Safari West INC

Not tax-deductible

Chanute, KS501(c)(4) EIN 48-0784111Revenue $723K in FY2025Latest return filed Jan 13, 2026

On file with the IRSChanute, KSTax-exempt since Jan 1973

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Safari West INC. Was created to fulfill affordable housing for the chanute community for low-income individuals. Our goals are to continue to maintain this project in a manner that provides an above average, comfortable apartment facilities. Management wishes to maintain an informal relaxed atmosphere for employees and tenants and open communications between all parties.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
63¢ 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$357K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$723K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$698K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$822K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$723K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$503K
FY2021$566K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$616K
FY2025$723K
Expenses
$698K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$426K
FY2022$520K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$698K
Net assets
$822K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$556K
FY2021$695K
FY2022$752K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$797K
FY2025$822K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1973.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $439K Management & general 37% · $259K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides affordable, comfortable housing for low-income individuals in the Chanute community.

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1 program · $439K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Rental of 88 apartment units with emphasis on low income persons. The project receives a subsidy from H.U.D. For low income tenants.

$439Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$723K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$385K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$304K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$698K
Ln 25
Programscol B$439K
Managementcol C$259K
Owns and owesPt X
$822K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$416K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$357K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$385K
Government grantsLn 1e$385K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$304K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$540
Total revenueLn 12$723K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
SavingsLn 2$310K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$416K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$11K
Accounts receivableLn 4$69K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$9K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$641K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$357K
Net assetsLn 32$822K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K$416K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$654K$641K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K$357K
Net assetsLn 32$797K$822K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$54K$83K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$53K$53K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$837
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K$834
OccupancyLn 16$95K$92K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$129
InterestLn 20$29K$15K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$101K$89K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$124K
All other expensesLn 24e$40K$34K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$698K$439K$259K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 $723K$698K$24K$822K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $616K$555K$61K$797K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 $555K$571K−$16K$736K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $577K$520K$57K$752K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $566K$426K$140K$695K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $503K$464K$39K$556K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $722,963 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $320,719$385,151
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $279,436$303,989
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,395$14,616
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,405$19,207
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $615,955$722,963
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,560$163,944
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $397,178$534,536
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $554,738$698,480
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,217$24,483
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $722,963 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$4,076 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$385,151
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$385,151
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $303,989$303,989
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,156$15,156
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$540−$540
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,283$23,283
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $322,656 · Excluded from tax $15,156$722,963
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $698,480 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,421 · Management $82,881$137,302
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,986 · Management $7,986$15,972
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,335 · Management $5,335$10,670
IX-11a Management feesManagement $52,710$52,710
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,550$1,550
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,696$11,696
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,532$1,532
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,529 · Management $837$8,366
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,507 · Management $834$8,341
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,843 · Management $3,400$95,243
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,301$5,301
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,158 · Management $129$1,287
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,406 · Management $13,248$28,654
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $54,905$54,905
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $88,878 · Management $11,702$100,580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,877$123,877
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,886 · Management $6,608$40,494
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $439,376 · Management $259,104 · Fundraising $0$698,480
Part X · Balance sheet $1,179,103 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,709$105,787
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $313,752$309,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,761$11,090
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $71,039$68,764
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,443$9,443
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,958$33,116
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $654,374$641,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,104,036$1,179,103
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,969$39,115
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,400$9,266
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $208,126$173,148
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,286$135,836
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $306,781$357,365
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $562,370$588,601
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $234,885$233,137
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $797,255$821,738
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,104,036$1,179,103
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $821,738 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$722,963
XI-2 Total expenses$698,480
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,483
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$797,255
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$821,738

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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