Project Safeguard FY2023 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 1984Crime & LegalEIN 74-2340430

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Project Safeguard empowers and partners with people who have experienced gender-based violence, helping them navigate a course of survivor-driven justice through expert, trauma-informed legal advocacy and representation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $909K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$273K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$276K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$276K
FY2023▼ -16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Mar 1985.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.0M Management & general 13% · $156K Fundraising 4% · $44K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jody Curl’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jody Curl$100,999$98,458————
Jennifer Eyl—$16,317$100,000$91,949$82,500$82,500

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

Offers legal help to domestic violence victims in civil court protection cases.

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1 program service account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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In 2023, PSG provided more than 3,300 civil legal services to 787 individuals. 92.8% were survivors of domestic violence, 2.9% were survivors of sexual assault, and 3% were survivors of stalking. Staff attorneys provided unbundled legal services to 158 clients.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$160
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$276K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$160
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$262K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$153K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
Net assetsLn 32$276K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 613
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K$262K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$635K$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$306K$273K
Net assetsLn 32$329K$276K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$78K$16K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$752K$652K$78K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$332$117
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$73K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$62K$8K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$64K$63K$601$219
Office expensesLn 13$33K$28K$3K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$24K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$31K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$950$346
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$928$120$44
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$560$204
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$6K$731$265
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$156K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.5M$107K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$49K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$53K$276K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$114K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$57K$442K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M$55K$386K 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 $1,189,324 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$26,250
VIII-1e Government grants$1,040,489
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,382
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,147,121
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $160$160
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $42,043$42,043
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,203$1,189,324
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,242,496 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,003 · Management $15,600 · Fundraising $10,400$104,003
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $652,124 · Management $77,656 · Fundraising $22,651$752,431
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,604 · Management $332 · Fundraising $117$3,053
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,009 · Management $9,086 · Fundraising $3,011$85,106
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,599 · Management $7,851 · Fundraising $2,766$72,216
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,879$26,879
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $63,468 · Management $601 · Fundraising $219$64,288
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,436 · Management $3,430 · Fundraising $1,247$33,113
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,529 · Management $1,901 · Fundraising $1,702$27,132
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,818 · Management $3,988 · Fundraising $1,450$36,256
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,344 · Management $950 · Fundraising $346$8,640
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $928 · Management $120 · Fundraising $44$1,092
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,331 · Management $560 · Fundraising $204$5,095
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,551$6,551
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,645 · Management $731 · Fundraising $265$6,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,041,838 · Management $156,236 · Fundraising $44,422$1,242,496
Part X · Balance sheet $548,883 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,533$200,464
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $183,383$61,377
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $224,243$117,493
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,728$11,303
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,277$5,018
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $122,718$153,228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $634,882$548,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,020$26,572
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $138,462$92,308
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $123,552$154,327
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $306,034$273,207
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $328,848$275,676
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $328,848$275,676
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $634,882$548,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $275,676 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,189,324
XI-2 Total expenses$1,242,496
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,172
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$328,848
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$275,676

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