The Center for Safer Communities

Analysis

The Center for Safer Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Claremont, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, The Center for Safer Communities reported income of $3.0m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.0m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Center for Safer Communities sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westerville Area Resource Ministry ($3.0m), Manifold for Charity ($3.0m) and Survivors of Torture International ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $599k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $467k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 16 employees.