Safe Community Project EIN 27-0967511

Safe Community Project

EIN  27-0967511 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Educating and engaging people to save lives through partnerships.
Leadership
Cameron Barrett · Director
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $973K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Educating and engaging people to save lives through partnerships. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $973K in expenses, and $61K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$973K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$61K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $136K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×15 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +30%
Expenses
$973K
FY2025▲ +15%
Total assets
$224K
FY2025▲ +98%
Total liabilities
$163K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$973K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$61K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$136K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$224K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $900K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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1. Established 44 NFPA Firewise USA Sites In FY2025, we successfully developed and secured NFPA recognition for 44 Firewise USA communities, directly impacting 2,104 residents. These designations reflect structured wildfire risk assessments, three-year action plans, and measurable community mitigation commitments. 2.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSafe Community Project
EINHdr · item D27-0967511
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mysafela.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Acting Financia
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William a Whitney’s $3K as Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 434 $1–10M public safety & disaster 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Harout Harry Semerdjian$1,170$4,574
William a Whitney$2,587
Cameron Barrett$2,100

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
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 92%
Program service revenue$82K · 7%
Other revenue$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants92%$1.0M
Program service revenue7%$82K
Other revenue1%$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$709K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program services92%$900K
Management & general8%$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$973K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$163K
Total net assetsLn 32$61K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $973K · Less non-cash grants $32K · Cash operating expenses/yr $942K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $900K · Total expenses $973K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $973K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $973K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $313K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.1M
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $709K · Total revenue $1.1M
64%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $82K · Total revenue $1.1M
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $82K · Total expenses $973K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $855K
+30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $616K · FY2024 $1.1M
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $61K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $973K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $224K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $61K · Total assets $224K
27%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $224K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cameron Barrett · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $973K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $973K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 30%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$855K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$546K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$190K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$616K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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