Center for Hope and Safety

Analysis

Center for Hope and Safety is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 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 June 2023, Center for Hope and Safety reported income of $6.4m and spending of $3.9m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $6.4m (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center for Hope and Safety sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benevilla ($6.4m), Soldier on of Delaware Inc ($6.4m) and Cornerstone Family Programs ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $16.6m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $13.3m. It reported 41 employees.