Centre Safe

Analysis

Centre Safe is a registered charity in United States, based in State College, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1976, 50 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, Centre Safe reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.5m (+1.8%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Centre Safe sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coralville Community Food Pantry ($2.5m), Americas Committee for Treatment & Research in Multiple Sclerosis Inc ($2.5m) and Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $336k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 46 employees.