Safe Voices FY2022 filing

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Auburn, ME501(c)(3)Since 1983EIN 01-0352658Revenue $3.6M in FY2022

On file with the IRSsafevoices.orgPo Box 713, 04212-0713 · Auburn, METax-exempt since Jul 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Safe Voices is to provide person-to-person, individualized advocacy for all survivors of domestic abuse and violence, sex trafficking, and sexual exploitation in Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties and engage our communities in social change to eliminate violence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $383K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $1.9M
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2022▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2022▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$866K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1981.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.7M Management & general 13% · $402K Fundraising 1% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$109,884Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elise Johansen—$126,685$112,664$109,884$109,883$94,057
Rebecca Austin$116,952$72,907————
Lisa Dumont$101,626$95,628————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports and empowers domestic violence survivors, creating social change in Franklin, Oxford, and Androscoggin Counties.

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3 programs · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Outreach

Provide individual and court advocacy to victims of domestic violence.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Emergency Shelter

Provide homeless shelter, counseling and transitional housing program for people that are victims of domestic violence and trafficking.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Education

Provide education and training in the community at large and in the schools on domestic violence and healthy relationships.

$120Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $259K · 2020–2021
Office of the Attorny Gen OxfordFY2021$87,956
Office of the Attorny Gen OxfordFY2020$92,207

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$402K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$644K$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$140K$140K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$35K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.7M$128K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$15K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$159K$142K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$166K$153K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$113K$88K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$32K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$33K$10K
TravelLn 17$19K$18K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$6K$759
InterestLn 20$27K$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$46K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$60K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$262K$233K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$73K$13K$39K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.7M$402K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.1M$3.5M$692K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$3.2M$847K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.5M−$428K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.6M$3.2M$406K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$2.9M$571K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.5M$207K$866K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,567,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,317,770$3,413,321
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $138,971$148,796
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $913$2,004
I-11 Other revenue$3,493
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,457,654$3,567,614
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $118,778$140,345
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,006,129$2,298,687
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $761,690$722,859
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,886,597$3,161,891
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $571,057$405,723
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,567,614 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,437,447
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$975,874
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$57,714
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,413,321
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $148,796$148,796
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,004$2,004
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,493$3,493
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,289 · Excluded from tax $2,004$3,567,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,161,891 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $140,345$140,345
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,629 · Management $75,255$109,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,718,959 · Management $128,120$1,847,079
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,205 · Management $1,764$16,969
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $142,242 · Management $16,666$158,908
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $152,657 · Management $13,190$165,847
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,295 · Management $24,708$113,003
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,763 · Management $2,800$5,563
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,312 · Management $17,018$49,330
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,422 · Management $10,155$43,577
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,979 · Management $1,007$18,986
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,370 · Management $759$7,129
IX-20 InterestManagement $26,812$26,812
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,077 · Management $5,923$52,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,205 · Management $10,564$70,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $233,482 · Management $28,990$262,472
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,529 · Management $38,613 · Fundraising $22,076$73,218
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,737,471 · Management $402,344 · Fundraising $22,076$3,161,891
Part X · Balance sheet $3,882,553 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $366,652$1,073,516
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $658,271$742,353
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,821$13,333
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,692$9,952
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $644,101$2,043,399
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,696,537$3,882,553
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $192,828$243,918
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,211$299,037
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $259,344$2,039,637
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,202,315$1,127,629
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $234,878$715,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,437,193$1,842,916
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,696,537$3,882,553
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,842,916 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,567,614
XI-2 Total expenses$3,161,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$405,723
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,437,193
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,842,916

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