Maine Behavioral Health Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To increase quality of life in Maine through research and education and to improve the public perception of behavioral health.
- Income
- $30,531
- Spending
- $75,558
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 17.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
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
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 147% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 77% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% 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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (3)
- $57,000 spent. To seek and obtain funding for another non-profit organization, in order for that organization to achieve its charitable purpose of developing and improving substance abuse services.
- $6,870 spent. One of the Foundation's biggest and most regular activities is to organize and host Summits focused on access to care, workforce issues, and awareness of behavioral health in Maine. These Summits bring together members of the public across provider, consumer, lived experience, higher education, policymaker, and state office communities to educate and engage with one another to identify and prioritize cross-sector collaborative solutions to improve behavioral health access in Maine for individuals and families seeking care and treatment. Eventual recommendations and ensuing next steps are captured in a report. The Summits typically attract 70 to 100 participants. The Foundation has hosted Summits in FY 2021 and FY 2024, comprising approximately 50% and 20% of the respective FY's expense budget.
- $9,488 spent. In FY 2022 and 2023, the Foundation's statewide Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Learning Collaboratives sought to assist Maine behavioral health agencies in establishing the CCBHC model to expand access to care in Maine and to leverage available resources to educate and strategically plan for CCBHC required competencies, training, and implementation in Maine, in partnership with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and key stakeholders. CCBHCs as ultimately implemented serve over 20,000 Mainers statewide with comprehensive, same day behavioral health services. Approximately 75 individuals across 6 organizations participated in each of the Learning Collaboratives. The Learning Collaborative comprised approximately 49% of the FY2021 expense budge and 58% of the FY2024 expense budget.
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
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 October 13, 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 June 2025.
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 June 2004.
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 October 21, 2026.
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