Options Save Lives

Analysis

Options Save Lives is a registered charity in United States, based in Olathe, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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 December 2022, Options Save Lives reported income of $141k and spending of $149k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income fell from $143k to $141k (-1.2%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Options Save Lives sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pink Ribbon Connection Inc ($141k), Camp Hope Foundation ($141k) and T H E Center for Disordered Eating ($141k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 53% of the total. At year end it held assets of $62k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $62k.