The Safe Ride Foundation exists to cultivate healthier communities by innovating safe and reliable transportation solutions. Primiarly, the organization addresses impaired driving as well as low-income family transportation instability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$262K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$276K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$262K
FY2024▲ +38%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$98K
FY2022$108K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$359K
FY2026$427K
Expenses
$276K
FY2024
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$276K
FY2025$324K
FY2026$431K
Net assets
$24K
FY2024▼ -37%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$62K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$58K
FY2026$53K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending January 2024) · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2024 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2026) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $187K Management & general 32% · $89K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$2,491Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wayne Dorsey’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Wayne Dorsey$60,000$39,650$2,491$16,360$6,000

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.

See Safe Ride Foundation executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 safe transportation to prevent impaired driving and help those with unstable transit.

Questions for Safe Ride Foundation

Tap to ask. Safe Ride Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Safe Ride Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

2 programs · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Sos Safe Ride

The organization's flagship program ensured that citizens of our area arrived at their homes safely while they were under the influence of alcohol. The program provided 3408 rides home in 2023

$108Kprogram expense
02

The Rides for Good program began development in 2023, and volunteer ride services will launch in 2024.

$79Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$262K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Money outPt IX
$276K
Ln 25
Programscol B$187K
Managementcol C$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Total revenueLn 12$262K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
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$49K$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$51K$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$37K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$0$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$48K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84$84
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$52K$36K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$17$17
Information technologyLn 14$29K$18K$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$480$480
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$838$838
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$276K$187K$89K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $427K$431K−$5K$53K 990 PDF
FY2025 $359K$324K$34K$58K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $262K$276K−$14K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $190K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022 $108K$43K 990 PDF
FY2021 $98K$62K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $261,818 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,210$215,946
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,640$45,872
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $189,850$261,818
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,700$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,324$83,336
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,849$192,289
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $183,873$275,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,977−$13,807
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $261,818 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$83,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$132,046
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$215,946
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,872 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$45,872
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,872 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$261,818
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,625 across 27 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $2,491$2,491
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $48,067$48,067
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,888$28,888
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $84$84
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,806$3,806
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $36,410 · Management $16,000$52,410
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,800$10,800
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,202$39,202
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $17$17
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,950 · Management $11,077$29,027
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,755$24,755
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,602$3,602
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $480$480
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,831$5,831
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $838$838
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,839$7,839
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,688 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,688
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,011 · Management $88,614 · Fundraising $0$275,625
Part X · Balance sheet $46,563 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,050$37,501
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$7,763
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,600$1,299
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,650$46,563
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $13,334$23,054
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,334$23,054
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,316$23,509
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,316$23,509
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,650$46,563
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,509 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$261,818
XI-2 Total expenses$275,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,807
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,316
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,509

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.