The Safety Place

Analysis

The Safety Place is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 December 2023, The Safety Place reported income of $319k and spending of $266k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $229k to $319k (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Safety Place sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Giving US Leadership and Focus ($319k), Emlen W Hoag Foundation ($319k) and Girlup GVL ($319k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $172k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $162k. It reported 2 employees.