Safeline INC

Tax-deductible

Chelsea, VT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 03-0332395Revenue $365K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsafelinevt.orgPo Box 368, 05038-0368 · Chelsea, VTTax-exempt since Jul 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Safeline, INC. Provides domestic and sexual violence response and education services to women, men and children to families in chelsea vermont and the surrounding communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $117K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$365K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$338K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$607K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$365K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$413K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$339K
FY2025$365K
Expenses
$338K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$307K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$338K
Net assets
$607K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$474K
FY2022$485K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$607K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1992.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $242K Management & general 22% · $75K Fundraising 6% · $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

6 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$70,370Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Ingold’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Linda Ingold$70,370$63,795$58,626

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers domestic and sexual violence response and education for families.

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1 program · $242K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Safeline, inc. Provides domestic and sexual violence response and education services to women, men, and children to families in chelsea, vermont and surrounding communities.

$242Kprogram 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 · 2 grants · $16K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,591
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,303

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$365K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$361K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$242K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$607K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$361K
Government grantsLn 1e$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$365K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
SavingsLn 2$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$299K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$334K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$607K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K$299K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$327K$334K
Total assetsLn 16$667K$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$580K$607K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$38K$25K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$119K$118K$949$784
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$19K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$2K$648
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$4K$11K$575
Advertising and promotionLn 12$208$8$200
Office expensesLn 13$15K$6K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$2K$6K$787
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$25
InterestLn 20$768$173$526$69
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$11K$3K$712
InsuranceLn 23$10K$3K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$20K$3K$146
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$2K$6K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$242K$75K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $365K$338K$27K$607K 990 PDF
FY2024 $339K$306K$33K$580K 990 PDF
FY2023 $348K$286K$62K$547K 990 PDF
FY2022 $365K$354K$10K$485K 990 PDF
FY2021 $413K$307K$107K$474K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $364,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $338,063$360,664
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,209$1,113
I-11 Other revenue$3,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $339,272$364,977
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,591$4,039
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,706$227,448
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,736$106,930
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $306,033$338,417
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,239$26,560
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $364,977 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$236,755
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,909
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$360,664
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,113$1,113
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,200$3,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,313$364,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $338,417 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,039$4,039
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,892 · Management $24,560 · Fundraising $7,719$70,171
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,722 · Management $949 · Fundraising $784$119,455
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,535 · Management $3,028 · Fundraising $1,010$22,573
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,658 · Management $1,943 · Fundraising $648$15,249
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,125$3,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,811 · Management $11,141 · Fundraising $575$15,527
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8 · Fundraising $200$208
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,276 · Management $6,473 · Fundraising $2,350$15,099
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,971 · Management $5,997 · Fundraising $787$8,755
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,562 · Management $25$2,587
IX-20 InterestPrograms $173 · Management $526 · Fundraising $69$768
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,962 · Management $2,562 · Fundraising $712$14,236
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,119 · Management $4,820 · Fundraising $1,607$9,546
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,910 · Management $3,414 · Fundraising $146$23,470
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,083 · Management $6,345 · Fundraising $5,181$13,609
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $241,713 · Management $74,916 · Fundraising $21,788$338,417
Part X · Balance sheet $687,971 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,873$226,779
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,091$71,805
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $51,052$54,249
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,684$1,617
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $326,785$333,521
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $666,609$687,971
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,077$11,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,323$81,125
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $533,926$531,586
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $46,360$75,260
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $580,286$606,846
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $666,609$687,971
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $606,846 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$364,977
XI-2 Total expenses$338,417
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,560
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$580,286
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$606,846

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