Health : Treatment and Prevention Services

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Out of the darkness

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (58.12)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 85.4%    
Administrative Expenses 3.5%    
Fundraising Expenses 11.0%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.11    
Efficiency Rating    
      (33.12)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 83.4%    
Program Expenses Growth 39.6%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.35    
Capacity Rating    
      (25.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $8,069,447
Other Revenue $278,176
Total Revenue $8,347,623
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $7,074,740
Administrative Expenses $294,074
Fundraising Expenses $915,058
Total Functional Expenses $8,283,872
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $63,751
   
Net Assets $3,042,262

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Contact Information

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
tel: (888) 333-2377
fax: (212) 363-6237
EIN: 13-3393329

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Robert Gebbia Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $209,724 2.53%
Other Salaries of Note
Paula Clayton Medical Director (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $211,943 2.55%

Donor Privacy Policy

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Mission

Founded in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted by suicide. AFSP supports research that is improving our understanding of suicide and its prevention. Since 2000, AFSP has invested $8 million in new studies, including research into treatments for people who are depressed and suicidal. AFSP provides education and information about depression and suicide to professionals, the media and the public. We also offer programs for survivors of suicide loss that can be of assistance and involving survivors in suicide prevention.

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