Safe Community Project

Analysis

Safe Community Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 March 2024, Safe Community Project reported income of $855k and spending of $848k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $517k to $855k (+65%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Safe Community Project sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Renegade Relief Foundation Inc ($855k), Palisades Regional Fire Rescue ($855k) and United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association ($854k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $155k, net assets of -$42k.