The mission of Safe States Alliance is to strengthen the practice of injury and violence prevention.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$498K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$498K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $242K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$408K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+58% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$447K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$6.6M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$6.2M
Net assets
$447K
FY2021▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$857K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1997.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $2.2M Management & general 5% · $121K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $498K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$164,716Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Programs
$132,184Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Direc
$112,292Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Finance
$88,414Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Hamburg’s $200K as Executive Di is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Hamburg$199,659$183,387$175,766$166,638$164,716$149,170
Sharon Gilmartin$139,385$130,241$122,981$117,457$112,292$100,962
Jamila Porter————$132,184—
Michelle Wynn$110,172$100,223$97,398$77,853$88,414$77,020
Julie Rivers-Alonso$102,634$94,658————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens injury and violence prevention practices nationwide.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Cooperative agreements with government agencies to support the development of core public health functions & capacities related to injury prevention & control. Membership services including dissemination of injury prevention data and information training, professional development and injury prevention education.

$2.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Global ImpactFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$132K
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Grants paid · 38 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2024
Ann & Robert Lurie Children's HospFY2024$20,000
Cooperative Education - Cesa-6FY2024$19,985
Uofl HealthFY2024$16,914
Anne Arundel Dept of HealthFY2024$14,399
Dept of Public Safety VermontFY2024$14,286
Individual RecipientFY2023$19,959
Individual RecipientFY2023$19,735
University of Hawai'iFY2023$19,651
Center for Applied Science & TechnoFY2023$15,477
Washington Department of HealthFY2023$5,362
Society for Public Health EducationFY2022$30,000
Hamilton County Public HealthFY2022$30,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$29,880
Individual RecipientFY2022$24,998
University of Texas HealthFY2022$21,498
Aware INCFY2022$18,495
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$447K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$855K
LiabilitiesLn 26$408K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$242K
Total assetsLn 16$855K
LiabilitiesLn 26$408K
Net assetsLn 32$447K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6255
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$284K$211K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$242K
Total assetsLn 16$634K$855K
LiabilitiesLn 26$290K$408K
Net assetsLn 32$344K$447K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$643K$643K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$839K$796K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$28K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$121K$115K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$62K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$355K$312K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$63K$52K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$12
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$16K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$175K$169K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.2M$121K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.6M$6.2M$318K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$2.6M$110K$857K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.5M$221K$696K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.2M$60K$458K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.5M$2.4M$95K$447K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.5M$19K$344K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,462,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,459,490$2,344,412
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,025$90,050
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,409$5,968
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $108$21,871
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,557,032$2,462,301
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,078$643,435
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $999,588$1,054,725
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $530,509$669,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,538,175$2,367,619
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,857$94,682
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $2,462,301 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$59,210
VIII-1e Government grants$2,101,584
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,618
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,344,412
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $90,050$90,050
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,968$5,968
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,871$21,871
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,921 · Excluded from tax $5,968$2,462,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,367,619 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $643,435$643,435
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $795,952 · Management $43,394$839,346
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,057 · Management $1,533$29,590
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $114,660 · Management $6,264$120,924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,500 · Management $3,365$64,865
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,249$4,249
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $29,438$29,438
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $311,848 · Management $43,000$354,848
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,084 · Management $3,406$13,490
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,319 · Management $11,121$63,440
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,164$1,164
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,300 · Management $12$2,312
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,813 · Management $2,699$18,512
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,283$7,283
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $168,827 · Management $5,896$174,723
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,246,929 · Management $120,690 · Fundraising $0$2,367,619
Part X · Balance sheet $855,123 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,742$206,766
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $192,836$4,363
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $324,115$379,443
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,419$22,614
X-11 Publicly traded securities$241,937
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $634,112$855,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $231,115$332,208
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $59,068$76,282
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $290,183$408,490
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,710$445,414
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $219$1,219
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,929$446,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $634,112$855,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $446,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,462,301
XI-2 Total expenses$2,367,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,682
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,929
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,239
XI-7 Investment expenses−$1,217
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$446,633

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