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Mental Health Emergency Center Inc

EIN 87-0838415 · Milwaukee, WI

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

What it says it does

MHEC PROVIDES EMERGENCY CRISIS CARE THAT IS PATIENT-CENTERED, RECOVERY-ORIENTATED AND CULTURALLY INFORMED.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20
It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15
Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
98% 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

Independent board
25 of 25
8 of 8 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.
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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$18.0 million spent. MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY CENTER INC. (MHEC) COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION AND BEGAN SERVING PATIENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2022. MHEC SERVES AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION IN ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, PROVIDING INCREASED SAFETY, REVITALIZATION AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS. THROUGHOUT 2024, MHEC PROVIDED TIMELY EMERGENCY TREATMENT TO OVER 14,936 PATIENTS, WITH MANY OF THESE PATIENTS STABILIZED AT MHEC AND PROMPTLY TRANSFERRED TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF CARE. MHEC ALSO CONTRACTS ABOUT 100 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF, WITH 70% OF THE HIRES IN 2024 FILLED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS OF THE CLIENTS SERVED AT THE EMERGENCY CENTER.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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.
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.
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.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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