Safe Passage Project Corporation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-2946211)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.0M
FY2021	$5.6M
FY2022	$6.2M
FY2023	$5.0M
FY2024	$9.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.0M
FY2021	$4.5M
FY2022	$5.0M
FY2023	$6.1M
FY2024	$7.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.7M
FY2021	$7.8M
FY2022	$9.0M
FY2023	$7.9M
FY2024	$10.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

81%

12%

Program services 81% · $5.8M Management & general 12% · $824K Fundraising 7% · $500K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $980K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Angela Fernandez

Executive Director

$217,340Pt VII · Sec A

Alexandra Rizio

Managing Attorney

$155,824Pt VII · Sec A

Sadyia Khalique - Secretary

Director of People & Operations

$144,196Pt VII · Sec A

Tania Gabrielle Cohen

Managing Attorney

$131,121Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Jordan

Interim Managing Attorney

$119,103Pt VII · Sec A

Shevon Lewis

Interim Managing Attorney-Li

$115,592Pt VII · Sec A

Desiree C Hernandez Sanchez

Deputy E.d. Thru 07/12/2024

$97,279Pt VII · Sec A

Carlos Fonseca

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Fernandez’s $217K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Angela Fernandez	$217,340	$217,916	$76,955	—	—
Desiree C Hernandez Sanchez	$97,279	$171,944	$155,165	$125,892	$117,398
Alexandra Rizio	$155,824	$147,700	$132,718	—	—
Richard Leimsider	—	—	—	$95,881	$154,255
Nicole Johnson	—	$153,865	$129,822	$108,511	—
Sadyia Khalique - Secretary	$144,196	—	—	—	—
Tania Gabrielle Cohen	$131,121	$118,096	—	—	—
Sadyia Khalique	—	$123,813	$100,744	—	—

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

Provides free lawyers to immigrant children facing deportation.

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1 program · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Safe passage project corporation provides comprehensive legal services to immigrant children facing deportation, offering both direct representation and mentorship and training for pro bono attorneys who take on these cases.

$5.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Hispanic Federation INCFY2025$482K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$482K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$9.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$186K

Other incomeLn 4–11$42K

Money outPt IX

$7.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$5.8M

Managementcol C$824K

Fundraisingcol D$500K

Owns and owesPt X

$10.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M

Total assetsLn 16$10.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$117K

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$186K

Other incomeLn 4–11$42K

Gains on assetsLn 7$17K

Total revenueLn 12$9.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.5M

SavingsLn 2$1.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K

Other assetsLn 15$7K

Total assetsLn 16$10.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$117K

Net assetsLn 32$10.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 539

VolunteersI 6555

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.0M	$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.2M	$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$46K	$47K
Total assetsLn 16	$7.9M	$10.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$25K	$117K
Net assetsLn 32	$7.9M	$10.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$356K	$150K	$119K	$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.6M	$4.1M	$343K	$176K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$186K	$176K	$4K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$499K	$451K	$28K	$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$432K	$371K	$39K	$22K
Legal feesLn 11b	$8K		$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$112K		$112K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$72K	$72K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$168K			$168K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$7K		$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$107K	$34K	$72K	$326
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$4K	$456	$76
Office expensesLn 13	$112K	$104K	$6K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$173K	$137K	$29K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$173K	$145K	$17K	$11K
TravelLn 17	$10K	$4K	$5K	$749
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$11K	$5K	$6K	$1
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$13K	$12K	$1K	$607
InsuranceLn 23	$20K	$18K	$2K	$336
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$91K	$70K	$21K	$597
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K		$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7.1M	$5.8M	$824K	$500K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$9.8M	$7.1M	$2.7M	$10.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$5.0M	$6.1M	−$1.1M	$7.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.2M	$5.0M	$1.2M	$9.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$5.6M	$4.5M	$1.0M	$7.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.0M	$4.0M	$1.0M	$6.7M	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

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Part I · Summary $9,796,991 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,835,600$9,568,769

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $112,822$185,929

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,310$42,293

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,988,732$9,796,991

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,143,134$6,055,346

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $121,927$168,095

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $858,514$919,243

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,123,575$7,142,684

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,134,843$2,654,307

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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 $9,796,991 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$2,566,378

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,002,391

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,568,769

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $168,640$168,640

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $17,289$17,289

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $42,293$42,293

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $228,222$9,796,991

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,142,684 across 21 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $150,284 · Management $119,439 · Fundraising $86,219$355,942

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,063,451 · Management $343,093 · Fundraising $176,219$4,582,763

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $175,564 · Management $4,357 · Fundraising $6,399$186,320

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $451,488 · Management $27,562 · Fundraising $19,689$498,739

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $371,161 · Management $38,842 · Fundraising $21,579$431,582

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,316$8,316

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $112,026$112,026

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $72,000$72,000

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $168,095$168,095

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,228$7,228

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,375 · Management $72,171 · Fundraising $326$106,872

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,051 · Management $456 · Fundraising $76$4,583

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $104,146 · Management $5,627 · Fundraising $1,953$111,726

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $137,419 · Management $29,340 · Fundraising $6,462$173,221

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $144,678 · Management $17,396 · Fundraising $10,973$173,047

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,969 · Management $5,462 · Fundraising $749$10,180

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,306 · Management $6,154 · Fundraising $1$11,461

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,802 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $607$13,409

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,043 · Management $1,858 · Fundraising $336$20,237

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,174 · Management $20,653 · Fundraising $597$91,424

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,513$3,513

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,817,911 · Management $824,493 · Fundraising $500,280$7,142,684

Part X · Balance sheet $10,625,821 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,515,314$1,522,234

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $528,385$1,870,845

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,554,692$4,833,997

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,210$38,525

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,903$46,718

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,238,115$2,306,502

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,400$7,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,897,019$10,625,821

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,105$44,485

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$72,969

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,105$117,454

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,200,319$6,871,324

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,671,595$3,637,043

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,871,914$10,508,367

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,897,019$10,625,821

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,508,367 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$9,796,991

XI-2 Total expenses$7,142,684

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,654,307

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,871,914

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$17,854

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,508,367

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

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