Safe Voices

Analysis

Safe Voices is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewiston, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1981, 45 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Safe Voices reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.5m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.1m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Safe Voices sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Marys Court Housing Development Corporation ($3.1m), Kula No Na Poe Hawaii ($3.1m) and Navy Hale Keiki School Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 42 employees.