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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INC

EIN 95-2838006 GARDENA, CA

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Revenue 2024
$54,450,307
Expenses 2024
$48,453,140

Program services were 79.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
F200
Classification
1000
Street
15519 CRENSHAW BLVD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDING TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH, DRUG-FREE TRANSITIONAL LIVING, OLDER ADULT SERVICES, HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, AND OTHER RELATED HEALTH SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY OFFERING HOPE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECOVERY, WELLNESS, AND INDEPENDENCE.

  • BHS BELIEVES THAT RECOVERY, OR LIVING A CLEAN, SOBER, AND HAPPY LIFE REQUIRES A COMMITMENT TO WORKING EVERY DAY. STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO CLIENTS AS THEY IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS AND COMMIT TO A PROGRAM OF RECOVERY. ALL CLINICAL SUD TREATMENT STAFF ARE REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED AS ADDICTION COUNSELORS INCLUDING MASTER'S LEVEL AND LICENSED PROFESSIONALS FOR SPECIALIZED SERVICES. BHS WAS AMONG THE FIRST SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN. BHS HAS BEEN PROVIDING ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG TREATMENT TO PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR OVER 28 YEARS. BHS RECOGNIZES THAT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE BEGINS WITH PREVENTION, AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PROVIDING ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PREVENTION SERVICES.

    Expenses $30,846,070

  • BHS BECAME A FQHC (FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER) TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN PRIMARY CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH. BHS REALIZED ITS CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY INTEGRATION OF CARE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CLINIC. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS), HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICES ADMINISTRATION(HRSA) FUNDING, THROUGH A NEW ACCESS POINT FEDERAL GRANT AND WAS AWARDED IN 2015, WHICH RESULTED IN THE OPENING OF BHS-FAMILY HEALTH CENTER IN APRIL 2016. BHS HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO ADDTIONAL HEALTH CENTER SITES WHICH SERVE A GROWING NUMBER OF CLIENTS FROM THE RECOVERING COMMUNITY, AND PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR FURTHER EXPANSION OF THESE SERVICES.

    Expenses $1,915,264

  • BHS PERFORMS SERVICES UNDER A CONTRACT THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ("DMH") INVOLVING LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS. CONTRACT SERVICE PAYMENTS ARE GENERALLY PROVIDED MONTHLY, BUT ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE VARIOUS FUNDING AGENCIES. FINAL SETTLEMENTS WITH THE VARIOUS FUNDING AGENCIES ARE TAKING FROM ONE TO SEVEN YEARS, WITH INITIAL FINDINGS IN MANY CASES NOT AVAILABLE FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS AFTER FUNDING. AS A RESULT, THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES RESERVES FOR CLAIMS MADE, DISPUTED CLAIMS, AND UNEXAMINED YEARS. AT JUNE 30, 2023, MANAGEMENT DID NOT ESTIMATE ANY RESERVES FOR SUCH AMOUNTS AS ALL SUBSEQUENT ACTIVITY RELATED TO UNCOLLECTIBLE RECEIVABLES HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AS REDUCTIONS IN RECEIVABLES AND REVENUE.

    Expenses $1,541,982

  • Expenses $4,393,000 · Revenue $10,219,837

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Denise Shook

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $280,894
    From this org
    $273,704
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,190
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,704
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $280,894
  • Mary Victoria Velarde Esq

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Theresa Cannon

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James King

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bowen Chung

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Iris Duran

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Gascon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joe Gatlin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ernesto Saucedo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Meredith Wallace

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Andrea Jones

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $211,465
    From this org
    $199,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,175
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,290
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,175
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $211,465
  • Michael J Ballue

    CHIEF COMP OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $167,237
    From this org
    $155,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,216
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,021
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,216
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $167,237
  • Nikunj Patel

    PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $276,256
    From this org
    $264,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,664
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,592
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,664
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $276,256
  • Jennifer Casabar

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $273,336
    From this org
    $261,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,798
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,538
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $273,336
  • Ruben S Casabar

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $213,887
    From this org
    $207,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,394
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,493
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,394
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $213,887
  • Gregory B Jahangiri

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $201,606
    From this org
    $200,689
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $917
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,689
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $917
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $201,606
  • Mariefaye T Ramos

    NURSE PRACTITIONER

    Total calculated
    $186,480
    From this org
    $174,841
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,639
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,841
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,639
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $186,480

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $54,450,307
    Expenses
    $48,453,140
    Contributions
    $44,180,886
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $46,190,589
    Expenses
    $48,149,433
    Contributions
    $3,737,313
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $41,142,930
    Expenses
    $44,664,362
    Contributions
    $3,743,817
    Grants paid
    $50,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,303,416
    Expenses
    $38,664,101
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,009,285
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $37,102,073
    Expenses
    $37,032,111
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,001,264
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $37,844,126
    Expenses
    $36,385,241
    Assets (EOY)
    $42,284,241
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $29,337,628
    Expenses
    $30,719,601
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,454,041
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $29,753,625
    Expenses
    $30,754,509
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,745,310
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $25,319,678
    Expenses
    $27,376,063
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,449,351
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,781,274
    Expenses
    $22,763,069
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,942,869
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,180,806
    Expenses
    $20,982,471
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,386,457
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,074,333
    Expenses
    $20,308,404
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,125,862
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,797,340
    Expenses
    $19,272,072
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,730,784

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • WHATEVER IT TAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

    C · RETAIL SALES · CA · 100% owned · share of income -$764,839 · share of assets $707,490

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.