Safespace Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Sevierville, TN501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 58-1537647

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Aid for victims of domestic violence

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$680K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$588K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$680K
FY2025▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$648K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$756K
FY2024$787K
FY2025$680K
Expenses
$588K
FY2025-0.08%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$571K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$588K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$851K
FY2022$904K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1983.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $505K Management & general 11% · $65K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$66,838Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Van Wolfe’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Van Wolfe$66,838$62,802$62,061$62,534$60,481

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

Helps victims of domestic violence find safety and support.

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1 program service account for $505K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provided shelter to 86 clients and received 491 hotline calls. 841 victims served. 2,476 school children served in domestic violence program presentation.

$505Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$680K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$644K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$588K
Ln 25
Programscol B$505K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$489K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$644K
Government grantsLn 1e$390K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$680K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$489K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$489K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$251K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$585K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$561K$489K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71K$251K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$612K$585K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$50K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$306K$275K$26K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$35K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$25K$3K$938
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$23K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$39K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$385$154
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$17K$2K$132
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K$505K$65K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $680K$588K$92K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $787K$588K$199K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $756K$574K$183K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $641K$590K$51K$904K 990 PDF
FY2021 $648K$571K$77K$851K 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 $679,673 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$40,275
VIII-1e Government grants$389,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$213,581
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$643,756
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,659$21,659
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,012 · Excluded from tax $3,934$2,922
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,336$11,336
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,012 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,929$679,673
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $587,524 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,373 · Management $14,392 · Fundraising $7,196$71,961
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $274,643 · Management $25,725 · Fundraising $5,144$305,512
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,389 · Management $4,368 · Fundraising $1,344$41,101
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,706 · Management $3,049 · Fundraising $938$28,693
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,483$5,483
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,828 · Management $3,865 · Fundraising $1,969$28,662
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,287 · Management $5,765 · Fundraising $1,193$46,245
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,166 · Management $385 · Fundraising $154$7,705
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,251$28,251
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,210 · Management $1,902 · Fundraising $132$19,244
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,667$4,667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $504,520 · Management $64,934 · Fundraising $18,070$587,524
Part X · Balance sheet $1,388,757 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $561,421$489,157
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $44,447$46,048
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,500$14,438
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $612,318$584,630
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $71,163$251,476
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,490$3,008
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,322,339$1,388,757
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,467$4,283
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,603$7,031
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,070$11,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,286,269$1,369,826
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,000$7,617
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,292,269$1,377,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,322,339$1,388,757
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,377,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$679,673
XI-2 Total expenses$587,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,149
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,292,269
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,975
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,377,443

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