Project Safeguard

Analysis

Project Safeguard is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Project Safeguard reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $903k to $1.2m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Project Safeguard sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Protect Life Michigan ($1.2m), Elder Abuse Institute of Maine ($1.2m) and Project Citizenship Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $752k. At year end it held assets of $549k against liabilities of $273k, net assets of $276k. It reported 19 employees.