I Am Safe INC

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)HousingEIN 45-4533668

Organization provides safe home and support for underprivilaged children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$180K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 4% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$45K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$976K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$934K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$106K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$976K
FY2024▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$819K
FY2021$856K
FY2022$895K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$976K
Expenses
$934K
FY2024▼ -9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$776K
FY2021$803K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$934K
Net assets
$106K
FY2024▲ +67%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$61K
FY2021−$2K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$106K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2012.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $934K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$144,607Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Cf
$35,674Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ray Jackson’s $145K as Executive Di is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ray Jackson$144,607$231,561$175,721$166,224$154,965
Jesse Ayala$35,674$107,868$61,883$55,438$54,100

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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Offers a safe home and support for underprivileged children.

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1 program service account for $934K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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During the year ended 2024 2 DCFS and 5 regional center clients were served.

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$976K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$976K
Money outPt IX
$934K
Ln 25
Programscol B$934K
Owns and owesPt X
$106K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$976K
Government grantsLn 1e$976K
Total revenueLn 12$976K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$106K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K$150K
Total assetsLn 16$127K$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$63K$106K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$180K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$240K$240K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$73K
TravelLn 17$29K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$111$111
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$302K$302K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$934K$934K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $976K$934K$42K$106K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$34K$63K 990 PDF
FY2022 $895K$862K$33K$41K 990 PDF
FY2021 $856K$803K$53K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2020 $819K$776K$44K−$61K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $976,430 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$976,430
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$976,430
VIII-12 Total revenue$976,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $934,196 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,281$180,281
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $240,292$240,292
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,939$23,939
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,299$18,299
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,416$4,416
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $72,688$72,688
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,895$28,895
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $111$111
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,090$11,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $301,981$301,981
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,204$52,204
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $934,196 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$934,196
Part X · Balance sheet $150,371 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,293$150,371
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,104$150,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,918$14,305
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,155$23,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,730$44,763
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,374$105,608
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,374$105,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,104$150,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$976,430
XI-2 Total expenses$934,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,234
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,374
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,608

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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