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Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore

Public charity · Grantmaker Baltimore, MD EIN: 52-1519025 Website

To enhance behavorial health wellness of individuals, families and communities through promotion of behavorial health wellness early intervention treatment recovery creation of leadership of an integrated network of providers that promote universal access to comprehensive, data driven services advocacy to aligh resources/policy/programs

Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore at a glance

In short: Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore gave $44.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $44.1M). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$44,129,414
+9.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$44,129,414
+9.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$44,129,414
Total assets
$42,748,916
+35.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

How Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore gives

  • Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16.9M (2019) to $44.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $44.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached —$44,129,414
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$42,748,916$59,059,725$59,120,202$44,129,4141$426,690
2024$31,555,306$54,288,620$54,464,407$40,252,4801$485,648
2023$32,218,995$54,745,691$54,894,479$39,619,8561$189,019
2022$26,471,029$43,367,109$43,499,090$31,965,0261$14,381
2021$20,360,967$45,157,272$45,327,235$34,606,8551$153
2020$16,091,399$46,462,588$46,615,363$36,157,1801$7,516
2019$14,069,460$22,331,926$21,243,964$16,879,2231$8,454

About Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore

Based on IRS filings

Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $44.1M. Net investment income was $427K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore is led by Crista Taylor, President CEO on every filing since 2019; 12 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Crista Taylor

    President CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $211K (2019) → $257K (2025)

  • Mary Beth Haller

    Interim Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ayelet Gincil

    Director Human Resources

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $123K (2019) → $145K (2025)

  • Olanreqaju Alonge

    Director of I.t.

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2019) → $133K (2025)

  • Beata E. Siakowska

    Director Grant Accounting

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2021) → $126K (2025)

  • Keisha L. Tatum

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2023) → $113K (2025)

  • Chana Broucht

    Director of Crisis Services

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Daniel K. Jarvis

    Director of Special Populations

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2024) → $107K (2025)

  • John T. Bullock

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Olawuyi

    Director

    It Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Daniels

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nalini Negi

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malcolm Haynes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monique J. Simms

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nate Newmuis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aliya C. Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis N. Adams Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrienne Breidenstine

    Vice President Policy Communications

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2019) → $149K (2025)

  • Denise Wheatley-Rowe

    Vice President Accountablity

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2019) → $143K (2025)

  • Kathi Ruffin

    Vice President Finance Operations

    Controller → Vice President Finance Operations, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2019) → $207K (2025)

  • Lynn Muma

    Vice President Strategy

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2019) → $198K (2025)

  • Steve Johnson

    Vice President Prgrams

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2019) → $145K (2025)

  • Amy L. Vasbinder-Garcia

    Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2025)

  • Ryan Hemminger

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miriam Brown Hutchins

    Vice Chair

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey D. Crook

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Gayle Jordan-Randolph (2019–2024) — Medical Director
  • Former: Antoine Boyd (2021–2024) — Controller
  • Former: Letitia Dzirasa (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Steven Sharfstein MD (2019–2023) — Vice Chair-Former
  • Former: Corey D. Hatchet Sr. (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kristen Gettys Downs (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Chauna Brocht (2023) — Director
  • Former: David Olawuyi Fakunle (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeffery D. Crook (2023) — Director
  • Former: Liselle Yorke (2023) — Director
  • Former: Mark Slater (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kevin C. Lindamood (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Rosen-Cohen (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Reverend S. Todd Yeary (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Alan C. Woods III (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ellen M. Heller (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Faye Royale-Larkins (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Frederick G. Savage (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Howard C. Sigler (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jessica R. Contreras (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tony A. Wright (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Arnold Ross (2019) — Vice President Finance & Operations

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Crista Taylor — President CEO: $257KCrista TaylorPresident CEO$257KKathi Ruffin — Vice President Finance Operations: $207KKathi RuffinVice President Finance…$207KLynn Muma — Vice President Strategy: $198KLynn MumaVice President Strategy$198KAdrienne Breidenstine — Vice President Policy Communications: $149KAdrienne BreidenstineVice President Policy…$149KSteve Johnson — Vice President Prgrams: $145KSteve JohnsonVice President Prgrams$145KAyelet Gincil — Director Human Resources: $145KAyelet GincilDirector Human Resources$145KDenise Wheatley-Rowe — Vice President Accountablity: $143KDenise Wheatley-RoweVice President Accountablity$143KOlanreqaju Alonge — Director of I.T.: $133KOlanreqaju AlongeDirector of I.T.$133KBeata E Siakowska — Director Grant Accounting: $126KBeata E SiakowskaDirector Grant Accounting$126KKeisha L Tatum — Director: $113KKeisha L TatumDirector$113KAmy L Vasbinder-Garcia — Controller: $112KAmy L Vasbinder-GarciaController$112KDaniel K Jarvis — Director of Special Populations: $107KDaniel K JarvisDirector of Special Populations$107K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $257K, to Crista Taylor (President CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore

How much does Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore give each year?

Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore gave $44.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40.3M across 1 grant.

How large is Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore?

Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore reported $42.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $59.1M.

What is Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore?

Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $42.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore's EIN?

Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1519025. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 22, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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