Connectsafely INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Palo Alto, CA501(c)(3)Since 2015Human ServicesEIN 47-3168168

The Organization is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing consumer information about Internet safety, privacy and security. The organization operates a website (ConnectSafely.org) with tips, advice articles and a series of guides for parents. The Organization also provides educational support to schools and other nonprofits and participates in safety, privacy and security events around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $158K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$420K
Spent
$370K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$420K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$412K
FY2022$939K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$784K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$370K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$475K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$673K
FY2025$811K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $305K Management & general 18% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lawrence Magid’s $276K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lawrence Magid$275,688$218,708$208,293$166,031$161,437
Maureen Kochan$155,829$143,693$129,839$117,996$93,588

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates consumers and families on internet safety, privacy, and security through online resources and school support.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $305K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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The Organization is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing consumer information about Internet safety, privacy and security. The organization operates a website (ConnectSafely.org) with tips, advice articles and a series of guides for parents.

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$420K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$374K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$370K
Ln 25
Programscol B$305K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$374K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Total revenueLn 12$420K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$985K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$294$134
Total assetsLn 16$986K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$976K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$253K$202K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$260$260
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$809$809
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$49K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$160$160
InsuranceLn 23$225$225
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$857$314
Total functional expensesLn 25$370K$305K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$811K$201K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $784K$673K$111K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $654K$601K$53K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $939K$475K$463K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $412K$339K$73K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $420K$370K$49K$1.0M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $419,506 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $373,813$373,813
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,883$5,883
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $39,810$39,810
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $379,696 · Unrelated business $39,810 · Excluded from tax $0$419,506
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $370,465 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $202,330 · Management $50,583$252,913
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,890 · Management $3,722$18,612
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $260$260
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,445$3,445
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $809$809
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,272$7,272
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,930$4,930
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49,401$49,401
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $160$160
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $225$225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,267$31,267
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $857 · Management $314$1,171
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,869 · Management $65,596 · Fundraising $0$370,465
Part X · Balance sheet $1,035,524 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $985,421$1,035,390
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $294$134
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $985,715$1,035,524
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,379$10,147
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,379$10,147
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $976,336$1,025,377
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $985,715$1,035,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,025,377 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$419,506
XI-2 Total expenses$370,465
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,041
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$976,336
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,025,377

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