Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Inc

Analysis

Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fremont, CA. 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, Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.6m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 31%. 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, Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth & Family Services Inc ($2.6m), Masterkey Ministries of Grayson County ($2.6m) and The Laurel Center Intervention for Domestic & Sexual Violence ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $439k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 29 employees.