The coalition's main purpose is to reduce injuries in dane county, WI. The organization coordinates county-wide, collaborative campaigns and evidence-based injury prevention programs to address dane county's top causes of serious injury and injury-related deaths- drug poisoning, suicide, traffic crashes and falls among older adults. To conduct these activities, the coalition builds partnership among diverse organizations that share the coalition's purpose. Safe communities evaluates its programs and has demonstrated a strong track record of success. For example, one coalition program has been shown to reduce falls among participating older adults by 50%. Safe communities is a member of the international network of safe communities as designated by the world health organization centre on community safety promotion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 38 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $146K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$667K
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$240K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$240K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$240K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.0M Management & general 13% · $295K Fundraising 3% · $71K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$107,929Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Wittke’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheryl Wittke$107,929$107,336$101,435$98,204$95,344

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Reduces injuries in Dane County through collaborative campaigns and prevention programs.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Recovery Coaching

Safe communities manages a recovery COACHING/PEER support program for people struggling with addiction. Recovery coaches are people in recovery themselves who have received training to link coachees with resources to address domestic violence, attain educational goals, gain access to benefits, foster self care, strengthen and mend…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Drug Poisoning Prevention

The african american opioid coalition (aaoc) of safe communities is a coalition of black leaders representing organizations with a role to play to prevent drug harm in dane county's black community.

$483Kprogram expense
03

Traffic Safety

Safe communities launches annual traffic safety campaigns thanks to much planning and input from many community members and traffic safety stakeholders. Neighborhoods, police departments, citizen groups, local transportation agencies, and interested citizens are invited to "plug into" these campaigns by organizing their own activities.

$208Kprogram expense

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$665K
Other incomeLn 4–11$496
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$295K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$240K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K
Total assetsLn 16$907K
LiabilitiesLn 26$667K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$665K
Investment incomeLn 3$22
Other incomeLn 4–11$496
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K
Other assetsLn 15$423K
Total assetsLn 16$907K
LiabilitiesLn 26$667K
Net assetsLn 32$240K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 538
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K$141K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$65K
Total assetsLn 16$455K$907K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$667K
Net assetsLn 32$317K$240K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$99K$23K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$944K$141K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$26K$4K$924
Other employee benefitsLn 9$128K$108K$16K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$77K$12K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$100K$84K$13K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$253K$219K$25K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76K$64K$10K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$173K$146K$22K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$113K$95K$14K$3K
TravelLn 17$22K$19K$3K$678
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$76K$64K$10K$2K
InterestLn 20$6K$5K$748$181
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$1K$282
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$23K$3K$845
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.0M$295K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.3M−$77K$240K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.1M−$7K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M$13K$324K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.3M$75K$311K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M$68K$236K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,272,752 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,475,044$1,607,370
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $608,639$664,864
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$22
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46$496
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,083,754$2,272,752
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $567$1,242
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,438,875$1,492,862
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $651,183$855,546
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,090,625$2,349,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,871−$76,898
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,272,752 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$10,000
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,894
VIII-1e Government grants$1,147,414
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$439,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,607,370
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $664,864$664,864
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22$22
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $496$496
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $664,864 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $518$2,272,752
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,349,650 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,242$1,242
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,510 · Management $22,669 · Fundraising $2,764$123,943
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $943,925 · Management $140,639 · Fundraising $33,986$1,118,550
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,657 · Management $3,823 · Fundraising $924$30,404
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $108,321 · Management $16,139 · Fundraising $3,900$128,360
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,304 · Management $11,518 · Fundraising $2,783$91,605
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $84,360 · Management $12,569 · Fundraising $3,037$99,966
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $219,473 · Management $24,894 · Fundraising $8,730$253,097
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $64,024 · Management $9,539 · Fundraising $2,305$75,868
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $145,837 · Management $21,729 · Fundraising $5,251$172,817
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,277 · Management $14,196 · Fundraising $3,430$112,903
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,832 · Management $2,806 · Fundraising $678$22,316
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $64,475 · Management $9,606 · Fundraising $2,321$76,402
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,020 · Management $748 · Fundraising $181$5,949
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,828 · Management $1,166 · Fundraising $282$9,276
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,454 · Management $2,653 · Fundraising $845$26,952
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,983,539 · Management $294,694 · Fundraising $71,417$2,349,650
Part X · Balance sheet $907,009 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $168,637$121,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,800$19,902
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $199,798$240,503
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,677$36,982
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$64,891
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$423,210
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $454,912$907,009
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $126,764$183,683
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,281$50,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$433,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $138,045$667,040
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $248,680$183,965
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,187$56,004
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $316,867$239,969
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $454,912$907,009
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $239,969 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,272,752
XI-2 Total expenses$2,349,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,898
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$316,867
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$239,969

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