Kidsafe Collaborative engages agencies, community organizations and individuals to work together to improve our community's response to child abuse and neglect. Kidsafe Collaborative works to support the safety, health and well-being of children by 1) improving the systems and support services that prevent and address child abuse and neglect, and 2) support children and families through facilitation of multi-disciplinary interagency child protection teams. Kidsafe is based in and primarily serves chittenden county, vermont.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$284K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$346K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$284K
FY2021▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$289K
FY2025$380K
Expenses
$262K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$294K
Net assets
$346K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$459K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · 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 1987.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $210K Management & general 10% · $26K Fundraising 10% · $25K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$70,945Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan Masterson’s $56K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sally Borden—$87,624$73,175$70,305$70,945$70,315
Meghan Masterson$55,642—————

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

Unites agencies and community to prevent child abuse and neglect, supporting children and families.

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3 programs · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Kidsafe collaborative convenes and leads multi-disciplinary child protection teams, empaneled under vermont law, 33VSA4917. The child protection and family support team (CPFST) coordinates case planning and services with families at risk for child abuse AND/OR neglect.

$95Kprogram expense
02

Kidsafe co-facilitates kidsnet, a partnership of agencies, community groups and individuals that work together, meeting monthly, to improve systems and strengthen supports for children and families; convenes the community advisory board to the family services division of the VT dept.

$79Kprogram expense
03

Kidsafe conducts trainings for mandated reporters of suspected child abuse and neglect in collaboration with the VT department for children and families, family services division. Kidsafe developed an on-line training for mandated reporters: "protecting vermont's children: reporting abuse and neglect." this training is available…

$37Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$284K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Investment incomeLn 3$345
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$346K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Government grantsLn 1e$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$345
Total revenueLn 12$284K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$123K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$346K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6148
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$306K$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$294K$346K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$61K$9K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$66K$11K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$14K$870$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$634$783
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$345$172
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$15K$1K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$385$653
OccupancyLn 16$18K$16K$919$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$68$58$4$6
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$289$192
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$120$300
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$15K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$210K$26K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $380K$294K$86K$459K 990 PDF
FY2024 $289K$312K−$22K$365K 990 PDF
FY2023 $257K$313K−$56K$370K 990 PDF
FY2022 $382K$301K$81K$431K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $284K$262K$22K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020 $312K$258K$54K$294K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $284,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $311,002$283,785
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $763$345
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $311,765$284,130
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $178,297$190,335
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,337$71,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $257,634$261,997
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,131$22,133
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $284,130 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$24,570
VIII-1e Government grants$110,966
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$283,785
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $345$345
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $345$284,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,997 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,895 · Management $9,278 · Fundraising $7,386$77,559
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,038 · Management $10,794 · Fundraising $8,372$85,204
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,000 · Management $870 · Fundraising $1,073$15,943
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,212 · Management $634 · Fundraising $783$11,629
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,933 · Management $345 · Fundraising $172$3,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,776 · Management $1,040 · Fundraising $3,531$19,347
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,630 · Management $385 · Fundraising $653$7,668
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,988 · Management $919 · Fundraising $1,471$18,378
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $58 · Management $4 · Fundraising $6$68
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,121 · Management $289 · Fundraising $192$1,602
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,712 · Management $120 · Fundraising $300$3,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,866 · Management $1,742 · Fundraising $1,409$18,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,229 · Management $26,420 · Fundraising $25,348$261,997
Part X · Balance sheet $396,956 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,428$41,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $148,946$158,650
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,826$65,266
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,054$2,106
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,486$2,885
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,597$3,093
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $79,946$123,390
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,283$396,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,912$17,847
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$32,665
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,912$50,512
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $211,568$274,431
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,803$72,013
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $294,371$346,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,283$396,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $346,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$284,130
XI-2 Total expenses$261,997
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$294,371
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,940
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$346,444

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