Rise Against Suicide

Analysis

Rise Against Suicide is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Rise Against Suicide reported income of $1.0m and spending of $821k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $223k to $1.0m (+364%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rise Against Suicide sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Kidney Foundation Inc ($1.0m), Peer Recovery Services ($1.0m) and Sant Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $106k. At year end it held assets of $702k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $669k. It reported 3 employees.