The Safe Project

Analysis

The Safe Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Coos Bay, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 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, The Safe Project reported income of $904k and spending of $701k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $382k to $904k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Safe Project sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Opportunities Short Term ($904k), Cmd-It ($904k) and Sparrow Missions ($904k).

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 $80k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $214k. At year end it held assets of $829k against liabilities of $77k, net assets of $752k. It reported 9 employees.