Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SUICIDE AWARENESS-VOICES OF EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,001,646
Total expenses: $1,294,176
Contributions and grants received: $904,955
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $34,868
Investment income: $23,083
Other revenue: $38,740
Total assets, end of year: $1,392,809
Total liabilities, end of year: $145,383
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,247,426
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,107,556
Management and general expenses: $140,739
Fundraising expenses: $45,881
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,107,556

Program services were 85.6% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$231,725
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$95,339
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$577,891
2a · Program service revenue: Speaking fees

total $28,007 · related or exempt $28,007
2b · Program service revenue: Publication income

total $6,861 · related or exempt $6,861
3 · Investment income

total $23,083 · excluded $23,083
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$175,968
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$231,725
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$152,334
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $23,634 · excluded $23,634
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$20,812
10b · Cost of goods sold

$5,706
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $15,106 · excluded $15,106

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $321,523 · program services $289,371 · management and general $16,076 · fundraising $16,076
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $328,259 · program services $295,433 · management and general $16,413 · fundraising $16,413
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $7,535 · program services $6,781 · management and general $377 · fundraising $377
9 · Other employee benefits

total $27,196 · program services $24,478 · management and general $1,359 · fundraising $1,359
10 · Payroll taxes

total $46,857 · program services $42,171 · management and general $2,343 · fundraising $2,343
11b · Fees: legal

total $13,342 · management and general $13,342
11c · Fees: accounting

total $59,230 · management and general $59,230
11g · Fees: other

total $176,334 · program services $176,334
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $13,445 · program services $13,445
13 · Office expenses

total $39,538 · program services $35,584 · management and general $2,083 · fundraising $1,871
14 · Information technology

total $41,937 · program services $37,743 · management and general $2,097 · fundraising $2,097
16 · Occupancy

total $51,720 · program services $46,549 · management and general $3,536 · fundraising $1,635
17 · Travel

total $23,560 · program services $21,911 · management and general $471 · fundraising $1,178
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $38,997 · program services $35,097 · management and general $3,900
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $2,023 · program services $708 · management and general $850 · fundraising $465
23 · Insurance

total $40,975 · program services $36,878 · management and general $2,868 · fundraising $1,229
24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

total $27,903 · program services $25,111 · management and general $1,954 · fundraising $838
24b · Other expenses: Bank charges and credit

total $26,684 · program services $13,342 · management and general $13,342
24c · Other expenses: Repairs and maintenance

total $7,118 · program services $6,620 · management and general $498

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $297,820 · end of year $491,549
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $385,392
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $43,111
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $34,273 · end of year $590
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $13,918 · end of year $17,923
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$16,956
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$13,706
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $5,273 · end of year $3,250
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $843,567 · end of year $828,392
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $80,788 · end of year $51,105
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $141,696 · end of year $99,434
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $75,632 · end of year $45,949
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,481,814 · end of year $1,242,827
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $4,599

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SAVE's mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma and serve as a resource for those touched by suicide. To save lives, our goals are to: 1) increase our scope of impact in public awareness and media; 2) advance and influence the field through shaping the national agenda and building a knowledge base through scientific study of suicide; 3) proactively engage survivors and those with lived experience; and 4) be a recognized leader in prevention and postvention awareness, education and materials. By educating the public, SAVE hopes to remove the stigma associated with suicide and help rid sufferers of the shame, guilt and blame that often accompany mental illness. SAVE's expertise and capacity lies in its long history of suicide prevention programming and in its unique collaboration between boards, staff, volunteers and community partners.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.

SAVE's outreach efforts extend to community and professional education, further amplifying our message. SAVE staff educated communities and individuals on the symptoms of mental illnesses linked to suicide, warning signs of suicide, and intervention strategies. The Green Bandana Project is a suicide prevention program in which high school and college students are trained to refer their at-risk peers to available mental health and suicide prevention resources. After a short orientation and basic suicide prevention training, student participants display a lime-green bandana on their backpack, bag, or clothing, signifying they have pledged to be a safe, knowledgeable individual to approach for information on mental health and suicide prevention resources. The Green Bandana Project has chapters at 28 colleges and 13 high schools. Beyond educational institutions, our speaking engagements (Let's Talk About It!) assists a group in developing a forum addressing mental health, wellness, and suicide prevention for parents, faith communities, civic groups, and nonprofits. Annually, SAVE responds to hundreds of information requests across various settings, including civic events, professional gatherings, faith-based forums, businesses, conferences, and schools. In 2023, SAVE reached an estimated in-person and virtual audience of 15,000 through speaking engagements, awareness events, workplace trainings and more.

Expenses $494,052 · Revenue $28,007
SAVE maintains a set of educational resources available to organizations and individuals nationwide. These resources included wallet cards with QR codes linking to digital resources as well as booklets. In 2023, SAVE began the process of updating all materials for republication beginning in 2024. To continue providing much needed resources, SAVE developed a set of one-page resources and provided them free of charge. Hundreds of copies of each of the 10 resource documents were provided for individuals, mental health fairs, and organizations.

Expenses $415,374 · Revenue $6,861
SAVE provides support and community for suicide loss survivors through several efforts. SAVE maintains a publicly searchable support group database with over 375 nationwide listings, facilitating connections among suicide loss survivors. At requests from organizations and individuals, SAVE distributes grief packets to families, containing information about suicide grief and mental health services. Loss survivor families are also able to set up memorial funds in name of the person they lost to suicide, with SAVE hosting memorial pages for each tribute. These pages allow families to include photos and biographical information about their loved one. SAVE maintained over 150 live pages in 2023, with hundreds of other memorials opting for the physical memorial in SAVE's office only, in lieu of that and the online page. These initiatives are crucial for supporting individuals in coping with suicide bereavement, fostering healing, and building resilience.

Expenses $198,130

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Daniel Reidenberg

Executive Director (until July 2023)

Total calculated

$187,140

From this org

$135,060

From related orgs

$0

Other

$52,080

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$135,060

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$30,000

Nontaxable benefits

$22,080

Filer's total

$187,140
Erich Mische

Executive Director (start Aug. 2023)

Total calculated

$81,769

From this org

$59,485

From related orgs

$0

Other

$22,284

Hours/week

40
Pete Theisen

Interim Executive Director

Total calculated

$52,615

From this org

$52,615

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Joseph Stackhouse

President (until Dec. 2023)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Patrick Klinger

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Lesli Preuss

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Eric Bergh

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Mike Ericson

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Nick Halverson

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Joi Thomas

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kristin Auge

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Shannon Carbone

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Phil Kluesner

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Valerie Martin

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Rich Narendran

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Cindy Koebele

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
John Apitz

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Brian Hubbard

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

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 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
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 3: The Board of Directors consults with other boards in Minnesota as well as national nonprofit suicide prevention agencies similar to SAVE in conjuction with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits annual salary survey to determine reasonable and proper compensation for the Executive Director.

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: 2023
Filed: 9 August 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v5.1
Source object: 202432299349301028

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