Stop Soldier Suicide Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

To achieve our mission we provide suicide-specific telehealth care to veterans and service members at risk for suicide regardless of the branch in which they served or their discharge status. At-risk veterans can initiate help 24/7. Service is provided to all eligible clients at no cost. Stop soldier suicide has, in collaboration with an advisory council of the nation's leading suicide prevention experts, developed an innovative suicide intervention model that transcends episodic talk therapy to drill down into the root causes of suicidality. In addition to employing evidence-based treatment modalities centered on reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, we provide resource referrals and benefits assistance. The holistic, data-driven model is utilized to tailor care to each client's individual needs. This model is called roger wellness service. In fy2025, sss served 4,041 clients, including 3,873 new clients. For those at-risk clients requesting clinical treatment, we provided 15,250 hours of overall support, including 6,525 hours of direct, suicide-specific clinical care. More than 97% of clients served received an individualized safety plan to mitigate ongoing suicide risk. Follow-up surveys indicate that approximately 56% of sss clients who responded reported the support received from roger wellness prevented a suicide attempt. Roger has three key features: 1) best-in-class client identification and acquisition methods using proprietary online keyword searches to target digital advertisements that connect veterans and service members to immediate intervention and help; 2) comprehensive suicide risk assessment utilizing validated tools that effectively capture military history, trauma exposure, mental health, suicide attempt history, and specific plans for suicide while simultaneously building the therapeutic trust necessary to reduce risk; and 3) empirically-supported telemental health services delivered by highly-trained wellness coordinators employing validated tools and therapies to mitigate suicide risk, improve protective factors, and comprehensively help meet the needs of veterans and service members. All clients participate in comprehensive safety planning using state-of-the- science tools and practices. Additionally, stop soldier suicide is deeply involved in utilizing machine learning/artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics through our black box project. This initiative is designed to generate greater insights into the unique digital behaviors and online activity of high risk individuals and subgroups - both to inform more effective outreach and to enhance clinical risk identification. This project is made possible by loss survivors who temporarily loan their loved ones' digital devices, such as smartphones and tablets. Our team of forensic experts extracts and analyzes those data to identify trends and patterns related to acute suicidal crises.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.1%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 61.5%; rating input score 61
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -36.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 25.7%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 30.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings