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John Muir Behavioral Health

Public charity · Grantmaker Walnut Creek, CA EIN: 68-0249685 Website

John Muir Behavioral Health provides psychiatric and substance abuse treatment in a 73-bed acute psychiatric hospital to children, adolescents, and adults and offers adolescent and adult treatment in a partial hospital and intensive outpatient program.

John Muir Behavioral Health at a glance

In short: John Muir Behavioral Health gave $7.3M across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $3.6M), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$7,257,781
-22.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$3,628,891
-22.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$3,628,891
Total assets
$17,332,987
-13.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who John Muir Behavioral Health funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

John Muir Health: $7.2MJohn Muir Health$7.2MJohn Muir Health Physician Network: $26KJohn Muir Health PhysicianNetwork$26K

The largest 2024 recipient was John Muir Health ($7.2M). Together the top 2 received $7.3M.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Walnut Creek

How John Muir Behavioral Health gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+19%). 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$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6.1M (2021) to $9.4M (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $7.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
John Muir Health Walnut Creek, CAGeneral Support$7,232,155
John Muir Health Physician Network Walnut Creek, CAGeneral Support$25,626
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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
2024$17,332,987$54,186,756$56,110,175$7,257,7812—
2023$19,955,745$59,089,165$56,726,726$9,391,6982—
2022$19,044,262$53,198,910$56,637,937$8,136,1562—
2021$23,329,930$48,328,936$52,664,927$6,076,9861$1,300
2020$29,683,251$56,378,467$53,956,015$7,702,5461—

About John Muir Behavioral Health

Based on IRS filings

John Muir Behavioral Health is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Walnut Creek, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $17.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $7.3M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John Muir Behavioral Health is led by Michael S. Thomas, CEO, Director & President on every filing since 2022; 5 of 24 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michael S. Thomas

    CEO, Director & President

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Harris

    Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2021

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Pace

    Director of Nursing

    Director & Clinical Operations → Director of Nursing, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $229K (2021) → $318K (2024)

  • Anne Grodin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Odne

    Director

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2021

    Chairman → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Markstein

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Musco MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Wilson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Lacey MD

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fatima Angeles

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chinnavuth De Monteiro MD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vivian Wing MD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Young MD

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Green MD

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonia Gomez

    Manager

    Manager → Nurse Practitioner Manager, 2022

    Nurse Practitioner Manager → Manager, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $220K (2020) → $277K (2024)

  • Jesse Tamplen

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $339K (2022) → $507K (2024)

  • Katie Jones

    Manager

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $214K (2022) → $281K (2024)

  • Boualay Bala

    Manager

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $264K (2023) → $281K (2024)

  • Jane Willemsen

    Chief Operating Officer

    Executive Vice President & President Hospital Ops → Chief Operating Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sayres

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Bailey

    Vice Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Estep

    Senior Vice President & CFO

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Maurice

    Interim CFO

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Christian Pass (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Johannes Joe Peters MD (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ravi Hundal MD (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Laura Markstein (2023) — Director
  • Former: Calvin Knight (2020–2022) — CEO, President & Director
  • Former: Chi Perlroth MD (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Taejoon Ahn MD (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeremy Taubman (2022) — Director & Clinical Operations
  • Former: Laura Gallagher (2022) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Bolter (2020–2021) — Chief Nursing & Ops Ofr
  • Former: John Merson MD (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Julia Olson (2020–2021) — Director, Quality & Clinical
  • Former: Sheila Sasser (2021) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Allison Shue (2020) — Director & Clinical Operations
  • Former: Eugenia Ekeh (2020) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Robert E. Edmondson (2020) — Chairman & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Jesse Tamplen — Vice President: $507KJesse TamplenVice President$507KKristin Pace — Director of Nursing: $318KKristin PaceDirector of Nursing$318KBoualay Bala — Manager: $281KBoualay BalaManager$281KKatie Jones — Manager: $281KKatie JonesManager$281KSonia Gomez — Manager: $277KSonia GomezManager$277K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $507K, to Jesse Tamplen (Vice President). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about John Muir Behavioral Health

How much does John Muir Behavioral Health give each year?

John Muir Behavioral Health gave $7.3M across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $9.4M across 2 grants.

How large is John Muir Behavioral Health?

John Muir Behavioral Health reported $17.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $54.2M.

What is John Muir Behavioral Health?

John Muir Behavioral Health is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It holds $17.3M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does John Muir Behavioral Health operate?

John Muir Behavioral Health has awarded grants in California.

What is John Muir Behavioral Health's EIN?

John Muir Behavioral Health's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0249685. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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