Marin Treatment Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Marin Treatment Center strives to help our clients take control of their own lives. We focus on helping our clients care for their own physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual needs. Our clincal staff helps our clients build self-respect and a sense of personal worth. Our mission is to help get you off of opioids and back to a healthy life. We offer treatment at our San Rafael, California clinic, and by Telehealth. Telehealth can offer a convenient and secure way to speak to one of our counselors or medical providers without leaving home. Telehealth is especially helpful for individuals that live in rural areas, have transportations constraints or busy work and family lives.
- Income
- $4.4 million
- Spending
- $3.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 12.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 55%
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $192,977, coo
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1565% 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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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 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 (2)
- $1.8 million spent. Drug Abuse Treatment Services: Outpatient methadone, drug free counseling, primary care, outreach, and education. The most important value at Marin treatment center (MTC) is to provide quality addiction treatment services and mental health services consistent with the best practices in the field, and to address holistically the full range of client issues and needs for recovery. To these ends, MTC embraces thefollowing core values: we treat consumers of MTC services with the utmost level of respect, dignity, and confidentiality. We provide courteous and responsive service in a highly professional manner.
- $745,779 spent. Medicare Program for an eligible group of 55 Medi-care patients. We ensure that all people served at MTC will have access to services in a manner that allows them to achieve optimal outcomes in their physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual capacities. We provide quality addiction treatment and mental health services thatare holistic to the recovery of each individual; that are client-driven, culturally sensitive, and based upon informed choice. We tailor services in a manner that builds on the strengths, needs, abilities and preferences of the clients and communities served.
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 September 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 October 21, 2026.
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