Lake County Crisis Center
Also known as A Safe Place
Lake County Crisis Center reported $13.0 million in revenue and $11.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.73 went to program services, $19.40 to management and general costs and $4.87 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.2% of the total. Government grants made up 63.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $162,046 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 153% 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 $12MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.4% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.2% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 63.7% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.5% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $162,046 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.39% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 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 expenseShelter & crisis advocacy - we provided 34,829 nights of emergency shelter to 346 adults and 304 children. This included domestic violence survivors who stayed at the shelter facility as well as survivors and their children who received nights of shelter at local hotels. Hotel shelter is provided when there is no room at the agency's 33-bed emergency shelter. In addition, with the onset of the COVID pandemic in march 2020, all emergency shelter clients were housed at hotels. While housed in the shelter program, survivors and their children received counseling and advocacy services as well as…
Supportive housing & transitional living - a safe place provides both transitional/scattered site and permanent supportive housing to tenants/survivors of domestic violence and their children. For FY24, we provided (1) 92,892 nights of affordable, safe housing in permanent supportive housing apartments to 135 adults and 172 children; along with affordable housing, the tenants received 7,306.25 hours of supportive services including advocacy, life skills training, and counseling
Counseling & therapy - therapists, counselors and advocates provided 24,302 hours of case management, advocacy, counseling/therapy, art therapy, and life skills training services to 777 adult survivors and 423 child witnesses. These services were provided in english and spanish in both group and individual settings. Specialized art therapy is also provided to children and families. Survivors served included those residing in our supportive housing programs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,046 | $0 | $0 | $162,046 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,402 | $0 | $0 | $146,402 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,539 | $0 | $0 | $112,539 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lake County Crisis Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $546K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b24 · 24 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 591
- Volunteers Part I, line 6254
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RIVERSIDE MANAGEMENT & LEASING Facility maintenance & repair | $148,728 |
| TK FIREARMS & SECURITY TRAINING CONSULTI Facility security services | $120,998 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Lake County Crisis Center totaling $147K 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.
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Every number above is copied from Lake County Crisis Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lake County Crisis Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Lake County Crisis Center spent in FY2025, $75.73 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Lake County Crisis Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Lake County Crisis Center reported that 75.7% of its $11.6 million in expenses went to program services, 19.4% to management and general and 4.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lake County Crisis Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lake County Crisis Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $162,046, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lake County Crisis Center get its money?
Of $13.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 90.2% came from contributions and grants (including 63.7% from government grants) and 4.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lake County Crisis Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3032700 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 202631359349314668 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349307788 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440599349300529 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202333189349302363 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202300459349301045 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202142189349301234 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3032700: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.