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Nonprofit · EIN 31-4412697

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC

Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215

Financials

$2.5M$2.6M2023$3.3M$2.8M2024$3.2M$2.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$3,203,578$2,861,868$341,710$4,601,993$1,274,356$3,327,637
December 31, 2024990$3,316,869$2,823,389$493,480$4,170,714$1,348,235$2,822,479
December 31, 2023990$2,542,569$2,621,208-$78,639$2,490,520$263,620$2,226,900
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,106,131
of which government grants
$2,427,620
Program service revenue
$6,966
Investment income
$80,354
Net income from fundraising events
$10,127
Other revenue
$10,127

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$135,298
Other salaries and wages
$1,715,731
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,218,280
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$59,954
Travel
$8,863
Program services (functional)
$2,617,442
Management and general (functional)
$170,599
Fundraising (functional)
$73,827

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,170,714
Total assets, end of year
$4,601,993
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,274,356
Net assets, end of year
$3,327,637
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,712,139
Net assets with donor restrictions
$615,498
Gross receipts
$3,206,441
Employees
37
Volunteers
140
Year formed
1956
State of legal domicile
OH

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TONYA FULWIDEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$135,298$10,585
MARGARET J HALLETTASSOCIATE DI
Highest-paid employee
40$108,248$4,955
AMANDA APLINGSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
EVERETT HALEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA ROBERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS ARCHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE HOCHRONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIN RYANIMMED PAST P
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMIE DAVISVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
NIKKIA KNUDSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH STELZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA DEWEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSLYN NEVELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOLLY THOMASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHERINE FOSTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TIFFANY NOBLESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MAURA USHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NITA GARGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR UJJWAL RAMTEKKARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TONYA FULWIDEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$129,057
ERIN RYANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TIFFANY NOBLESVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
AMANDA APLINGSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIKE HOCHRONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA ROBERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NITA GARGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR UJJWAL RAMTEKKARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NIKKIA KNUDSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMIE DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
EVERETT HALEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIA DEWEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH STELZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLISON MITSUIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA STRAUSBAUGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TONYA FULWIDEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$111,045
KEVIN MCDANIELEXECUTIVE DI
Former
40$108,255
ERIN RYANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TIFFANY NOBLESVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
AMANDA APLINGSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ALLISON MITSUIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE HOCHRONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA ROBERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NITA GARGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLE WELCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA STRAUSBAUGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR UJJWAL RAMTEKKARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NIKKIA KNUDSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMIE DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
EVERETT HALEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIA DEWEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH STELZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1335 DUBLIN ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-1000
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
TONYA FULWIDER, 1335 DUBLIN RD STE 110-F, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Signed the 990
TONYA FULWIDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(614) 221-1441
Return prepared by
WELLS CPA LLC

Mission

WE TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS, MAKE IT EASIER TO GET HELP, AND GIVE PEOPLE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET BETTER AND STAY BETTER.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • IN 2025, THE WORKPLACE HEALTH PROGRAM TEAM CONDUCTED 23 OCCUMETRICS ASSESSMENTS WITH A COMBINATION OF NEW AND PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED AGENCIES AND THROUGH FUNDING FROM THREE DIFFERENT SOURCES. OCCUMETRICS STAFF CONTINUE TO SIT ON MULTIPLE COMMITTEES ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. TWO PILOT PROGRAMS WERE IMPLEMENTED THROUGOUT 2025 WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AT BOTH THE MID-MANAGER AND SENIOR LEADER LEVELS IN LOCAL AND STATEWIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES. OUR PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT (PRS) SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO USE THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE TO HELP OTHERS ON THEIR PATH TO RECOVERY CONTINUED TO GROW. OUR TEAM HELD EIGHT TRAININGS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN 2025 WITH A TOTAL OF 136 PROFESSIONALS COMPLETING THE CLASS AND HOSTED TWO PRS EVENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 248 ATTENDEES. WE IMPLEMENTED THE PRS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE TO CERTIFIED PRS WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS IN THE WORKPLACE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR WORK AT THE CONTRACTED HOST SITES, THE 12 INTERNS ALSO COMPLETED AN ORIENTATION AND BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH MHAOHIO, WHICH PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT. IN 2025, THE POEM PROGRAM (PERINATAL OUTREACH & ENCOURAGEMENT FOR MOMS) PROVIDED A RANGE OF SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. THE PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH PEER SERVICES, POEM PEER CARECONNECT, RECEIVED 2,694 REFERRALS FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE STATE. POEM SERVED 283 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUPS AND FACILITATED 140 MENTOR- MENTEE PEER SUPPORT CONNECTIONS. WE HOSTED FOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) TRAININGS, ENGAGING 374 PROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDERS. PROGRAM STAFF ALSO PRESENTED AT ADDITIONAL TRAININGS AND SHARED RESOURCES AT MORE THAN 46 PARTNER EVENTS, MAKING DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. POEM HAD 117 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WERE ABLE TO TRAIN A TOTAL OF SIX NEW PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS. IN COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND SYSTEMS-LEVEL WORK, MHAOHIO'S POEM PROGRAM CONTINUED TO HOST AND SERVE AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE OHIO PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE. THE TASK FORCE HAS CONTINUED TO GROW, WITH MEMBERSHIP AT 611 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AT THE END OF 2025. THE GET CONNECTED FRANKLIN COUNTY PROGRAM OFFERED CARE NAVIGATION AND REFERRAL TO OVER 1400 CALLERS IN 2025. ONE PARTICIPANT REPORTED, "MY SON WAS STRUGGLING WITH HIS MENTAL HEALTH AFTER HIS LONGTIME GIRLFRIEND AND MOTHER OF HIS SON DIED BY SUICIDE. WE REACHED OUT TO MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA AND THEY WERE VERY QUICK AND EFFICIENT AND GETTING HIM CONNECTED WITH THE RIGHT THERAPIST AND PSYCHIATRIST. HE NOW ATTENDS THERAPY TWICE A WEEK." THE FAMILY ADVOCATE SERVICE, WHICH OFFERS EXTENDED CARE NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILY MEMBERS SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, WORKED WITH 28 NEW FAMILIES IN 2025. IN 2025, THE GET CONNECTED PROGRAM IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY SERVED A TOTAL OF 242 PEOPLE, PROVIDING REFERRALS, INFORMATION, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO GROW. IN 2025 THE PROGRAM ADDED THE FAMILY ADVOCATE SERVICE, PROVIDING CARE NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT TO 6 NEW FAMILIES WHO ARE SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON GROWING RELATIONSHIPS WITH POTENTIAL REFERRAL SOURCES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND DEVELOPING THE NEW FAMILY ADVOCATE SERVICE OFFERING. THE GET CONNECTED PROGRAM MANAGER REPRESENTS THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY ADAMH BOARD ON THE COUNTY'S GUARDIANSHIP BOARD AND ANNUALLY GATHERS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY SERVICE GAPS IN LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR SUPPORT GROUPS PROGRAM CURRENTLY HOSTS 12 ACTIVE GROUPS ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY COVERING TOPICS OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, OCD, SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOSIS, AND FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. AMONG THESE GROUPS IN 2025, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 768 CONTACT HOURS REACHING 337 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH A ROSTER OF 23 VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS, 14 OF WHOM (60%) ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. FACILITATORS ARE TRAINED TO SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS IN SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND BUILDING SUPPORTIVE CONNECTIONS IN THE GROUP. OUR PARTICIPANTS SHARE FEEDBACK THAT SUPPORTS THE PROPOSED OUTCOMES OF THESE GROUPS, WITH STATEMENTS INCLUDING, "MY GROUP IS INVALUABLE AND HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF MY ONGOING RECOVERY. I LIKE BEING ABLE TO SHARE WHAT I HAVE LEARNED WITH OTHERS WHO ARE NOT AS FAR ALONG ON THEIR JOURNEY AS WELL AS BEING UNDERSTOOD BY OTHERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF OCD." THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON FOSTERING AUTHENTIC PEER-LED SPACES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. IN 2025, FRANKLIN COUNTY SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION (FCSPC) MEMBERS DONATED 359.5 HOURS TO MHAOHIO. FCSPC MEMBERS LAUNCHED A NEW YOUTH- LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE AND DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FCSPC PROVIDED 1,946 PEOPLE WITH CRITICAL SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION THROUGH OUTREACH EVENTS AND TRAINED 560 INDIVIDUALS IN QUESTION, PERSUADE AND REFER.
    Expenses $2,617,442 · revenue $6,966

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
31-4412697
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1965
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,601,993
Income (IRS master file)
$3,206,441

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$3,203,578$2,861,868$4,601,993XML
990December 2024$3,316,869$2,823,389$4,170,714XML
990December 2023$2,542,569$2,621,208$2,490,520XML
990December 2022$2,428,566$2,171,056$2,516,493IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-4412697).

Questions about MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC

What is the EIN of MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC is 31-4412697.
Is MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
Are donations to MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TONYA FULWIDER.
Who are the officers and directors of MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,298 (TONYA FULWIDER, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,203,578, expenses of $2,861,868 and total assets of $4,601,993 at year end.

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