Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,411,602

Total expenses

$1,408,969

Contributions and grants received

$1,330,750

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$63,923

Investment income

$1,067

Other revenue

$15,862

Total assets, end of year

$925,340

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$925,340

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,184,105

Management and general expenses

$195,956

Fundraising expenses

$28,908

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,184,105

Program services were 84.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• ST. LOUIS OPIOID OVERDOSE REDUCTION GRASSSROOTS PROJECT: FATAL OPIOID INVOLVED OVERDOSES AMONG BLACK MEN AND WOMEN HAVE INCREASED IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS EVERY YEAR SINCE AT LEAST 2019. IN 2020, THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA ACCOUNTED FOR 82% OF ALL FATAL OVERDOSES OF BLACK PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. RATES OF FENTANYL-INVOLVED DEATHS CONTINUE TO BE HIGHEST AMONG BLACK MALES IN ST. LOUIS CITY. TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING INCREASE IN OVERDOSE FATALITIES THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH REQUESTED ASSISTANCE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO REDUCE THESE DEATHS. DMH AGREED TO PILOT A RADICALLY INNOVATIVE INSIDE/OUT: APPROACH TO EMPOWER AND BUILD CAPACITY OF "GRASSROOT" BASED ENTITIES AS VIABLE PARTNERS. THE IDENTIFIED PRIMARY INVESTMENT STRATEGY WAS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS/COMMUNITIES WE HOPE TO POSITIVELY IMPACT ARE THE EXPERTS AND RECOGNIZING THE HARD WORK THAT IS OCCURRING BY BOTH FAITH AND NON-FAITH GROUPS IN COMMUNITY, OFTEN WITH FEW RESOURCES AND UTILIZING VOLUNTEERS, AND NOT SUSTAINED BY CONTRACTS OR GRANTS.

  Expenses $652,641 · Revenue $774,550

• REAL VOICES - REAL CHOICES CONFERENCE: THE MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION (MMHF) COHOSTS THE ANNUAL REAL VOICES - REAL CHOICES CONFERENCE WITH THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE CONFERENCE IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN MISSOURI WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, DEVELOPMENTAL OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, OR SUBSTANCE DISORDERS. THE CONFERENCE IS HOSTED IN AUGUST AT MARGARITAVILLE RESORT AND HOSTS VARIOUS PRESENTATION TRACKS AND ACTIVITIES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE EVENT STARTED IN 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 120 PEOPLE, AND NOW HOSTS AROUND 850 PEOPLE. THE CONFERENCE OFFERS ENTERTAINMENT SUCH AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, KARAOKE, AND ART ROOM ACTIVITIES, ALL MONITORED AND STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION ALONG WITH DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND FOUNDATION EMPLOYEES.

  Expenses $273,170 · Revenue $91,457

• MEDIA ACTIVITIES: THE MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION (MMHF) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS SERVICES. THIS EFFORT REPRESENTS ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S LARGEST INVESTMENTS DUE TO THE SCALE OF ITS COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, PROFESSIONAL MARKETING SUPPORT, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS. MMHF CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH A MARKETING FIRM TO STRENGTHEN STRATEGIC MESSAGING AND ENSURE COMMUNICATIONS ARE CLEAR, CONSISTENT, AND ALIGNED WITH BEST PRACTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH ENGAGEMENT. MMHF EXPANDED STATEWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN POSTERS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND TRAINING. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON WEBSITE AUDITING AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO MAINTAIN USER-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESSIBLITIY STANDARDS. IN 2025, MMHF BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF A PROMOTIONAL VIDEO TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ENHANCE LONG-TERM FUNDING SUSTAINABILITY. FUNDS HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED THE PROMOTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MENTAL HEALTH TOOLKITS FOR SCHOOLS, EQUIPPING EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH PRACTICAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-BEING.

  Expenses $100,268

• THE MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS' BANQUET IS A SIGNATURE EVENT THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. ANNUALLY, THREE REMARKABLE MISSOURIANS, WHO HAVE OVERCOME THEIR CHALLENGES TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THEMSELVES, OTHERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, ARE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS' AWARD. THIS EVENT RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE SUCCESS OF MANY MISSOURIANS. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE A MEANINGFUL ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-DETERMINATION, RECOVERY AND EDUCATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

  Expenses $158,026 · Revenue $79,108

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• MO COALITION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HE

  501C3 · EDUCATION · MO

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

26 March 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202640949349300604

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