Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE CULTIVATING HEALTHY, RESILIENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISIONS OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION/TREATMENT, SOCIAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
- Income
- $14.1 million
- Spending
- $9.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 99%
- Employees
- 67
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $198,837, clinical supervisor
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: 83 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 36% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% 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.
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 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 (3)
- $7.6 million spent. IMCES' OUTPATIENT COMMUNITY CLINIC MODEL OF SERVICE DELIVERY: SEVERAL COST EFFECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THE NEED OF MOST UNDERSERVED CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATION BY PROMOTING THE WHOLE HEALTH AND WELLBEING CONCEPT. AS A RESULT OF EFFORTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, IMCES HAS PROVIDED CLINICAL CARE TO MORE THAN 1,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS LIVING 100% BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. SEE THE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O THE FULL-SERVICE PARTNERSHIP (FSP) PROGRAM; PREVENTION EARLY INTERVENTION (PEI) PROGRAM. RECENTLY, DR. PIR, THE CEO/CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF IMCES, INITIATED AN OUTCOME BASED COLLABORATIVE TREATMENT CARE SERVICES TO STOP RECIDIVISM. THE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ATTORNEY TO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TEAMS TO IDENTIFY CLIENT'S NEED FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INTERVENTION IN A PROACTIVE AND PREVENTIVE WAY. THIS INTERVENTION HAS REDUCED BOTH HOSPITALIZATION AND INCARCERATION FOR CLIENT WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES. IN ADDITION, THIS MODEL AUGMENTS RECOVERY BY MAINTAINING CLIENTS IN OUTPATIENT CARE AS A PREVENTIVE PROCESS. THIS CLIENT BASED ADVOCACY PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY DR. PIR. AS A RESULT, IMCES HELPS REHABILITATE CLIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES BEFORE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO HOSPITALS OR EVEN BECOME INCARCERATED. THIS OUTPATIENT TREATMENT IS NOT ONLY A MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR UNDERSERVED CLIENTS BUT ALSO IS A SIGNIFICANT COSTS SAVINGS TO COMMUNITY. PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION (PEI) SERVICES:IMCES WAS ALSO AWARDED BY DMH, THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, AS A PART OF OUR PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION (PEI) SERVICES, A PIER MODEL PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT PSYCHOSIS AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO EXHIBIT THE FIRST ONSET OF PSYCHOSIS. THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED TO WORK WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY TO RAISE THEIR AWARENESS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SYMPTOMS AND REFERRAL FOR TREATMENT SERVICES. IMCES, WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE PROGRAM IN REACHING THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF POTENTIAL YOUTH AND FAMILIES FOR THEIR NEEDS AND INTERVENTION IN THIS AREA THROUGH OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND PROVISION OF SERVICES. IMCES WAS RECOGNIZED BY DMH, OUR FUNDING SOURCE, FOR THE EFFECTIVE WORK OF OUR LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM.IMCES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT/ CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:IMCES PROVIDES A HIGH-STANDARD CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSION, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER DISCIPLINES IN THE HELPING PROFESSION. THE CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) FOR PSYCHOLOGY. EVERY YEAR, IMCES CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE COMMUNITY'S RESOURCES AND TO THE PROFESSION BY GRADUATING HIGHLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE TRAINED IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE MOST UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. IMCES PROVIDES A STIPEND AND SOME BENEFITS FOR A SPECIFIC DURATION OF TRAINING TO INTERNS AS ECONOMIC SUPPORT. IMCES COVERED THE REQUIRED PAYROLL EXPENSES. THE STIPEND IS NOT CONSIDERED AN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUBJECT TO CALIFORNIA WAGE AND HOUR LAWS.
- $77,256 spent. IMCES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO HIGH RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH DIVERSE COMPLICATED NEEDS OF HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEEDS. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THESE NEEDS IN 12 CATEGORIES OF CARE PLAN. A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING THERAPIST, FACILITATOR/TEAM LEADER, CHILD AND FAMILY SPECIALIST, AND PARENT PARTNER WILL DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE CARE SERVICES IN FAMILIES' HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES A 24-HOUR CRISIS RESPONSE. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IMCES HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
- $582,869 spent. THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM IS A COMMITMENT TO HELPING STOP VIOLENCE AND CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM WORKS WITH COURTS, PROBATION DEPARTMENTS AND SHELTERS TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN ALL FORMS. A GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO CONFIDENTIALLY IDENTIFY ABUSED CLIENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR SITUATION. THE PROGRAM DELIVERS COORDINATED AND CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT SERVICES IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO MOVE SUCCESSFULLY TOWARD FAMILY STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY.
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 March 1996.
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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