Inc Mental Health Alliance

INC’s mission is to support mental, intellectual, and developmental health and well-being for residents of its seven-township alliance by using local resources to fund, plan, coordinate, monitor, advocate, educate, and lead collaborative efforts toward a local system of care. Its 2024 filing describes its work as educating the public and assisting in funding local agencies for prevention and treatment related to mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders.

Its website identifies mental health, substance use disorder, and developmental or intellectual disabilities as areas of focus. The website also says mental health accounts for approximately 71% of its funding. Its FY27 objectives include supporting agencies’ administrative needs, increasing resource sharing and access, expanding services and capacity for vulnerable populations, exploring school-district partnerships, and helping agencies address service gaps.

The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported. The Association for Individual Development says it empowers people with physical, developmental, intellectual, and mental health challenges. Mutual Ground says it serves people impacted by domestic violence, sexual violence, and substance use through services including shelter, counseling, advocacy, and referrals. VNA Health Care describes itself as providing primary care and community health services, while TriCity Family Services describes its work as counseling, youth crisis intervention, prevention, and early intervention. Marklund Charities says it benefits Marklund Children’s Home, which focuses on individuals with profound disabilities. Other 2025 grantees include Family Focus, which describes community-based education and social-service programs for families and children; Gateway Foundation, which describes treatment for substance use and co-occurring mental health problems; and Suicide Prevention Services, which describes public education, intervention, and support for families bereaved by suicide.