Safeart INC EIN 75-3210110

Safeart INC

EIN  75-3210110 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chelsea, VT Founded 2006
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Heals trauma and promotes wellness through creative expression and community connection.
Leadership
Cleopatra Griffin · Executive Director · $58K
Money in and out
$177K revenue, $197K expenses
Bottom line
59% program efficiency

Heals trauma and promotes wellness through creative expression and community connection. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $177K in revenue, $197K in expenses, and $170K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$177K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$170K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$20K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
59%
of spending reaches programs▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -500% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$177K
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses
$197K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$171K
FY2025▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$953
FY2025▼ -73%
Total revenue
$177K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$170K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$20K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$171K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B59%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $117K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The youth wellbeing project was launched in 2018. It involves weekly classroom residencies at multiple schools, restorative justice individual sessions, after school programs, youth conference workshops, and summer camp residencies reaching youth across the state.

$65Kprogram expense
02

The healing arts for women program is in its 17TH YEAR.WE have changed the format of the program over the years to respond to the needs of the community but it always has the goal of providing an opportunity for women to utilize the power of their creativity through the expressive arts to process trauma and life experiences, be it…

$52Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSafeart INC
EINHdr · item D75-3210110
Principal addressHdr · item CChelsea, VT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.safeart.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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
Executive Director
$58,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cleopatra Griffin’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cleopatra Griffin$58,000
Cleopatra Griffin$58,000$52,120$52,760$52,000$35,600
Ornella Matta-Figueroa$52,960$52,640$52,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$174K · 98%
Program service revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$174K
Program service revenue1%$2K
Investment income$276
Other revenue$335
Total revenueLn 12$177K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.08
Program services59%$117K
Management & general33%$64K
Fundraising8%$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$197K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$171K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$953
Total net assetsLn 32$170K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $171K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $197K · Less non-cash grants $60 · Cash operating expenses/yr $197K
10.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $117K · Total expenses $197K
59%
Management & General
Management & general $64K · Total expenses $197K
33%
Fundraising
Fundraising $16K · Total expenses $197K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $20K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $198K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $174K · Total revenue $177K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $177K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $177K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $276 · Total revenue $177K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $197K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $177K · Prior year $194K
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $206K · FY2025 $177K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $170K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $177K · Expenses $197K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $171K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $170K · Total assets $171K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $171K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cleopatra Griffin · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $58K · Total expenses $197K
29%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $167K · Total expenses $197K
85%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 59%
Overhead ratio 33%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth -9%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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)$177K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$194K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$250K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$186K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$206K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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