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← CRISIS TEXT LINE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CRISIS TEXT LINE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,474,145
Total expenses
$34,725,121
Contributions and grants received
$10,241,918
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,154,142
Investment income
$73,642
Other revenue
$4,443
Total assets, end of year
$23,223,313
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,352,402
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,870,911
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$27,417,261
Management and general expenses
$5,487,540
Fundraising expenses
$1,820,320
Program service expenses (Part III)
$27,417,261

Program services were 79.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $100,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,141,918

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE

    total $5,154,142 · related or exempt $5,154,142

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $73,642 · excluded $73,642

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $20,801

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $18,000

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $2,801

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $2,801 · excluded $2,801

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,642 · excluded $1,642

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,642

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $970,636 · program services $306,255 · management and general $636,739 · fundraising $27,642

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $19,429,221 · program services $16,417,168 · management and general $1,728,937 · fundraising $1,283,116

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $747,070 · program services $528,507 · management and general $181,671 · fundraising $36,892

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,895,496 · program services $3,282,529 · management and general $360,207 · fundraising $252,760

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,963,460 · program services $1,433,969 · management and general $421,542 · fundraising $107,949

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $210,900 · management and general $210,900

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $280,706 · management and general $280,706

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $250,000 · program services $20,000 · management and general $230,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,208,034 · program services $696,984 · management and general $507,443 · fundraising $3,607

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $538,036 · program services $372,494 · management and general $165,227 · fundraising $315

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $55,213 · program services $10,850 · management and general $35,538 · fundraising $8,825

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,764,872 · program services $3,454,733 · management and general $274,451 · fundraising $35,688

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $956,129 · program services $806,749 · management and general $101,590 · fundraising $47,790

  • 17 · Travel

    total $128,506 · program services $77,868 · management and general $37,552 · fundraising $13,086

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,146 · program services $9,155 · management and general $9,341 · fundraising $2,650

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,006 · management and general $17,006

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $58,690 · management and general $58,690

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT- PY RECEIVABLE

    total $230,000 · management and general $230,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,630,224 · end of year $5,198,962

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $27,847,361 · end of year $16,285,415

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,235,471 · end of year $32,822

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $650,538

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,850

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $451,787 · end of year $468,777

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $248,969

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $104,316

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,756 · end of year $144,653

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,131,739

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $53

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,143 · end of year $442,146

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,788,139 · end of year $2,746,187

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $1,133,833

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $147,709 · end of year $472,382

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,514,536 · end of year $18,870,911

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $868,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CRISIS TEXT LINE WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF EMPATHY AND INNOVATION. CRISIS TEXT LINE PROMOTES MENTAL WELL BEING FOR PEOPLE WHEREVER THEY ARE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FREE, 24/7 HIGH-QUALITY TEXT-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT & CRISIS INTERVENTION

  • CRISIS TEXT LINE PROVIDED FREE, 24/7, HIGH-QUALITY TEXT-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION BY EMPOWERING A COMMUNITY OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND PAID SUPERVISORS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR MOMENTS OF NEED. ANYONE CAN TEXT FROM ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, ANYTIME. A LIVE, TRAINED CRISIS COUNSELOR RECEIVES THE TEXT AND RESPONDS FROM A SECURE ONLINE PLATFORM. IN 2022, PEOPLE IN CRISIS INITIATED MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION CONVERSATIONS WITH CRISIS TEXT LINE AND NEARLY 40 MILLION INDIVIDUAL MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED BY THOSE IN NEED. CRISIS TEXT LINE RECRUITS, TRAINS, DEVELOPS, AND RETAINS VOLUNTEERS TO APPROPRIATELY COMMUNICATE WITH AND PROMOTE CRISIS TEXT LINE, AS A SERVICE TO ALL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. SUPERVISORS SUPPORT AND OVERSEE THE VOLUNTEER CRISIS COUNSELOR AND ALL TEXTS ON THE CRISIS TEXT LINE PLATFORM IN REAL TIME.

    Expenses $16,225,723 · Revenue $5,154,142

  • CRISIS TEXT LINE'S MISSION RELIES ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THE 24/7 TEXTING AND CHAT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION PLATFORM. THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CODING, REFINING, AND SUPPORTING THE CRISIS TEXT LINE TEXTING AND CHAT PLATFORM AS WELL AS MAINTAINING AND UPDATING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS PART OF THE PLATFORM. THE TEAM'S ROLE INCLUDES ENGINEERING, PRODUCT, DESIGN, DATA, AND ANALYTICS. IN 2022, CRISIS TEXT LINE LAUNCHED THE FIRST CRISIS-RESPONSE SERVICE OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDING FREE, 24/7 SUPPORT FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS. THIS PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FROM THE ENGINEERING, PRODUCT, AND TECHNOLOGY TEAM WAS PARAMOUNT TO THIS LAUNCH. IN DECEMBER OF 2022, CRISIS TEXT LINE HAD A SOFT LAUNCH OF THEIR WEB CHAT SERVICE AND AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 580 CONVERSATIONS PER DAY IN ITS INITIAL LAUNCH.

    Expenses $10,667,173

  • CRISIS TEXT LINE HAS A DEDICATED TEAM OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS THAT LEAD RIGOROUS MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH EFFORTS TO EVIDENCE AND AMPLIFY CRISIS TEXT LINE IMPACT FOR TEXTERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND COMMUNITIES. CRISIS TEXT LINE RESEARCH AND IMPACT STUDIES AIM TO STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH POLICY, PRACTICE, AND SYSTEMS IN THE BROADER FIELD NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY. IN OCTOBER 2022, CRISIS TEXT LINE PUBLISHED THEIR FULL REPORT OF YOUTH RESILIENCE. WWW.CRISISTEXTLINE.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2022/10/FULL-REPORT-2022_YOUTH-RESILIENCE.PDF. IN 2022, CRISIS TEXT LINE PUBLISHED ITS "UNITED IN EMPATHY" REPORT: WWW.CRISISTEXTLINE.ORG/UNITED-IN-EMPATHY-2022-REPORT. THE RESEARCH REPORT FOCUSES ON THE ISSUES THAT TEXTERS DISCUSSED WITH CRISIS TEXT LINE AND THE COPING STRATEGIES THAT HELPED THEM FEEL BETTER. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BLOGS AND PUBLISHED STUDIES ARE PUBLISHED AND SHARED PUBLICLY AT: HTTPS://RESEARCH.CRISISTEXTLINE.ORG/.

    Expenses $524,365

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dena Trujillo

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $394,886
    From this org
    $348,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,303
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $348,583
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,153
    Filer's total
    $394,886
  • Harry Brandler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rob Stavis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dr Alfiee Breland-Noble

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lisa Fetterman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dr Andres Monroy-Hernandez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Brenda Toineeta Pipestem

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kim Vu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Danah Boyd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lawrence Brooks

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (TO SEP 22)

    Total calculated
    $318,638
    From this org
    $284,906
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,732
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,983
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $76,923
    Deferred
    $5,867
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,865
    Filer's total
    $318,638
  • Shawn Rodriguez

    SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $257,112
    From this org
    $213,505
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,607
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,505
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,454
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,153
    Filer's total
    $257,112
  • Shairi Turner-Davis

    CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $330,945
    From this org
    $321,795
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,150
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $321,795
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $330,945
  • Mishka Pitter-Armand

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $314,667
    From this org
    $281,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,799
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,868
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,630
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,169
    Filer's total
    $314,667
  • Falk Gottlob

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $282,682
    From this org
    $263,924
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,758
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,924
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,438
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,320
    Filer's total
    $282,682
  • Dana Trader

    CHIEF PEOPLE AND STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $292,792
    From this org
    $251,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,036
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,756
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,163
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,873
    Filer's total
    $292,792
  • Cesar Bocanegra

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $295,708
    From this org
    $256,959
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,749
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,959
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,788
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,961
    Filer's total
    $295,708

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
LAWRENCE BROOKS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $76,923 DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2022.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
17 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312929349301851

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