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The Trevor Project

Saving Young LGBTQ Lives

West Hollywood, CA   |  www.thetrevorproject.org

Mission

The Trevor Project's mission is to end suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. We are the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. The organization works to save young lives by providing support through free and confidential suicide prevention and crisis intervention programs on platforms where young people spend their time: our 24/7 phone lifeline, chat, text. We also run TrevorSpace, the world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, and operate innovative education, research, and advocacy programs.

Ruling year info

1998

Interim CEO & Executive Director

Peggy Rajski

Main address

PO Box 69232

West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA

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EIN

95-4681287

NTEE code info

Hot Line, Crisis Intervention (F40)

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

Lesbian/Gay Rights (R26)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth are more than four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. LGB youth from highly rejecting families are eight times more likely to attempt suicide than youth from accepting families. Up to 50 percent of all trans people have made a suicide attempt - many before the age of 25. The Trevor Project estimates that each year more than 1.5 million LGBTQ youth experience suicidal ideation and could benefit from our services.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Trevor Lifeline

The only nationwide, 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention lifeline offering free and confidential counseling for LGBTQ youth, available at 1.866.488.7386.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Children and youth

A free, confidential, secure instant messaging service for LGBTQ youth that provides live help from trained volunteer counselors, open daily.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Children and youth

A free, confidential, secure service in which LGBTQ young people can text a trained Trevor counselor for support and crisis intervention, available daily.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Children and youth

A social networking community for LGBTQ youth ages 13 through 24 and their friends and allies.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Adolescents

The Trevor Project is committed to producing innovative research that brings new knowledge and clinical implications to the field of suicidology.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Adolescents

The Trevor Project supports policy change at the federal and state level to enhance the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ young people through targeted interventions that address risk factors for suicide.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people
Children and youth

The Lifeguard Workshop is a free online learning module with a video, curriculum, and teacher resources for middle school and high school classrooms.

The Trevor Project’s Trainings for Professionals include in-person Ally and CARE trainings designed for adults who work with youth.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Accreditations

American Association of Suicidology (AAS) - Certification 2008

American Association of Suicidology (AAS) - Certification 2016

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Calls/chats/texts from LGBTQ youth who’ve reached out for support

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

States where legislation is introduced to protect LGBTQ youth from the barbaric practice of conversion therapy

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Young people who have used TrevorSpace to find a safe, affirming online community

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The Trevor Project's mission is to end suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young people.

Our vision is to always be the world’s largest and best-in-class provider of suicide prevention and crisis intervention services for LGBTQ youth, and serve as a leading voice in education, advocacy and research related to LGBTQ youth and mental health.

For more than 20 years, Trevor has worked to save young lives by providing support through our free and confidential crisis programs on platforms where young people spend their time - online and on the phone: TrevorLifeline, TrevorChat and TrevorText. We also run TrevorSpace, the world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, and operate innovative education, research, and advocacy programs.

TrevorLifeline - The only nationwide, 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention lifeline offering free and confidential counseling for LGBTQ youth, available at 1.866.488.7386.

TrevorText - A free, confidential, secure service for LGBTQ youth to text a trained Trevor counselor for support and crisis intervention. Text “START” to 678-678. Available 7 days a week. Standard text messaging rates apply.

TrevorChat - A free, confidential and secure instant messaging service that provides live help for LGBTQ youth by trained volunteers. Visit TheTrevorProject.org/Help. Available 7 days a week.

TrevorSpace - World’s largest safe space social networking for LGBTQ youth. TrevorSpace.org

Research on LGBTQ suicidology - Regular evaluations & surveys ensure our services reduce risk of suicide & help us learn of the mental health issues affecting LGBTQ youth

Advocacy to protect LGBTQ rights - We work at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for legislation that protects the rights of LGBTQ people

Education to build allies for the LGBTQ community - We educate adults who interact with youth on LGBTQ competent suicide prevention, risk detection, and response

Our 2021 Impact included:
--Directly serving 201,000 calls/chats/texts from LGBTQ youth who’ve reached out for support
--25 U.S.states protecting LGBTQ youth from the barbaric practice of conversion therapy
--409,000 young people have used TrevorSpace to find a safe, affirming online community

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We don’t use any of these practices

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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The Trevor Project

Board of directors
as of 12/06/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Julian Moore

Allen & Overy LLP

Peggy Rajski

New York University Graduate Film Program

Caroline Bird

Mike Dillon

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Gina Munoz

Montefiore Medical Center

Thomas Sanchez

Social Driver

A.C Fowlkes

Fowlkes Consulting

Amy E Taylor

Zevia, PBC

Antonia Belcher

MHBC

Bentley de Beyer

Goldman Sachs

Chris Coffey

Tusk Strategies

Jason Cole

AMC Theaters

Lauren Morelli

Marci Bowers, M.D.

Orlan Boston

EY

Rebecca Sugar

Shelly McNamara

P&G

Vanessa M Benavides

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Vasudev Bailey

ARTIS Ventures

Walter Frye

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 12/6/2022

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/05/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.