Six Feet Over

What Six Feet Over does

Six Feet Over is a Detroit, Michigan-based nonprofit (founded 2003 by Kate Hardy) that provides postvention services — meaning support for those affected by a suicide loss — to individuals and families. The organization operates two core programs: Lemon Aid, which delivers financial assistance (averaging $3,500 per case) and emotional support to suicide loss survivors for funeral costs, memorials, cremation services, urns, and related after-death expenses, paired with informal supportive conversations from client advocates and resource referrals covering housing, insurance, job training, therapy, and childcare; and Suck It! Suicide (SIS), a community outreach and fundraising program that operates at festivals, Pride events, concerts, and bars to reach populations underserved by traditional mental health organizations. The organization also sells branded merchandise through an online store and accepts memorial donations through the Givelively platform, with services currently available in Michigan (though financial aid in the lower peninsula is currently suspended due to a loss of state funding) and Kansas. The firm has 1–10 employees and is led by founder and Executive Director Kate Hardy, a survivor of nine suicide losses who is a recognized authority in the field.

Name

Six Feet Over

Legal name

Six Feet Over

Website

https://sixftover.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Six Feet Over is a Detroit-based nonprofit that provides financial assistance and emotional support to families affected by suicide loss through its Lemon Aid program, and conducts grassroots community outreach and fundraising via its Suck It! Suicide initiative in Michigan and Kansas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Livonia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Six Feet Over relies heavily on charitable donations from individuals, organizations, and community members. The website features a donation portal where supporters can contribute directly. The organization also accepts stock donations through a dedicated stock donation portal.
2. Merchandise Sales: The organization sells merchandise through its Suck It! Suicide brand, with an online store at store.sixftover.org. Merchandise sales generate revenue while also raising awareness for the suicide prevention mission.
3. Memorial Fundraisers: The organization offers memorial fundraisers in honor of loved ones lost to suicide, allowing friends and family to donate in memory and supporting the organization's mission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Six Feet Over is a nonprofit that delivers suicide postvention and prevention services to suicide loss survivors and community members. Its Lemon Aid program provides financial assistance (averaging $3,500 per case) for funeral, memorial, cremation, and after-death costs, alongside assigned client advocates offering emotional support and resource referrals. Its Suck It! Suicide (SIS) program conducts community outreach and awareness at festivals, Pride events, concerts, and bars, supported by branded merchandise sales and memorial fundraisers.

Product overview

Six Feet Over is a nonprofit suicide prevention and postvention organization operating two core programs: Lemon Aid provides financial and emotional support to suicide loss survivors, while Suck It! Suicide (SIS) handles community outreach and fundraising through unconventional venues and merchandise sales. The organization also offers memorial fundraisers, maintains an online store for branded merchandise, and provides community events and educational programming. These programs work together to deliver comprehensive postvention support while raising awareness and reducing stigma around mental health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lemon Aid: A program providing financial and emotional support to suicide loss survivors, assisting with funeral costs, memorials, and resource connections.
• Suck It! Suicide (SIS)

Products and services

• Lemon Aid A postvention support program providing financial assistance (averaging $3,500 per case) and emotional support to suicide loss survivors. Helps cover costs for funerals, memorials, urns, caskets, bio-cleaning services, and granite memorials. Offers client advocacy and resource connections, currently available to residents of Michigan and Kansas.
• Suck It! Suicide (SIS) The community outreach and fundraising arm of Six Feet Over, conducting outreach and awareness at festivals, Pride events, concerts, and bars to reach underserved populations. Supports the mission through merchandise sales and in-person donations.
• Memorial Fundraiser Program A fundraising service allowing individuals to create memorial fundraisers in honor of loved ones lost to suicide, supporting the organization's mission through community donations.
• Online Store (Branded Merchandise) Online merchandise store selling Suck It! Suicide branded items to support fundraising efforts and raise awareness for suicide prevention.
• Events and Community Outreach Programming Community event programming including speaking engagements, informational tables, workshops, panels, and Q&A sessions to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention education.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average financial assistance of $3,500 per case
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): The largest national nonprofit focused on suicide prevention and loss survivor support. Operates the LOSS Team postvention program and local chapters that provide survivor outreach — directly comparable to Six Feet Over's Lemon Aid and Suck It! Suicide programs, but at materially greater scale and footprint.
• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS): Provides 24/7 support, case management, and financial assistance to families grieving the death of a military loved one, including suicide deaths. Highly comparable to Six Feet Over's mix of financial aid, emotional support, and resource referrals for suicide-loss survivors.
• Dougy Center — The National Center for Grieving Children & Families: A pioneer in peer-support grief programs for children, teens, and families after a death — including suicide. Comparable to Six Feet Over's postvention model combining emotional support and community-based resource referrals for survivors.
• Samaritans (NYC and other affiliates): Volunteer-led nonprofit offering emotional support and resources to people in crisis and those bereaved by suicide, including survivor-of-suicide-loss programs. Comparable as a volunteer-dependent, community-led organization serving suicide loss survivors.

Emerging players

• The Dinner Party: Peer-led dinner gatherings for adults grieving the death of a loved one, including suicide. Comparable as a community-led, survivor-driven postvention model, though more focused on peer connection than direct financial aid like Lemon Aid.
• Judi's House: Denver-based nonprofit providing free bereavement support to children, teens, and caregivers after any death, including suicide. Comparable in combining emotional support with resource navigation in a defined geographic footprint.
• Crisis Text Line: Text-based crisis intervention service that supports people in distress, including suicide loss. Adjacent to Six Feet Over's emotional support and resource referral work for suicide survivors, though focused on active crisis intervention rather than postvention financial aid.

Regional players

• Our House Grief Support Center: Los Angeles-based grief support center offering peer groups, workshops, and counseling for children, teens, and adults after any death, including suicide. Comparable model (community-based grief support with resource navigation), serving a single regional market similar to Six Feet Over's geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): The largest U.S. grassroots mental health organization, offering advocacy, education, and support programs including for suicide loss survivors. Overlaps with Six Feet Over's mission on community education and survivor support, but at national scale with broader mental health scope.
• Mental Health America: National nonprofit focused on mental health advocacy, screening, and peer-support programs including for those affected by suicide. Comparable in mission overlap (mental health awareness and survivor resources) but operates at much larger scale and with broader disease-state scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sixftover
• Instagraminstagram.com/6_Ft_over

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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