Secure Benefit Services INC EIN 02-0616337

Secure Benefit Services INC

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Manages finances and pays bills for indigent or incapacitated Social Security recipients. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $580K in revenue, $579K in expenses, and $42K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Saint Petersburg, FL
Website
www.securebenefitservices.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$580KFY2025
Expenses
$579K
Net assets
$42K
People
3
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  02-0616337 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Petersburg, FL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Manages finances and pays bills for indigent or incapacitated Social Security recipients.
Leadership
Michael Higbee · President/Secretary · $114K
Money in and out
$580K revenue, $579K expenses
Bottom line
50% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$579K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$42K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.50 Management & general $0.50
Program efficiency
50%
of spending reaches programs▲ ×17 vs prior filing year
Operating runway
50.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+0.2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +107% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$580K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses
$579K
FY2025+0.4%
Total assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +16%
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$579K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$42K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B50%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $287K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provided bill paying and cash management services to individuals on social security who are indigent and/or incapacitated.

$287Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSecure Benefit Services INC
EINHdr · item D02-0616337
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Petersburg, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.securebenefitservices.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Secretary
$114,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Higbee’s $114K as President/Secretary is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1033 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Higbee$114,400$114,400$110,000$125,800$140,000$130,900

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$580K
Total revenueLn 12$580K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.50 Management & general $0.50
Program services50%$287K
Management & general50%$292K
Total functional expensesLn 25$579K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$42K
Months of cash on handcomputed50.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.4M · Operating expenses/yr $579K
50.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $287K · Total expenses $579K
50%
Management & General
Management & general $292K · Total expenses $579K
50%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $579K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $580K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $580K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $580K · Total revenue $580K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $580K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $580K · Total expenses $579K
100%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $580K · Prior year $562K
+3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $408K · FY2025 $580K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $42K · Beginning of year $41K
+2%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $580K · Expenses $579K
+0.2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $2.4M · Total assets $2.5M
98%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $42K · Total assets $2.5M
2%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.5M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Higbee · Reported title President/Secretary · Highest reported compensation $114K · Total expenses $579K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $246K · Total expenses $579K
43%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 50%
Overhead ratio 50%
Revenue growth 3%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$580K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$562K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$613K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$586K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$465K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$408K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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