTIVITIES CENTERED AROUND IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE BY DECREASING WAIT TIMES FOR SERVICES, AND IN PROVIDING MORE CARE COORDINATION DURING "TRANSITIONS OF CARE", BY ESTABLISHING WORKFLOWS TO SEE INDIVIDUALS LEAVING INPATIENT CARE WITHIN 7 DAYS. ANOTHER FOCUS HAS BEEN ON PROVIDING THE RIGHT LEVEL OF TREATMENT AND SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING INPATIENT READMISSIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS. IN KEEPING WITH THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT, THE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOCUSED MAJOR EFFORTS IN SYSTEMS CHANGE AND THE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO IMPROVE OVERALL WELLNESS. BY ITS MISSION, THE MHC IS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN RECOVERING FROM A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), AND THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT. THE MHC CLIENT BASE IS PRIMARILY PUBLICLY FUNDED THROUGH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, OR REGIONAL/COUNTY FUNDS. INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS DIE, ON AVERAGE, 25 YEARS EARLIER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION DUE TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED INTEGRATED CARE IS IMPORTANT IN ENSURING THAT MEDICAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED AS WELL AS TREATMENT PROVIDED FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. THE ABBE CENTER BECAME AN INTEGRATED HEALTH HOME PROVIDER FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS 11 YEARS AGO TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS. THE MHC SETTING PROVIDED 50,000+ SERVICES TO OVER 10,800 INDIVIDUALS IN 2024.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THREE OF OUR LARGER PROGRAMS WERE SELECTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON:OUTPATIENT CLINIC SERVICES INCLUDE THERAPY AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES FOR ALL AGE RANGES. 4,179 INDIVIDUALS WERE SEEN FOR THERAPY AND 7,619 INDIVIDUALS WERE SEEN FOR MEDICATION TREATMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR TOTAL OF 9,750 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ACROSS BOTH SERVICES. IN THIS PROGRAM, MORE THAN 74% OF CLIENTS HAD MEDICARE OR MEDICAID AS THEIR PAYER WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2% BEING FUNDED BY COUNTY TAX DOLLARS. OUTPATIENT SERVICES USE A SAME DAY ACCESS MODEL FOR INITIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR NEW PATIENTS WHICH HAS GREATLY IMPROVED TIMELY ACCESS TO TREATMENT. SAME DAY ACCESS (SDA) ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL TO WALK-IN FOR AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT ON A DAY AND TIME WHEN IT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS. THIS HAS REDUCED THE NO SHOW RATE AND KEPT THE SCHEDULE OPEN FOR EVALUATION SERVICES. THIS MODEL HAS INCREASED BOTH EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVED ACCESS FOR CLIENT CARE. INTEGRATED HEALTH HOME (IHH) SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN ACCESSING NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE, WITH A WELLNESS FOCUS. THE COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE ASSIST BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE PROVIDERS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO OVERALL HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUALS. BY IMPROVING OVERALL HEALTH, INDIVIDUALS WILL REDUCE ACCESS TO HIGHER COST SERVICES, REDUCE OR CONTROL MAJOR HEALTH FACTORS SUCH AS DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE AND LIVE HEALTHIER AND MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH IHH INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS PRIMARY CARE SERVICES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN NON-EXISTENT IN THEIR LIVES, BECOME ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND REDUCE HOSPITAL STAYS. 2,225 PERSONS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2024 100% OF THEM ARE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE. COMMUNITY BASED HABILITATION SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT AND SKILL BUILDING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. APPROXIMATELY 87 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON A PERSONALIZED BASIS AND CAN RANGE FROM 1-24 HOURS OF CARE PER DAY. FOCUS IS ON SKILL TEACHING AND PROVIDING SAFETY MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO SUCCESSFULLY LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. MEDICATION MONITORING IS A KEY ELEMENT IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO ASSIST IN EARLY INTERVENTION OF SYMPTOM EXACERBATION. THESE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES LESSEN THE COST OF CARE OVERALL, INCLUDING LESS USE OF LOCAL TAX DOLLARS BY ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND REDUCE HOSPITALIZATIONS OR OTHER LONG-TERM PLACEMENTS IN A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE.OTHER SIGNIFICANT SERVICES OFFERED IN 2024 INCLUDE: LICENSED RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY -126 INDIVIDUALS SERVED TO PROVIDE RECOVERY OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF A STATE HOSPITAL SETTING CRISIS SERVICES (CRISIS OBSERVATION, CRISIS STABILIZATION, SUBACUTE) 762 INDIVIDUALS SERVED OVER 1,135 ADMISSIONS TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND CRISIS RESOLUTION SERVICES COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED SERVICES TO 446 CLIENTS. WARM LINE SERVICES RECEIVED 14,789 CALLS BY APPROXIMATELY 2,106 DIFFERENT CALLERS. INTENDED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE OPTIONS FOR PEER SUPPORT FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH CONTACTS THERE WERE 81 "AT RISK" CLIENTS THE TEAM WORKED WITH IN 2023 WHO CARRIED OVER TO 2024. THERE WERE 188 NEW "AT RISK" CLIENTS IN 2024 FOR A TOTAL OF 269 "AT RISK" CLIENTS THE TEAM WORKED WITH IN 2024. TRAINED 180 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE CERTIFIED IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TO ASSIST CITIZENS IN RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO KNOW WHERE RESOURCES CAN BE ACCESSED
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 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 2024.
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 July 1976.
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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