Harris House Foundation

The information for Harris House Foundation is as of the organization's most recent filing in December 2020. This organization is located in St Charles, MO. It has been in existence for 55 years, following its founding in 1965.

Organization Classification

The IRS classifies organizations according to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system. The NTEE system helps the IRS assign a 3-character code to each organization to describe the organization's activities.

The Harris House Foundation's NTEE code is F20. The "F" tells us that the organization is classified along with Mental Health & Crisis Intervention. The "20" tells us that the organization is a Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment organization. The NTEE describes Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment organizations as those that provide preventive, diagnostic and inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment services as well as transitional support for people who have a physical and/or psychological dependency on alcohol and/or drugs.

Every organization is also governed by a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code. The most common type is a 501(c)(3) organization. However, there are actually 29 different types of organizations that are identified by the Internal Revenue Code. This organization happens to be a 501(c)(3) organization. The IRS describes these organizations as those engaged in Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Public Safety, Amateur Sports, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals work.

Perhaps the most accurate way to get a sense of what the organization hopes to achieve is by looking at its mission. The mission of the Harris House Foundation is to provide life-saving substance abuse treatment services.

Program Areas

Harris House provides comprehensive substance abuse treatment services for both men and women. Clinical treatment services include addressing substance dependency and co-occuring psychiatric conditions. In addition, Harris House staff provides informational, educational and crisis interventional support services for indirect clients in a caring, compassionate, and healing environment. Counselors are masters-level, state licensed MSW, LCSW and LPC counselors, with high proficiencies in nationally recognized best practice substance abuse and mental health treatment interventions.

Organization Staffing

Harris House Foundation is run by Tom Wickenhauser, who is the CEO. The organization has 112 employees, of whom only 4 are paid more than $100k per year (according to the organization's most recent 990 tax filing). There are no volunteers currently supporting the paid staff.

Board Governance

The Harris House Foundation is an exemplary example of an organization that is well-governed. With 11 voting members and 11 independent members, the organization is well-represented and protected from potential conflicts of interest. Board meetings are documented, which helps to ensure that decisions are made in the best interest of the organization. Furthermore, the Harris House Foundation has a conflict of interest policy and requires disclosure of any conflicts, as well as a written whistleblower policy and document retention policy. Additionally, the organization substantiates and reviews leadership salary, and provides copies of the 990 to the board prior to filing. All of these measures are indicative of a well-governed organization.

Organization Growth

Based on the data provided, it appears that the Harris House Foundation has grown significantly over the five year period from 2015 to 2020. Contributions and grants received, program service revenue, investment income, and other revenue all increased during this time period. Employee salaries and total expenses also increased, as did the number of employees. However, the number of volunteers did not change meaningfully over this time period.