EIN 41-1702239

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
11
Year formed
1989
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education aims to prevent suicide by raising public awareness and educating the community. They strive to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide and provide resources for those affected by it. To achieve their goals, they develop and disseminate multimedia campaigns across all 50 states. Additionally, they offer community and professional education through their SAVE Speakers Bureau, made up of staff and trained volunteers who teach about mental illness symptoms connected to suicide. This organization is located in Bloomington, MN.
Also known as...
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Save
Total revenues
$1,001,646
2023
Total expenses
$1,294,176
2023
Total assets
$1,392,809
2023
Num. employees
11
2023

Program areas at SAVE

SAVE's outreach efforts extend to community and professional education, further amplifying our message. SAVE staff educated communities and individuals on the symptoms of mental illnesses linked to suicide, warning signs of suicide, and intervention strategies. The Green Bandana Project is a suicide prevention program in which high school and college students are trained to refer their at-risk peers to available mental health and suicide prevention resources. After a short orientation and basic suicide prevention training, student participants display a lime-green bandana on their backpack, bag, or clothing, signifying they have pledged to be a safe, knowledgeable individual to approach for information on mental health and suicide prevention resources. The Green Bandana Project has chapters at 28 colleges and 13 high schools. Beyond educational institutions, our speaking engagements (Let's Talk About It!) assists a group in developing a forum addressing mental health, wellness, and suicide prevention for parents, faith communities, civic groups, and nonprofits. Annually, SAVE responds to hundreds of information requests across various settings, including civic events, professional gatherings, faith-based forums, businesses, conferences, and schools. In 2023, SAVE reached an estimated in-person and virtual audience of 15,000 through speaking engagements, awareness events, workplace trainings and more.
SAVE provides support and community for suicide loss survivors through several efforts. SAVE maintains a publicly searchable support group database with over 375 nationwide listings, facilitating connections among suicide loss survivors. At requests from organizations and individuals, SAVE distributes grief packets to families, containing information about suicide grief and mental health services. Loss survivor families are also able to set up memorial funds in name of the person they lost to suicide, with SAVE hosting memorial pages for each tribute. These pages allow families to include photos and biographical information about their loved one. SAVE maintained over 150 live pages in 2023, with hundreds of other memorials opting for the physical memorial in SAVE's office only, in lieu of that and the online page. These initiatives are crucial for supporting individuals in coping with suicide bereavement, fostering healing, and building resilience.
SAVE maintains a set of educational resources available to organizations and individuals nationwide. These resources included wallet cards with QR codes linking to digital resources as well as booklets. In 2023, SAVE began the process of updating all materials for republication beginning in 2024. To continue providing much needed resources, SAVE developed a set of one-page resources and provided them free of charge. Hundreds of copies of each of the 10 resource documents were provided for individuals, mental health fairs, and organizations.

Who funds Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$45,707
PayPal Giving FundGeneral Support$12,987
The US Charitable Gift TrustFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$10,000
...and 16 more grants received

Personnel at SAVE

NameTitleCompensation
Pete TheisenChief Executive Officer
Daniel ReidenbergExecutive Director$240,142
Dan ReidenbergPast Executive Director
Patrick KlingerBoard Chair$0
Jennifer FaccianiTreasurer$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for SAVE

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$904,955
Program services$34,868
Investment income and dividends$23,083
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$23,634
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$15,106
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,001,646

Form 990s for SAVE

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-16990View PDF
2022-122023-08-17990View PDF
2021-122022-09-19990View PDF
2020-122021-10-07990View PDF
2019-122020-10-21990View PDF
...and 12 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 9, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from The US Charitable Gift Trust
June 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $45,707 from American Online Giving Foundation
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $7,849 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
September 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsMental health organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthArts, cultural, and humanitiesMental health
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
7900 Xerxes Ave S 810
Bloomington, MN 55431
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
save.org/ 
Phone
(952) 946-7998
IRS details
EIN
41-1702239
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1989
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
F40: Hot Line, Crisis Intervention Services
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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