Safe Alliance INC EIN 56-0529967 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Offers hope and healing to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $11.4M in revenue, $8.1M in expenses, and $11.4M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1909
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Charlotte, NC
Website
www.safealliance.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$11.4MFY2025
Expenses
$8.1M
Net assets
$11.4M
People
26
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  56-0529967 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Charlotte, NC Founded 1909
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Offers hope and healing to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Leadership
Laura Lawrence · President & CEO · $181K
Money in and out
$11.4M revenue, $8.1M expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$11.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +36% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+29%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +299% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.4M
FY2025▲ +64%
Expenses
$8.1M
FY2025▲ +1%
Total assets
$12.8M
FY2025▲ +32%
Total liabilities
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -16%
Total revenue
$11.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$12.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 324
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 424

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSafe Alliance INC
EINHdr · item D56-0529967
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.safealliance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1909
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P40Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1947

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a24
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b24
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$180,731Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement
$103,781Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Lawrence’s $181K as President & CEO is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laura Lawrence$180,731$142,820
Karen Parker$155,000
Karen Parker$151,958$141,637$129,223
Laura Lawrence$112,906$103,456$94,299
Tori Marshall$103,781
Caitlin Donley$95,378$87,733

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $6.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In fy 25, safe alliance's domestic violence shelter offered safe haven to 775 domestic violence victims and their dependent children who were in imminent danger. 90% of shelter residents exited to safe housing, 92% learned new strategies to remain safe. Our victim assistance court program accompanied victims to court on 2,906 occasions.

$6.6Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$11.2M · 98%
Investment income$173K · 2%
Program service revenue$102K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$11.2M
Investment income2%$173K
Program service revenue1%$102K
— government grantsLn 1e$5.0M
Total revenueLn 12$11.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.08
Program services81%$6.6M
Management & general11%$890K
Fundraising8%$640K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$12.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$11.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $5.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $8.1M · Less non-cash grants $113K · Cash operating expenses/yr $8.0M
8.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.6M · Total expenses $8.1M
81%
Management & General
Management & general $890K · Total expenses $8.1M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $640K · Total expenses $8.1M
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $596K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.6M
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $11.2M · Total revenue $11.4M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $5.0M · Total revenue $11.4M
44%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $102K · Total revenue $11.4M
0.9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $173K · Total revenue $11.4M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $102K · Total expenses $8.1M
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.4M · Prior year $7.0M
+64%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $8.5M · FY2024 $11.4M
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $11.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.4M · Expenses $8.1M
+29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $12.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $11.4M · Total assets $12.8M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $14K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $3.1M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $12.8M
25%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laura Lawrence · Reported title President & CEO · Highest reported compensation $181K · Total expenses $8.1M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.6M · Total expenses $8.1M
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 64%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.5M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$282,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$262,800
Unitemized GrantFY2022$354,946
Unitemized GrantFY2021$577,751

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$11.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$7.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$7.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$8.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$8.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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