Sexual Assault Support Services

What it reported doing in 2025

SASS provides a comprehensive range of services for survivors of past and recent sexual assault as well as for their family members, partners, and community members. SASS services include a 24-hour crisis and support line, 24-hour emergency medical advocacy, legal advocacy and accompaniment, transitional housing support, support groups and psychoeducational programs, youth advocacy, Latine community services, and community outreach and education. As one of only two stand-alone sexual assault specific agencies in the state of Oregon, SASS fills an essential role. As a result of working specifically with survivors of sexual violence, our staff have in-depth expertise and understanding of the unique issues they face, particularly those who have experienced sexual violence outside of an intimate partner relationship. While our service area is primarily Lane County, we are frequently contacted by survivors from throughout the state and in other regions of the country (and across the world) who may feel that the services in their local community are not appropriate for them. From July 2025 through June 2026, SASS served 1,359 individuals across a total of 3,317 client contacts. During the same period, SASS responded to 1,735 calls to our 24/7 hotline (about 6% higher than the previous fiscal year) and had 59 conversations on our Crisis Text and Chat Line. This represents roughly 785 hours speaking directly with callers on the 24/7 Crisis and Support Line, which is a 7% increase from the prior fiscal year and a nearly 20% increase from FY 23-24.SASS advocates provided a record amount of emergency medical advocacy, responding to the hospital 240 times, which is 19% more than the previous fiscal year and 61% more than FY 23-24. This amounts to roughly 589 hours providing Emergency Medical Advocacy for survivors in the hospitals. Advocates gave out emergency supplies (such as underwear, hygiene kits, cell phones, etc.) 169 times, including distributing 28 month-long bus passes, a 50% increase from the prior fiscal year, and 41 cell phones, each of which averages $85, for a total of roughly $3,500, a roughly 25% increase from the prior fiscal year.Additionally, SASS accompanied 53 survivors to make a police report (a 33% increase from the previous year) and supported survivors with court accompaniment, protective orders, and other legal matters 71 times. SASS had 233 unique support group participants, accounting for 485 duplicated contacts, across both our English and Spanish groups. SASS operates from an empowerment-based, survivor-centered philosophy; we believe every survivor has the right and ability to make their own choices and decisions and that those decisions define our role and level of involvement. As SASS advocates, our role is to provide information and referrals, as appropriate and as requested by the survivor, nonjudgmental support and options, and to respect and advocate for the survivor's choices, rights, and goals. SASS believes that oppression is inextricably linked to sexual violence and creates a culture in which sexual violence is minimized, dismissed, normalized and glamorized. To that end, SASS staff actively engage community partners and fellow responders to improve the system response to sexual violence through increased project partnerships, collaborations, and agency cross training. Additionally, staff participate in a wide array of community events throughout the year to increase community awareness about the issue of sexual violence and SASS services. SASS takes an active leadership role at both the state and local levels. At the state level, SASS is actively involved and regularly participates in statewide legislative advocacy efforts and is active on various legislative workgroups which focus on survivor issues. At the local level, SASS is a member of the leadership team for the Lane County Sexual Assault Response Team and Domestic Violence Council as well as a founding member of the Lane County Violence P

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.7%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $67.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.7%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings