Safe FY2021 filing

EIN 81-4501339 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Canon City, CO

Form 990 (PDF)

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Size

$1–10M

What they do

an international affairs nonprofit

Leadership

Loren Miller · President · $8K

Money in and out

$597K revenue, $465K expenses

Bottom line

99% program efficiency

Safe is an international affairs nonprofit based in Canon City, CO. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $597K in revenue, $465K in expenses, and $264K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021

Total revenue

$597K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$465K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$264K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $132K

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

99%

Program services $0.99 Fundraising $0.01

Program efficiency

99%

of spending reaches programs

Operating runway

6.8mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate

Surplus margin

+22%

revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990

Revenue

$597K

FY2021▲ +23%

Expenses

$465K

FY2021▲ +15%

Total assets

$264K

FY2021▲ +100%

Total liabilities

FY2021

Total revenue

$597K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$465K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$264K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$132K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$264K

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $459K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.

Provided support to 20 separate homes for orphans and at risk children

$442Kprogram expense

Provided support for 2 schools and education assistance

$17Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CSafe

EINHdr · item D81-4501339

Principal addressHdr · item CCanon City, CO

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.safe.asia

Year of formationHdr · item Lpending

State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q40)

Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No

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

Loren Miller

President

$8,400Pt VII · Sec A

Harold Fox

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Knepp

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Enos Miller

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Miller

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Langwell

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julian Garber

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loren Miller’s $26K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $1–10M international 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Loren Miller	—	$36,100	$7,700	$19,800	$8,400	$16,200
Loren Miller	$25,750	—	—	—	—	—

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 & grants100%$597K

Investment income$1

Total revenueLn 12$597K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

99%

Program services $0.99 Fundraising $0.01

Program services99%$459K

Fundraising1%$6K

Total functional expensesLn 25$465K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$264K

Total assetsLn 16$264K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$264K

Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $264K · Operating expenses/yr $465K

6.8 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $459K · Total expenses $465K

99%

Management & General

Management & general $0 · Total expenses $465K

Fundraising

Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $465K

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $540K

$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $597K · Total revenue $597K

100%

Government reliance

Government grants — · Total revenue $597K

—

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $597K

Investment reliance

Investment income $1 · Total revenue $597K

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $465K

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $597K · Prior year $483K

+23%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $264K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $597K · Expenses $465K

+22%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $264K

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $264K · Total assets $264K

100%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $264K

Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Loren Miller · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $8K · Total expenses $465K

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $8K · Total expenses $465K

Peer comparison

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

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	99%	—	—
Overhead ratio	0%	—	—
Fundraising cost ratio	1%	—	—
Revenue growth	23%	—	—
Accounting 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

Anabaptist FoundationFY2024$329K

2222 FoundationFY2024$32K

Oneshare InternationalFY2024$20K

New Horizons Ministries INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$391K

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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024

Institute for Global Opportunities INCPA · FY2024$10,000

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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)$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2024$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$934K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$650K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$597K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$483K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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