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Suncoast Center Inc

EIN 59-2092717 · St Petersburg, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FOR 80 YEARS, SUNCOAST CENTER, INC. HAS HELD TRUE TO ITS MISSION OF "STRENGTHENING, PROTECTING, AND RESTORING LIVES FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY" BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES THAT ADDRESS EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, TRAUMA, AND CHILD ADVOCACY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY.SUNCOAST CENTER CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OUR COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY. SUNCOAST CENTER HAS LEAD THE PINELLAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE, A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 50 COMMUNITY AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND STAKEHOLDERS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE WORKGROUP CONVENES IN ORDER TO ANALYZE GAPS IN THE COORDINATION OF CARE AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR SYSTEM OF CARE. SUNCOAST CENTER IS ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR ORGANIZING AND FACILITATION THE ZERO SUICIDE PARTNERS OF PINELLAS, A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO SUICIDE PREVENTION WHICH PROMOTES INTEGRATED CARE AND ORGANIZED OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY.

Income
$19.8 million
Spending
$21.0 million
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
3.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 72%
Employees
335
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$319,045, medical director

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: 60 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give 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. $4.3 million spent. ADULT INTEGRATED SERVICES PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT CRUCIAL TO AN INDIVIDUAL CONFRONTING SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES. THE TREATMENT APPROACHES ARE RECOVERY-ORIENTED AND FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDES PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS, CONSULTATION, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AND LABORATORY SERVICES. NON-MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLANNING, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, CRISIS INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT, REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND REFERRAL SERVICES. DURING 2024-2025, OF ADULTS RECEIVING SERVICES 52% DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL FUNCTIONING WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF TREATMENT.
  2. $2.9 million spent. FAMILY INTEGRATED SERVICES PROVIDES CHILDREN UNDER 18 AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH CRUCIAL SERVICES THAT RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BOTH MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL SERVICES. PROVIDED ON AN OUTPATIENT MODEL, SERVICES INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP THERAPY PROGRAMS, FAMILY SUPPORT THERAPY, AND RESOURCE ASSISTANCE. CLINICAL SERVICES UTILIZE EVIDENCE BASED MODELS THAT ARE FAMILY-CENTERED AND SOLUTION FOCUS, AND BUILT UPON THE CHILD'S STRENGTHS AND NEEDED RESOURCES. DURING 2024-2025, OF THE CHILDREN RECEIVING SERVICES, 58% DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT OVERALL FUNCTIONING WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF TREATMENT. SUNCOAST CENTER PROVIDES COMMUNITY BASED FAMILY THERAPY SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCHOOL BASED SERVICES, HOME BASED SERVICES, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES. THERE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOCUS ON SHORT TERM THERAPY FOR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS BY SUPPORTING INTERVENTIONS THAT EFFECT CHANGE FOR THE ENTIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM OF CHILDREN. THE PROGRAMMING BUILDS UPON FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES, AND INCREASES SOCIAL SUPPORTS AND CONFIDENCE WITHIN THE FAMILIES.
  3. $2.3 million spent. SUNCOAST CENTER PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF PSYCHIATRIC AND INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP THERAPY SERVICES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SUPPORT RESOURCES, AND TO RESOLVE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. SERVICES CAN BE OFFICE OR HOME-BASED. SUNCOAST CENTER'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR LIFE'S STRESSORS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH A STAFF OF MORE THAN 200 HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING MEDICAL DOCTORS, PSYCHIATRISTS, REGISTERED NURSES, LICENSED THERAPISTS, CASE MANAGERS, SUPPORT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, SUNCOAST CENTER IS DEDICATED TO HELPING CLIENTS MEET THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS DEDICATION IS DEMONSTRATED IN THE EXCELLENT OUTCOMES WE'VE ACHIEVED. DURING 2024-2025, SUNCOAST CENTER PROVIDED 243,717 SERVICES TO OVER 13,550 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY.
  4. $8.9 million spent. SUNCOAST CENTER IS PINELLAS COUNTY'S ONLY CERTIFIED SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROVIDER CERTIFIED THROUGH THE FLORIDA COUNCIL AGAINST SEXUAL VIOLENCE. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE A 24-HOUR SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE, SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM EXAMINATIONS (SAVE), FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTION, COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES. DURING 2024-2025, SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES RESPONDED TO 697 RAPE CRISIS CALLS, CONDUCTED 193 SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS AND PROVIDED ADVOCACY SERVICES TO 343 VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. WE SERVE VICTIMS OF TRAUMA, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENT OR PAST TRAUMA. WE HAVE SPECIAL CONNECTIONS TO THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN ORDER TO BEST CONNECT OUR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS.SUNCOAST CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UTILIZERS OF LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE FOR SOME CLIENTS. THEY CAN INCREASE MEDICATION COMPLIANCE, IMPROVE DAILY FUNCTIONING AND STABILITY, AND IMPROVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR SEVERELY AND PERSISTENTLY MENTALLY ILL CLIENTS. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY SEEN POSITIVE LIFE CHANGING IMPACTS ON INDIVIDUALS' LIVES AND SOCIETAL INTEGRATION THROUGH THE USE OF THIS AND OTHER INTERVENTIONS.WHILE SERVICES MAY APPEAR TO BE TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT THERAPY OR MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, THEY ARE ACTUALLY EMBEDDED WITH THE VERY EFFECTIVE CULTURE OF FEEDBACK INFORMED TREATMENT WHICH ASSISTS BOTH CLIENT AND STAFF IN WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE GOOD ENGAGEMENT, CONNECTION AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES. TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND CULTURE IS ALSO EMBEDDED IN ALL OUR SERVICES BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT OF, AND TREATING TRAUMA IMPROVES THE OUTCOMES FOR OUR CLIENTS. BEYOND OUR OFFICE WALLS, AT OUR MANY SITES THROUGHOUT PINELLAS, WE BRING THE CARE TO OUR CLIENTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT (37%) OF OUR SERVICES ARE IN COMMUNITY LOCATIONS SUCH AS JAILS, CLIENT HOMES, SCHOOLS, OR EMBEDDED INTO OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS. WE HAVE THERAPISTS HOUSED IN TEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND IN THE HEALTH CLINICS OF SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS. SUNCOAST CENTER IS A LEADERSHIP MEMBER OF "THE WELLNESS CONNECTION" WHICH SEEKS TO COLLABORATIVELY BUILD A CENTRALIZED ACCESS POINT FOR BEHAVIORAL WELLBEING ASSISTANCE WITH 11 PRIMARY PARTNERS AND LINKAGES TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN PINELLAS.THE AGENCY IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF) AND HOLDS A SUBSTANCE ABUSE LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1981.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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