Safelight Foundation

Analysis

Safelight Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Safelight Foundation reported income of $130k and spending of $125k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $125k to $130k (+4.1%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Safelight Foundation sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elsmere Fire Company a Inc ($130k), Levittown Fire Department ($130k) and Shorterville Volunteer Fire Department ($130k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $91k against liabilities of $9,824, net assets of $81k.