About
The Child Mind Institute is a global nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families experiencing mental health and learning disorders through excellence in science, education, and care. The organization notes that one in five children — approximately 17 million in the United States — have a diagnosed mental health or learning disorder, and that only half of those affected receive the care they need. It is an independent 501(c)(3) organization and does not accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
Mission
"Transforming the lives of children and families experiencing mental health and learning disorders through excellence in science, education, and care."
What they do
- Clinical care: evidence-based evaluation and treatment delivered from clinical centers in New York, NY; San Mateo, CA; and San Francisco, CA, with telehealth services available across California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and select other states.
- Science: research organized around six focus areas — fundamental neuroscience and biomarker discovery, advancing research methods through the Center for Data Analytics, Innovation, and Rigor (DAIR), global open science, applied digital technologies, training future leaders, and public health and epidemiology.
- Healthy Brain Network: a community-based research initiative that freely shares data and methods with researchers globally; the institute's data has been used in thousands of studies.
- Digital tools: Ask Kai, a free, evidence-based symptom checker designed specifically for children's mental health, and the Curious research platform.
- Public education and community programs, plus training programs such as the Youth Mental Health Academy and Rising Scientist Awards.
Scale and impact
The organization states it has helped thousands of children through compassionate clinical care and reached millions of families through public education and community programs, while supporting a generation of neuroscience researchers.
Financials
Per Form 990 data reported by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, for the fiscal year ending December 2024 the Child Mind Institute reported total revenue of 87,621,064 dollars, total expenses of 98,919,450 dollars, and net assets of 62,553,358 dollars; contributions were 42.2 percent of revenue and program services 48.8 percent.
Governance
Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, serves as President and Medical Director. The Child Mind Institute is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (EIN 80-0478843); the IRS issued its tax exemption in November 2009, per ProPublica. It holds the Candid Platinum Seal and Charity Navigator recognition, and its chief science officer is Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD.