Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System
PO Box 4755, Chattanooga, TN · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $94,980,636 | $81,595,630 | $68,769,631 |
| FY2024 | $81,039,249 | $71,321,637 | $54,637,749 |
| FY2023 | $68,964,713 | $64,200,725 | $44,909,888 |
| FY2022 | $61,936,573 | $57,432,085 | $40,173,996 |
| FY2021 | $63,167,180 | $49,650,473 | $35,742,776 |
| FY2020 | $51,536,067 | $47,057,387 | $22,226,069 |
| FY2019 | $47,626,231 | $44,852,603 | $17,747,389 |
| FY2018 | $44,144,200 | $41,190,384 | $14,973,759 |
| FY2017 | $39,862,233 | $37,743,905 | $12,019,942 |
| FY2016 | $40,008,670 | $39,665,223 | $9,901,614 |
| FY2015 | $41,106,327 | $40,785,760 | $9,558,167 |
| FY2014 | $40,343,000 | $40,189,178 | $9,237,600 |
| FY2013 | $38,993,746 | $40,835,086 | $9,226,074 |
| FY2012 | $40,248,248 | $40,187,964 | $11,067,414 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System (EIN 62-1589440), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $61,805,352 | 65% |
| Program service revenue | $31,936,951 | 34% |
| Other revenue | $1,238,333 | 1% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $65,579,851 | 80% |
| Management & general | $16,015,779 | 20% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 65% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 80% of functional expenses, management & general 20%, and fundraising 0%.
- 80% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 29.6% of 689 Mental Health & Crisis Intervention organizations nationwide (too few in TN for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 10.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 63rd percentile among 191 Mental Health & Crisis Intervention organizations in TN.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.5% of 194 Mental Health & Crisis Intervention organizations in TN.
- Total revenue rose from $40,248,248 in FY2012 to $94,980,636 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 9 and decreased in 4 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2013).
- Net assets grew from $11,067,414 to $68,769,631 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 34% of revenue in FY2012 and 65% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CLIENTS LOCATED IN MIDDLE AND EAST TENNESSEE
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1958 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | F30Z — Mental Health & Crisis Intervention |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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