Safe Surroundings and Refuge

Analysis

Safe Surroundings and Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Wood River, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Surroundings and Refuge reported income of $728k and spending of $667k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $312k to $728k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Safe Surroundings and Refuge sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penns Valley Emergency Medical Services ($727k), Lucys Love Bus Charitable Trust ($728k) and Lewis County Hospital Foundation Inc ($727k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $465k. At year end it held assets of $383k against liabilities of $150k, net assets of $233k. It reported 16 employees.