Mental Health America
Mental Health America of Dutchess county, inc. (MHA) is a voluntary not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of mental health, the prevention of mental illness and the improved care and treatment of persons with mental illnesses. MHA envisions a just, humane and healthy community in which every individual is treated with dignity and respect and where comprehensive mental health services of the highest quality are available and accessible to all. MHA promotes mental well being and advances recovery from mental illness by providing a range of rehabilitation, supportive, case management, education, advocacy and drop in services for adults, children, youths and families.
Mental Health America at a glance
- Total assets
- $17,909,437
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $22,167,360
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $163,409
- -33.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $21,984,536
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mental Health America funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,909,437 | $22,167,360 | $21,984,536 | — | — | $163,409 |
| 2024 | $17,699,782 | $22,513,706 | $22,219,152 | — | — | $244,114 |
| 2023 | $18,011,857 | $24,921,226 | $23,317,908 | — | — | $450,967 |
| 2022 | $17,037,099 | $20,523,577 | $19,124,465 | — | — | $29,753 |
| 2021 | $13,584,536 | $16,174,948 | $14,660,120 | — | — | $45,081 |
| 2020 | $10,412,744 | $11,237,942 | $11,190,818 | $15,000 | 1 | $62,267 |
About Mental Health America
Based on IRS filings
Mental Health America is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Poughkeepsie, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $163K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mental Health America is led by Paul Ackermann, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Ackermann
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Madden
Program Director
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$115K (2023) → $105K (2025)
Kristy Quinn
Clinical Director
Director of → Clinical Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $120K (2025)
Kathleen Williams
Hr Director
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $109K (2025)
Bill Hogan
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Brinkerhoff
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Klein
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Carber
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kavita Seghal
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvelly St Cloud
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Decker
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Liguori
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Victoria Marsella
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vincenzo Marsella
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Flanagan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew O'Grady
Executive Di
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$179K (2020) → $262K (2025)
Lisann Connolly
COO
Director of Adul → COO, 2021
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$147K (2020) → $176K (2025)
Daniel Desjardins
CFO
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $149K (2025)
Jessica Dominguez-Bishop
Clinical Soc
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$111K (2025)
David Curry
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jayne Griesemer
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hawkins
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Evelyn Elizabeth Garzetta (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Melinda Hitchcock (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sheri Sceroler (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Napolitano (2024) — Divison Director
- Former: Benjamin Hayden PhD (2020–2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Jennifer Nelson (2020–2023) — Assistant Di
- Former: Julie Gutierrez (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: David Campanaro (2023) — Program Director
- Former: Andrew Oliver (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Bryan Bunch (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Fitzgerald (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Anthony Kavouras (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Natalie Sealey (2022) — Master Socia
- Former: Harriet Fein (2020–2021) — Honorary Member
- Former: Lata Hotchandani (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sakima A. G. McClinton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Uma Satyendra (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Yolanda Armstrong-Rubin (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Anthony Anderson (2021) — Program Mana
- Former: Jane Marie Shulkin Csw (2020)
- Former: Patty Hogan (2020)
- Former: Scott Lare (2020)
- Former: Teresa Gasparini (2020)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $262K, to Andrew O'Grady (Executive Di). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mental Health America
How large is Mental Health America?
Mental Health America reported $17.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.2M.
What is Mental Health America?
Mental Health America is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Poughkeepsie, NY. It holds $17.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mental Health America operate?
Mental Health America has awarded grants in New York.
What is Mental Health America's EIN?
Mental Health America's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-1402059. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Mental Health America funds
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