Establishing informed, understanding, and compassionate communities by erasing stigma associated with suicide and mental illness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $252K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.9 months of spending in cash, plus $252K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $128K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$605K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$669K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$422K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$605K
FY2024▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$263K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$605K
Expenses
$669K
FY2024▲ +166%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$669K
Net assets
$422K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$422K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $435K Management & general 22% · $149K Fundraising 13% · $86K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$95,058Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yvonne Woodrick’s $95K as President is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yvonne Woodrick$95,058$75,002———
Vonnie Woodrick——$75,000$75,000$75,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Erasing stigma to build communities that understand and support mental health.

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1 program · $435K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$435Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$605K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$669K
Ln 25
Programscol B$435K
Managementcol C$149K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$422K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Total revenueLn 12$605K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$664
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$422K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K$49K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$370K$252K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$664
Total assetsLn 16$488K$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$55K
Net assetsLn 32$488K$422K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$37K$19K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$48K$51K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$6K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$0$21K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$0$3K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$7K$4K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$1K$6K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$20K$11K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$5K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$2K$1K$744
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$1K$995
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$674$361$202$111
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$329K$305K$17K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$669K$435K$149K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $605K$669K−$64K$422K 990 PDF
FY2023 $400K$251K$149K$488K 990 PDF
FY2022 $267K$196K$71K$318K 990 PDF
FY2021 $263K$213K$51K$298K 990 PDF
FY2020 $257K$212K$45K$244K 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 $605,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $444,001$578,736
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$957$40,441
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$43,074−$14,044
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $399,970$605,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $127,297$230,999
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $123,936$438,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,233$669,420
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $148,737−$64,287
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $605,133 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,888 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$147,345
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$431,391
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$578,736
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,441$40,441
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$21,432−$21,432
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,388 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,009$605,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,420 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,223 · Management $18,612 · Fundraising $37,223$93,058
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,808 · Management $50,956 · Fundraising $23,324$122,088
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,288 · Management $5,050 · Fundraising $4,515$15,853
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $21,184 · Fundraising $0$21,184
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,117 · Fundraising $0$3,117
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,126 · Management $4,351 · Fundraising $2,185$13,662
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,288 · Management $6,012 · Fundraising $1,289$8,589
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,925 · Management $11,061 · Fundraising $6,200$37,186
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,683 · Management $6,559 · Fundraising $1,436$12,678
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,427 · Management $1,359 · Fundraising $744$4,530
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,621 · Management $1,484 · Fundraising $995$5,100
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $0$1,012
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $361 · Management $202 · Fundraising $111$674
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $304,804 · Management $17,028 · Fundraising $7,582$329,414
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,275 · Fundraising $0$1,275
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $434,554 · Management $149,262 · Fundraising $85,604$669,420
Part X · Balance sheet $477,316 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,069$49,153
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$103,700
X-4 Accounts receivable$249
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,183$58,146
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$13,599
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,677$664
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $369,795$251,805
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,074$477,316
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$55,193
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$55,193
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $488,074$422,123
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $488,074$422,123
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,074$477,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $422,123 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$605,133
XI-2 Total expenses$669,420
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,287
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$488,074
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$313
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,351
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$422,123

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