Safe Connections

Analysis

Safe Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 December 2023, Safe Connections reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $2.5m (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Safe Connections 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 MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East End House Inc ($2.5m), Feeding Greene Inc ($2.5m) and Carmel Foundation ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 52 employees.