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← SOUTHWEST COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOUTHWEST COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$53,995,866
Total expenses
$48,232,420
Contributions and grants received
$5,147,881
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$46,402,092
Investment income
$2,334,397
Other revenue
$111,496
Total assets, end of year
$75,517,652
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,549,376
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$50,968,276
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,897,786
Management and general expenses
$10,334,634
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,897,786

Program services were 78.6% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $5,007,231

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $140,650

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,135,221

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEDICARE/MEDICAID PAYMENTS

    total $17,717,978 · related or exempt $17,717,978

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GOVT AGENCIES FEES AND CONTRACTS

    total $16,198,919 · related or exempt $16,198,919

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE

    total $8,483,237 · related or exempt $8,483,237

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PHARMACY INCOME

    total $1,901,607 · related or exempt $1,901,607

  • 2e · Program service revenue: JAIL SERVICE INCOME

    total $912,688 · related or exempt $912,688

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $1,187,663 · related or exempt $1,187,663 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $474,072 · excluded $474,072

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $247,362

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $135,866

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $111,496 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $111,496 · related or exempt $53,606 · unrelated business $57,890

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $5,289,554

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $3,429,229

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $1,860,325

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,860,325 · excluded $1,860,325

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,026,179 · program services $833,675 · management and general $192,504 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $26,620,717 · program services $21,626,865 · management and general $4,993,852 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $943,319 · program services $766,359 · management and general $176,960 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,766,374 · program services $3,059,830 · management and general $706,544 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,255,701 · program services $1,832,548 · management and general $423,153 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,209 · program services $0 · management and general $9,209 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $152,871 · program services $0 · management and general $152,871 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $7,802 · program services $0 · management and general $7,802 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,471,177 · program services $792,673 · management and general $678,504 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $532,548 · program services $410,062 · management and general $122,486 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $326,395 · program services $251,324 · management and general $75,071 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,429,542 · program services $857,892 · management and general $571,650 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,493,979 · program services $2,541,178 · management and general $952,801 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $333,868 · program services $0 · management and general $333,868 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $310,070 · program services $0 · management and general $310,070 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $85,848 · program services $66,103 · management and general $19,745 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $951,589 · program services $728,588 · management and general $223,001 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $575,062 · program services $550,965 · management and general $24,097 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $2,288,788 · program services $2,288,788 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: MINOR EQUIPMENT

    total $986,492 · program services $801,433 · management and general $185,059 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES, PUBLICATIONS & LICENSES

    total $167,227 · program services $90,102 · management and general $77,125 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $497,663 · program services $399,401 · management and general $98,262 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,474,776 · end of year $643,217

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $522,343 · end of year $7,983,264

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,254,074 · end of year $7,638,528

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $19,719,150 · end of year $19,792,768

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $358,327

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $466,227 · end of year $383,168

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $33,788,274

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,660,614

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,934,478 · end of year $27,127,660

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $540,973 · end of year $6,745,473

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,147,096 · end of year $1,322,946

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,921,692 · end of year $3,522,301

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,755,834 · end of year $3,732,243

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $72,005 · end of year $11,000

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $20,093,526 · end of year $17,267,392

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $936,319 · end of year $3,538,741

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,668,125 · end of year $50,513,276

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $455,000 · end of year $455,000

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To make a meaningful difference through healthcare innovation and caring for the whole person.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AXIS HEALTH SYSTEM (AHS) IS THE DESIGNATED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, AND A LICENSED SUBSTANCE USE PROVIDER AND A HRSA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC) PROVIDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE INCLUDING ORAL HEALTH CARE. AHS OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY AND RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE AND ORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN MANAGING THEIR HEALTH AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO. ESSENTIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE: SCREENINGS, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, COMMUNITY RESOURCE COORDINATION, OUTREACH, SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL CRISIS STABILIZATION, PSYCHIATRY, 24/7 CRISIS ASSESSMENT SERVICES, VOCATIONAL SERVICES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH COOCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. PRIMARY CARE INTEGRATION INCLUDES BEHAVIORAL AND ORAL HEALTH ACROSS ALL AGES USING POPULATION BASED SCREENING INCLUDING SCREENING FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT SERVICES - BEHAVORIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES INCLUDE SPECIALTY EXPERTISE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SERIOUS, EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES OF CHILDHOOD AND SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS IN ADULTS. EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICES AND PROMISING PRACTICES ARE UTILIZED TO ENSURE MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CARE DELIVERY AND INCLUDE: DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, PARENT CHILD INTERACTION THERAPIES AND INTEGRATED DUAL DIAGNOSIS THERAPY. PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT ARE ALSO PROVIDED. SERVICE DELIVERY MODALITIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY, AS WELL AS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDING A FULL CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. A TOTAL OF 96,880 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT SERVICE HOURS WERE PROVIDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.

    Expenses $22,921,876 · Revenue $29,980,667

  • INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE - COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE IS AVAILABLE AT AHS'S INTEGRATED CLINICS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND ORAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE CONTINUUM AT THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER CLINICS. A TOTAL OF 29,761 INTEGRATED SERVICE HOURS WERE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.

    Expenses $13,059,128 · Revenue $13,254,040

  • ACUTE TREATMENT UNIT - A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING SHORT-TERM PSYCHIATRIC CARE AND STABILIZATION. IT IS THE ONLY PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL RESOURCE AVAILABLE IN THE ENTIRE SOUTHWEST REGION OF COLORADO. THE ATU PROVIDED 1,248 BED DAYS TO 226 RESIDENTS OF THE REGION IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.

    Expenses $1,916,782 · Revenue $3,220,995

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chuck Forth

    VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Karen Sheek

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Paul Nazaryk

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Robert McNutt

    TREASURER ENDING JANUARY 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Alexandrea Durham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Frances Perrin-Deegan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Gus Westerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • John Albright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Kent Curtis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Mandy Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Marissa Marquez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Robert Juskevich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Robert Yearout

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Ryan Pierce

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $157,170
    From this org
    $137,957
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,213
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,812
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $145
    Deferred
    $7,717
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,496
    Filer's total
    $157,170

  • Shelly Burke

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $336,121
    From this org
    $297,784
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,337
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $297,232
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $552
    Deferred
    $16,229
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,108
    Filer's total
    $336,121

  • Alex Conrad

    CAO

    Total calculated
    $221,650
    From this org
    $181,547
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,103
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,048
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,499
    Deferred
    $10,366
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,737
    Filer's total
    $221,650

  • Pamela Sharratt

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $216,459
    From this org
    $200,660
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,799
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,423
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $15,237
    Deferred
    $9,093
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,706
    Filer's total
    $216,459

  • Shay Denning

    CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $201,805
    From this org
    $167,627
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,178
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,479
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $148
    Deferred
    $10,390
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,788
    Filer's total
    $201,805

  • Shelly Spalding

    COO

    Total calculated
    $234,323
    From this org
    $199,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,511
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,043
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $769
    Deferred
    $12,403
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,108
    Filer's total
    $234,323

  • Aaron Montano

    PSYCHIATRIST

    Total calculated
    $246,805
    From this org
    $214,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,811
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,810
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $184
    Deferred
    $13,241
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,570
    Filer's total
    $246,805

  • Amanda Brown

    DENTIST

    Total calculated
    $209,534
    From this org
    $170,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,438
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,954
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $142
    Deferred
    $10,970
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,468
    Filer's total
    $209,534

  • Anita Kumar

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF PSYCHIATRY

    Total calculated
    $305,934
    From this org
    $282,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,634
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,354
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $946
    Deferred
    $12,138
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,496
    Filer's total
    $305,934

  • Jill S Rimmey

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $249,319
    From this org
    $224,301
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,018
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,818
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $483
    Deferred
    $13,522
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,496
    Filer's total
    $249,319

  • Summer Damico

    DENTIST

    Total calculated
    $189,422
    From this org
    $167,314
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,204
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $110
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,108
    Filer's total
    $189,422

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
AXIS HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT TO ALL EMPLOYEES FOR HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP OR OTHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EQUIPMENT. THE TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT IS LIMITED TO $250 PER EMPLOYEE PER YEAR. THIS IS A PROGRAM TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AMONG EMPLOYEES AT AXIS HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE REIMBURSEMENT IS INCLUDED IN THEIR TAXABLE WAGES.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
AXIS HEALTH EXECUTIVES PARTICIPATE IN A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CODE SECTION 457(F). THE PLAN RUNS ON A THREE YEAR CYCLE. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023, AXIS HEALTH SYSTEM CONTRIBUTED $5,000 EACH TO THE PLAN FOR R. PIERCE, A. CONRAD, AND S. DENNING. THERE WAS A 457F PAYOUT OF $14,357.98 MADE TO A. CONRAD IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AND A 457F PAYOUT OF $15,004.96 MADE TO P. SHARRATT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531299349302368

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