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Retiresafe is dedicated to preserving the options and benefits of older americans through advocacy, education, and the power of free markets. Our focus is on social security, medicare, health, safer retirement and financial well-being.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 48-1108059) · Dispute this line
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
55% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.2 mo
of spending, in cash
3.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $125K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
21% of total assets
Liabilities are 21% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$239K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$322K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$239K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$975K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$559K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$239K
Expenses
$322K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$855K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$623K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$322K
Net assets
$99K
FY2024▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$388K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$99K

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 1991.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $178K Management & general 20% · $64K Fundraising 25% · $79K

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; $156K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$155,925Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Gibbons$155,925$148,500$135,000$125,000$121,000

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.

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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

Advocates for older Americans' retirement options and benefits through education and free market principles.

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2 programs · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Public Education and Grassroots Development

The organization disseminates information to the general public via senior expositions, conferences, internet, social media, grassroots interaction, press releases, articles, research papers, newsletters and public testimony.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 48-1108059) · Dispute this line
$105Kprogram expense
02

Lobbying

The organization engages in grassroots lobbying and direct lobbying of the legislative and executive branches and civilian agencies.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 48-1108059) · Dispute this line
$73Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$125K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$322K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K
Accounts receivableLn 4$10K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61
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$134K$85K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$241K$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$181K$99K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$156K$94K$8K$55K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$9K$738$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$5K$16K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$280$2K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$15K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$20K$2K$12K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$129$900
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$29K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$322K$178K$64K$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $239K$322K−$83K$99K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 28, 2024 $221K$364K−$143K$181K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 30, 2023 $559K$623K−$64K$324K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2022 $1.2M$1.2M$2K$388K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 6, 2021 $975K$855K$120K$386K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $238,750 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $221,103$238,731
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$19
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $221,139$238,750
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $189,938$199,166
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,741$122,378
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,679$321,544
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$142,540−$82,794
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $238,750 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$238,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,731
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19$19
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $19$238,750
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $321,544 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $93,555 · Management $7,796 · Fundraising $54,574$155,925
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $19,500$19,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $7,796$7,796
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,177$1,177
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,861 · Management $738 · Fundraising $5,169$14,768
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,400 · Management $15,510 · Fundraising $3,240$24,150
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,653$2,653
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,361 · Management $280 · Fundraising $1,961$5,602
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,381 · Fundraising $1,709$17,090
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,300 · Management $1,692 · Fundraising $11,841$33,833
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,543 · Management $129 · Fundraising $900$2,572
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,385$1,385
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,358 · Management $5,735$35,093
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,759 · Management $64,391 · Fundraising $79,394$321,544
Part X · Balance sheet $124,998 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,921$34,810
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $120,846$50,018
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,459$9,608
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,652$2,652
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $60,007$27,910
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $240,885$124,998
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $767$737
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $58,798$25,735
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $59,565$26,472
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,320$98,526
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,320$98,526
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $240,885$124,998
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,526 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$238,750
XI-2 Total expenses$321,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,794
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,320
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,526

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

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