American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Analysis

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reported income of $48.0m and spending of $45.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $42.4m to $48.0m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthnet Aeromedical Services Inc ($48.0m), Ohiohealth Corporation ($48.0m) and Five Rivers Health Centers ($47.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 108% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.4m (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.2m. At year end it held assets of $91.8m against liabilities of $23.7m, net assets of $68.1m. It reported 219 employees.