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Thresholds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1959 serving persons with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems in Illinois.[1] Thresholds is the largest community-based mental healthcare provider in Illinois,[2] providing services to more than 7,000 people every year.[3]
Thresholds has over 1,000 employees offering support programs in Chicagoland in Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Lake and McHenry counties.[4][5] Its main office is in Ravenswood, Chicago. As of 2025, the organization had been named among the Chicago Tribune Top Workplaces for 12 consecutive years.[6][7][8][9] In 2025 Thresholds was ranked #16 among large companies (1,000 or more employees) in Top Workplaces USA following a national survey co-sponsored by Energage and USA TODAY.[10][11] Illinois Governor JB Pritzker officially declared April 23, 2026, as Thresholds Day in Illinois, recognizing particularly the organization’s community-based care and crisis response initiatives. Mark Ishaug is President and CEO,[12] and Sherin Khan is Chief Strategy Officer. [13]
References
[edit]- ↑ Mending the frayed social safety net Chicago Sun-Times, Neil Steinberg, March 24, 2022
- ↑ Thresholds profile Guidestar.org
- ↑ Giving Guide 2023: Thresholds Crain's Chicago Business, May 22, 2023
- ↑ Thresholds Crain's Chicago Business
- ↑ Thresholds Disability in Chicagoland
- ↑ "Thresholds". Top Workplaces. Energage, LLC.
- ↑ Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces 2023: List of winners Top News, 2023/11/08
- ↑ Chicago Top Workplaces 2023
- ↑ Top Workplaces 2023: Explore the full list of Chicago-area winners Chicago Tribune, November 8, 2023
- ↑ Rumore, Kori (November 7, 2025). "Top Workplaces 2025: Explore the full list of Chicago-area winners". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ American employees chose the best places to work in 2025 Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, March 20, 2025
- ↑ "Mark Ishaug: President and CEO, Thresholds". Leadership and Society Initiative. University of Chicago.
- ↑ "People on the Move". Crain’s Chicago Business. Crain Communications, Inc. May 2026.
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