Safe Passages

Oakland, CA · EIN 20-4535835 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Safe Passages reported $27.0 million in revenue and $19.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.69 went to program services, $4.96 to management and general costs and $1.35 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.5% of the total. Government grants made up 84.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $351,717 (CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 309% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20M

Program services$93.69 $19M
Management & general$4.96 $983K
Fundraising$1.35 $269K

For context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$10.87 $2.9M
Government grants$84.61 $23M
Program service revenue$4.13 $1.1M
Investment income$0.21 $55,956
Other revenue$0.18 $49,655

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 274 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	93.7%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	5.0%	11.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	1.4%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.01	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	95.5%	94.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	84.6%	50.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	4.1%	0.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$351,717	$245,814
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.77%	1.41%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	7	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	10.0	6.4
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	10 of 11	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$17M expenses · 90.1% of program spending

Safe Passages provides educational and support programs for children and families. Programs are provided on a continuum for children and youthbirth through college and career including parenting classes, early childhood development services, behavioral hearlthservices,youth development, life coaching,and workforce development programs and services

$1.2M expenses · 6.6% of program spending · revenue $1.1M

Safe Passages after school programs: implemented high impact academic, enrichment and recreational activities in partnership with city of oakland and oakland unified school district at multiple middle school and high school sites

$617K expenses · 3.3% of program spending

Americorps: trained and placed members funded by the federal corporation for national community service to provide academic and mentoring services to children of families in neighborhood schools

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CEO Director/trustee, officer, highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$319,821	$0	$31,896	$351,717
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$232,461	$0	$23,460	$255,921
OPERATION AND SYSTEMS INTERGRATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$183,400	$0	$16,793	$200,193
CLINICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$166,008	$0	$14,793	$180,801
YOUTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$156,323	$0	$13,406	$169,729
SITE MANAGER AND COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$140,752	$0	$16,535	$157,287
YOUTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$150,944	$0	$0	$150,944

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Safe Passages (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$27M	$20M	93.7%	$17M	$351,717
FY2024 ⓘ	$19M	$19M	95.3%	$9.3M	$249,370
FY2023 ⓘ	$15M	$12M	93.8%	$9.4M	$283,493
FY2022 ⓘ	$13M	$10M	91.8%	$6.6M	$263,760
FY2021 ⓘ	$7.9M	$6.9M	91.1%	$4.0M	$263,760
FY2020 ⓘ	$6.6M	$5.3M	92.1%	$3.2M	$224,397

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 10 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5400

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTIONS INC	$7,192,445
COMMUNITY NETWORK SOLUTIONS Outreach and educ	$255,736
ECRATCHIT INC Accounting	$137,002
PHILLIPS WIN ARCHITECTURE Architecture	$119,192
CRECECOMITE DE REFUGIADOS Evaluation service	$116,696

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

10 private foundations reported grants to Safe Passages totaling $731K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Safe Passages's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Safe Passages, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Safe Passages's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Safe Passages reported that 93.7% of its $19.8 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 1.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Safe Passages pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Safe Passages reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $351,717, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Safe Passages get its money?

Of $27.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.5% came from contributions and grants (including 84.6% from government grants) and 4.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Safe Passages a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 20-4535835 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611339349309406 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521299349303837 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421249349302327 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341319349307764 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349309939 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131369349301403 · read the filing

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