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GRASSROOTS CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER INC

EIN 52-0909351 COLUMBIA, MD

Largest nonprofits in Maryland

Revenue 2024
$19,132,607
Expenses 2024
$18,125,507

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
F41Z
Classification
1200
Street
6700 FREETOWN RD

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

PROVIDE 24-HOUR ACCESS TO QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND HOMELESS SERVICES TO INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY CONSUMERS IN NEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCH O

  • EMERGENCY SHELTER: THE 33-BED FAMILY SHELTER AND 18-BED MEN'S SHELTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY HOUSING TO FAMILIES AND SINGLE ADULTS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING RESIDENTS PERMANENTLY RESOLVE THEIR HOUSING CRISIS. EACH RESIDENT DEVELOPS A PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS AND CHALLENGES. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY IS 6 MONTHS AND IS DEPENDENT ON THE RESIDENT'S CONTINUED PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE IDENTIFIED GOALS. COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS TREATMENT, IN-HOUSE EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PARENTING PROGRAMS, VOLUNTARY SAVINGS AND DEBT MANAGEMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, ASSISTANCE APPLYING FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS, AND ASSISTANCE LOCATING PERMANENT HOUSING. TRANSPORTATION AND LIMITED FINANCIAL SUPPORT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. STAFFING INCLUDES CASE MANAGERS, RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS, DRIVERS AND KITCHEN STAFF. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH MEALS, MENTORING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TUTORING AND FUNDRAISING. IN FY2024, THE FAMILY SHELTER SERVED 163 PEOPLE AND PROVIDED 12,931 BED-NIGHTS. THE MEN'S SHELTER SERVED 51 MEN AND PROVIDED 6,429 BED-NIGHTS. THE MAJORITY OF ADULTS IN SHELTER HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES, OR AN ADDICTION PROBLEM. IN FY2025, THE EXPANDED EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVED 238 CLIENTS, AN INCREASE FROM THE 214 TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

    Expenses $3,365,265 · Grants $295,382 · Revenue $108,101

  • CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES INCLUDE 24-HOUR HOTLINES AND WALK-IN COUNSELING FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. THE HOTLINES INCLUDE A GENERAL CRISIS LINE AND THE MARYLAND CRISIS HOTLINE WHICH IS A SUICIDE PREVENTION LINE THAT BECOMES A DISASTER RESPONSE LINE DURING STATEWIDE EMERGENCIES. GRASSROOTS ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL LIFE LINE, A NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE. GRASSROOTS ANSWERS HOTLINES AND PROVIDES BACK-UP FOR OTHER AGENCIES THAT REQUIRE A 24-HOUR RESPONSE. IN FY2024, STAFF ANSWERED 78,528 CRISIS CALLS. WALK-IN COUNSELING IS PROVIDED ON SITE, 24-HOURS. THERE WERE 1,473 WALK-IN CONTACTS IN FY2023. ALSO, 135 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TREATMENT FROM STATE OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM. IN FY2025, NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES: OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC (OMHC) EXPANSION: GRASSROOTS WAS AWARDED A $430,000 GRANT FROM THE MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION (CHRC) TO EXPAND THE OMHC. THIS EXPANSION PROVIDES FREE MENTAL HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT MARYLAND, INCLUDING THERAPY, STABILIZATION WITH PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS, AND WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT. HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM: A NEW HARM REDUCTION ACCESS GRANT FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION WAS AWARDED. THIS PROGRAM ENHANCES PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST SUPPORT AND PROVIDES NEW SERVICES. THE VOLUME OF SERVICES INCREASED, WITH 87,358 CRISIS LINE CALLS AND 58,482 CHATS/TEXTS ANSWERED IN FY2025, UP FROM 78,528 CALLS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE CENTER ALSO HANDLED 1,872 MENTAL HEALTH AND URGENT CARE VISITS AND 2,053 FACE-TO-FACE CONTACTS.

    Expenses $11,795,259 · Grants $6,057 · Revenue $9,682,524

  • THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM CONSISTS OF TWO MASTER'S LEVEL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO RESPOND WITH THE POLICE TO PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES, FAMILY CRISES, TRAUMATIC DEATH SITUATIONS, AND OTHER CRITICAL EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. TEAM MEMBERS HAVE AUTHORITY TO SIGN A PETITION FOR EMERGENCY EVALUATION WHICH ALLOWS THE POLICE TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE HOSPITAL ON AN INVOLUNTARY BASIS FOR PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. THE TEAM RESPONDS WITH THE POLICE TO PRIVATE RESIDENCES, WORKPLACES, ACCIDENT SCENES, PUBLIC LOCATIONS, AND PROVIDES ASSESSMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELING, ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, FACILITATION OF HOSPITALIZATION, AND SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE IN TRAUMATIC DEATH SITUATIONS. IN FY2024, THE TEAM RESPONDED TO 1,171 COMMUNITY EMERGENCIES. THE TEAM RESPONDED TO 911 COMMUNITY RESPONSES IN FY2025. THIS IS A DECREASE FROM THE 1,171 RESPONSES REPORTED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR (FY2024). THE DOCUMENTS DO NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THIS DECREASE.

    Expenses $832,992 · Revenue $901,455

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: THE DAY RESOURCE CENTER LOCATED IN JESSUP, MARYLAND, SERVES THE HOMELESS POPULATION LIVING OUTSIDE IN HOWARD COUNTY. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM SERVED 1,371 INDIVIDUALS. EMERGENCY MOTEL PROGRAM SERVES UP TO TEN FAMILIES PER DAY IN AREA MOTELS, WHILE A CASE MANAGER WORKS WITH THEM TO RESOLVE THEIR HOMELESS SITUATION. IN FY2024 THE PROGRAM SERVED 160 PEOPLE. THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS IN HOWARD COUNTY THAT ARE LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME, HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS, AND ARE AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. THE COLD WEATHER SHELTER PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BEDS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAITH COMMUNITY. EACH PARTICIPATING CONGREGATION HOSTS THE SHELTER FOR ONE OR TWO WEEKS AND GRASSROOTS PROVIDE STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. IN FY2024 THE PROGRAM SERVED 73 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING 14 FAMILIES AND 21 CHILDREN. IN FY 2024, THE CODE BLUE SHELTER SERVED 92 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 277 BED NIGHTS. IN FY2025, NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES: DAY RESOURCE CENTER (DRC): THE DRC SERVED A RECORD-SETTING 1,553 CLIENTS. A NEW SERVICE WAS ADDED: DEDICATED CASE MANAGEMENT HOURS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN BIRTH CERTIFICATES, IDS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS TO ACHIEVE HOUSING. CODE BLUE SHELTER: THIS PROGRAM SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN USE, SERVING 258 CLIENTS IN FY2025, COMPARED TO 92 IN THE PRIOR YEAR. THE EMERGENCY MOTEL PROGRAM SERVED 86 CLIENTS IN FY2025, A DECREASE FROM THE 160 PEOPLE SERVED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

    Expenses $133,594 · Grants $109,027

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

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.

  • Kristine Harshaw

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chitra Raghu

    BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT THRU 10/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Craig Wyatt

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Weisman

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gail Makode

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Lasky

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jen Maher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Captain Terrence Benn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janet Hosford-Lamb MSW LCSW-C

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jimmy Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyree P Ayers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liz Wilkinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kay Kagzi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mariana Izraelson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,486
    From this org
    $183,810
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,676
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,210
    Bonus
    $26,600
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,676
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $187,486
  • Sweetie H Doychinov

    NURSE PRACTITIONER

    Total calculated
    $153,607
    From this org
    $153,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,857
    Bonus
    $750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $153,607
  • Dorothy Howard

    CULINARY MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $123,375
    From this org
    $123,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Laura Willemin

    SR. DIR. CLINICAL & CRISIS SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $121,107
    From this org
    $121,107
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nancy L Campbell

    SR. DIR. OF OPERATIONS & CORP. COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $126,395
    From this org
    $118,714
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,681
    Hours/week
    40
  • Emmanuel Bawuah

    CARE CONTROL SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $116,023
    From this org
    $115,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $202
    Hours/week
    50
  • Sarah McCoy

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR OMHC & MCT

    Total calculated
    $120,276
    From this org
    $109,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,501
    Hours/week
    45
  • Marijka Vasburgh

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR 988 TEXT & CHAT

    Total calculated
    $117,105
    From this org
    $108,856
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,249
    Hours/week
    45
  • Amy L Bustillos

    DIR. OF NURSING

    Total calculated
    $116,011
    From this org
    $107,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,047
    Hours/week
    40
  • Shannel A Blake

    CARE CONTROL SPECIALIST

    Total calculated
    $101,806
    From this org
    $101,806
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Brianna L Reis

    CARE CONTROL SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $103,784
    From this org
    $100,887
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,897
    Hours/week
    40

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
    $19,132,607
    Expenses
    $18,125,507
    Contributions
    $8,338,826
    Grants paid
    $410,466
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $13,569,990
    Expenses
    $13,454,890
    Contributions
    $6,910,000
    Grants paid
    $497,558
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,748,867
    Expenses
    $9,689,579
    Contributions
    $6,370,768
    Grants paid
    $741,368

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
    $10,744,348
    Expenses
    $9,888,233
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,282,830
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,692,920
    Expenses
    $6,919,289
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,233,995
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,203,358
    Expenses
    $5,126,874
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,223,955
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,106,343
    Expenses
    $4,050,138
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,275,821
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,858,245
    Expenses
    $4,002,340
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,276,513
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,657,297
    Expenses
    $3,916,611
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,381,102
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,495,209
    Expenses
    $3,620,357
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,606,406
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,376,421
    Expenses
    $3,520,240
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,788,807
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,175,223
    Expenses
    $3,318,103
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,975,174
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $3,095,040
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,047,187

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

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 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.