American Association of Suicidology

Analysis

American Association of Suicidology is a registered charity in United States, based in Camp Hill, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1974, 52 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Association of Suicidology reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.6m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $2.0m (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Association of Suicidology sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harris Hands Community Services ($2.0m), Crossroads Counseling Services Inc ($2.0m) and Boonsboro Ambulance and Rescue Service Incorporated ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.8% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $919k (35% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $272k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 11 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.