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Latino Behavioral Health Services

EIN 46-5038499 · S Salt Lake, UT

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak36 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

LBHS IS A NONPROFIT, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION CREATED TO MINIMIZE THE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG THE UNDERSERVED LATINO POPULATION CONCENTRATED IN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND THE REST UTAH. AS AN ORGANIZATION RUN BY PEERS, LBHS EXISTS TO ENHANCE THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, THEIR CARE-GIVERS AND LOVED ONES THROUGH SUPPORT, EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, FACILITATION OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES WITH COMPETENT RESPONSIVENESS TO CULTURAL, SOCIO- ECONOMIC AND LINGUISTIC CHARACTERISTICS. THE WORK OF LBHS EMBODIES A THEORY OF CHANGE ROOTED IN CAPACITY BUILDING: TEACH A WOMAN TO FISH ONE AT A TIME. THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AS WELL AS ALL RESIDENT PARTNERS WORKING FOR LBHS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN AFFECTED BY BOTH MENTAL ILLNESS, MINORITY STATUS AND IMMIGRATION. PEOPLE COME TO OUR PROGRAMS TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES RAISE THEIR AWARENESS. THEY LEARN. THEY ARE SUPPORTED. THEY MO

Income
$1.4 million
Spending
$1.5 million
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
-0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 53%
Employees
20
Volunteers
15
Highest pay
$124,276, executive di

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

Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

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

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 86% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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 (1)
  1. $1.1 million spent. DURING FISCAL 2025, LATINO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (LBHS) ADVANCED ITS MISSION BY EXPANDING CULTURAL AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EMPHASIZING THERAPY AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES TO MINORITY AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF UTAH. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 830 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 5,294 ONE-ON-ONE SERVICES ACROSS 8 COUNTIES. LBHS OFFERED PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL CLASSES IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, ENSURING LANGUAGE WAS NOT A BARRIER TO ACCESS . LBHS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND STARTED THE FIRST SPANISH "YOUTH CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT TRAINING" IN UTAH; LBHS CONTINUED EXPANDED SERVICES IN MOAB, SUMMIT COUNTY, WEBER COUNTY, AND UTAH COUNTY. THESE EFFORTS, INCLUDING ORGANIZING EVENTS LIKE THE UTAH PEER CONFERENCE, SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED THEIR MISSION TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SUPPORT UTAH'S MINORITY AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. DURING FISCAL 2025, LATINO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (LBHS) ADVANCED ITS MISSION BY EXPANDING CULTURAL AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EMPHASIZING THERAPY AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES TO MINORITY AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF UTAH. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 830 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 5,294 ONE-ON-ONE SERVICES ACROSS 8 COUNTIES. LBHS OFFERED PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL CLASSES IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, ENSURING LANGUAGE WAS NOT A BARRIER TO ACCESS . LBHS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND STARTED THE FIRST SPANISH "YOUTH CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT TRAINING" IN UTAH; LBHS CONTINUED EXPANDED SERVICES IN MOAB, SUMMIT COUNTY, WEBER COUNTY, AND UTAH COUNTY. THESE EFFORTS, INCLUDING ORGANIZING EVENTS LIKE THE UTAH PEER CONFERENCE, SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED THEIR MISSION TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SUPPORT UTAH'S MINORITY AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

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 May 2015.

    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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Southwest Behavioral Health Services Inc (Phoenix, AZ), EIN 86-0290033. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

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

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