Safe Humane EIN 36-4366285

Safe Humane FY2021 filing

EIN  36-4366285 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspiring positive relationships between people and animals to create safe, humane communities.
Leadership
Money in and out
$236K revenue, $177K expenses
Bottom line
51% program efficiency

Inspiring positive relationships between people and animals to create safe, humane communities. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $236K in revenue, $177K in expenses, and $186K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$236K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$186K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $59K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.51 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
51%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+25%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$236K
FY2021▼ -8%
Expenses
$177K
FY2021▲ +3%
Total assets
$189K
FY2021▲ +25%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2021▼ -88%
Total revenue
$236K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$186K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$189K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B51%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $80K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Lifetime Bonds

Lifetime Bonds continued with 6 nonprofit partners (Illinois Youth Center - Chicago, Illinois Youth Center - St Charles, YMCA's Youth and Safety Violence Programs at Rauner YMCA and Southside YMCA, Enlace Chicago, and Alternative Schools Network / Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy), Naperville Humane Society and one university…

$40Kprogram expense
02

Other Program Services

Covid continued to impact all other program services. They included programming at Chicago Animal Care & Control, which were mainly manners classes, In-Kennel Enrichment (IKE), Out-of-Kennel Enrichment or Walking; Collaborative Justice, which continued Court Advocacy efforts though virtually via zoom in court rooms (with some 15 active…

$21Kprogram expense
03

Court Case Dogs

Court Case Dogs programming continued but not with adding new ones into the program, rather with supporting previously approved ones, because of COVID restrictions and its impact on Chicago Animal Care & Control and Chicago Police Department.

$19Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSafe Humane
EINHdr · item D36-4366285
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.safehumanechicago.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$177K · 75%
Other revenue$59K · 25%
Contributions & grants75%$177K
Other revenue25%$59K
— government grantsLn 1e$16K
Total revenueLn 12$236K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.51 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.05
Program services51%$89K
Management & general44%$79K
Fundraising5%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$182K
Total assetsLn 16$189K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$186K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $182K · Operating expenses/yr $177K
12.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $89K · Total expenses $177K
51%
Management & General
Management & general $79K · Total expenses $177K
44%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $177K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $166K
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $177K · Total revenue $236K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants $16K · Total revenue $236K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $236K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $236K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $236K · Prior year $256K
-8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $186K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $236K · Expenses $177K
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $189K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $186K · Total assets $189K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $189K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cynthia Bathurst · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $59K · Total expenses $177K
34%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 51%
Overhead ratio 44%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -8%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

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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)$111K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$180K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$153K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$236K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$256K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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