Our mission is to prevent suicide by teaching young people to recognize the warning signs of suicide and to seek professional help for themselves and others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $69K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$132K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$762K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$998K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$762K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$843K
FY2021$762K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$998K
FY2021▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$998K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $373K Management & general 22% · $166K Fundraising 29% · $223K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$98,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven J Macintyre’s $96K as Executive Director & CEO is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jack Binder—$57,281$98,196$98,196$98,200$98,203
Steven J Macintyre$96,250$96,250————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Educates young people about suicide prevention to save lives.

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1 program · $373K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Lifeact's professional instructors delivered its signature program, recognizing adolescent depression and suicide prevention, to approximately 12,244 students in 114 northeast ohio schools.

$373Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$69K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Money outPt IX
$762K
Ln 25
Programscol B$373K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$223K
Owns and owesPt X
$998K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$643K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Gains on assetsLn 7$64K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$576K
SavingsLn 2$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$643K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$292K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
Net assetsLn 32$998K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$300K$643K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$203K$292K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$677K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K$132K
Net assetsLn 32$591K$998K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$51K$17K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$378K$195K$65K$118K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$24K$5K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$4K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$24K$4K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K$48K$15K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$851$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$34$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$17K$3K$4K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$99$542
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$686
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$9K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$331$541
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$4K$6K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$2K$9K$239
Total functional expensesLn 25$762K$373K$166K$223K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.3M−$95K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.3M−$282K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$60K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$880K$281K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$762K$402K$998K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$843K$205K$591K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,163,835 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,034,266$1,001,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,497$64,035
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,980$97,959
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,047,743$1,163,835
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $511,261$514,492
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $331,615$247,393
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $842,876$761,885
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $204,867$401,950
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,163,835 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$105,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$896,841
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,001,841
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $407$407
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $63,628$63,628
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $97,959$97,959
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $161,994$1,163,835
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $761,885 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,651 · Management $16,814 · Fundraising $30,733$98,198
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $194,878 · Management $64,690 · Fundraising $118,242$377,810
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,280 · Management $5,197 · Fundraising $9,007$38,484
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,779 · Management $17,711$21,490
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $4,221 · Management $19,779$24,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,503 · Management $14,652 · Fundraising $39,440$101,595
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,383$2,383
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,491 · Management $851 · Fundraising $1,392$7,734
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34 · Management $3,535 · Fundraising $2,217$5,786
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,423 · Management $2,700 · Fundraising $4,417$24,540
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,203 · Management $99 · Fundraising $542$6,844
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,368 · Management $686$2,054
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,348 · Management $1,448 · Fundraising $2,370$13,166
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,136 · Management $331 · Fundraising $541$3,008
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,207 · Management $6,231 · Fundraising $13,627$24,065
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,505 · Management $8,984 · Fundraising $239$10,728
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,027 · Management $166,091 · Fundraising $222,767$761,885
Part X · Balance sheet $1,129,963 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,200$576,320
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,941$66,548
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $129,707$127,999
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,424$15,032
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,666$48,955
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $203,160$291,509
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,534$3,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $676,632$1,129,963
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,759$24,178
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $39,831$97,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,780$9,836
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,370$131,814
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $446,564$768,918
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $144,698$229,231
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $591,262$998,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $676,632$1,129,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $998,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,163,835
XI-2 Total expenses$761,885
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$401,950
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$591,262
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,933
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,996
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$998,149

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