Safety Center Inc

Analysis

Safety Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Safety Center Inc reported income of $7.9m and spending of $7.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $7.9m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Safety Center Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Emergency Number Association Inc ($7.9m), Fdny Foundation ($8.0m) and Northern Virginia Emergency Response System Inc ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $489k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 161 employees.