Safe Alliance
Safe Alliance reported $11.4 million in revenue and $8.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.09 went to program services, $11.00 to management and general costs and $7.91 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.1% of the total. Government grants made up 43.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $202,270 (President & CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 78% 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 $8.1MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$53.92 $6.2M
- Government grants$43.69 $5.0M
- Program service revenue$0.88 $102K
- Investment income$1.51 $173K
Other revenue was negative: −$60,756. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.0% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.9% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 43.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $202,270 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.50% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.9 | 6.9 |
| 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 expenseIn FY 25, Safe Alliance's domestic violence shelter offered safe haven to 775 domestic violence victims and their dependent children who were in imminent danger. 90% of shelter residents exited to safe housing, 92% learned new strategies to remain safe. Our victim assistance court program accompanied victims to court on 2,906 occasions. 92% of victims reported an increase in their personal safety after working program with a court advocate.the sexual trauma resource center served 281 primary and secondary clients including 1,301 trauma-informed mental health counseling sessions and 6,922…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $180,731 | $0 | $21,539 | $202,270 |
| Chief Advancement Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,781 | $0 | $16,071 | $119,852 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Safe Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $202K (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 5152
- Volunteers Part I, line 6500
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Safe Alliance totaling $218K 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 Safe Alliance'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 Alliance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Safe Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Safe Alliance reported that 81.1% of its $8.1 million in expenses went to program services, 11.0% to management and general and 7.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Safe Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Safe Alliance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $202,270, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Safe Alliance get its money?
Of $11.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.1% came from contributions and grants (including 43.9% from government grants) and 0.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Safe Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-0529967 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 202523259349301007 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433489349301218 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303459349300815 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203129349300235 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123199349326652 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202023189349301972 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-0529967: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.