Safe Berks

Analysis

Safe Berks is a registered charity in United States, based in Reading, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 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, Safe Berks reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $4.5m to $4.3m (-4.5%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Safe Berks 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 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philmat Inc ($4.3m), Advocates to End Domestic Violence ($4.3m) and Center for Urban Families Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $280k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 60 employees.