S a F E Place

Analysis

S a F E Place is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Creek, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1983, 43 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 September 2023, S a F E Place reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, S a F E Place sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aging Services Inc ($1.7m), Arcadia Adult Day Care and Day Health Center ($1.7m) and Arundel House of Hope Incorporated ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $772k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 34 employees.