Safer Diy Spaces INC

Tax-deductible

Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2017EducationEIN 81-5217454Revenue $104K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsaferdiyspaces.org4900 Shattuck Ave Unit 3735, 94609-7028 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Safer DIY Spaces provides free technical guidance, construction supplies and labor, and legal support to low-income tenants and artists living and/or working in non-code compliant buildings. Our goals are life-safety improvements and compassionate code enforcement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 2 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$104K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$59K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$104K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
$59K
FY2025▼ -64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$292K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$59K
Net assets
$133K
FY2025-0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$40K
FY2021−$682
FY2022$109K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$133K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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% · $49K Management & general 14% · $8K Fundraising 2% · $1K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

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

David Keenan’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Keenan$78,750$94,214$75,000$75,000$75,000

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps low-income tenants and artists improve unsafe living and working spaces with free guidance, supplies, and legal aid.

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2 programs · $49K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

This year, we actively preserved 52,000 square feet of affordable space for arts and community programming, including affordable live/work space for 40 artists in Oakland and San Francisco.

$44Kprogram expense
02

Fiscal sponsorship for Rogers & Rosewater Soup Kitchen and Love Bite Bakers - which provide meals and other necessities for unhoused individuals in the Oakland area.

$6Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,130

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$104K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Money outPt IX
$59K
Ln 25
Programscol B$49K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Total revenueLn 12$104K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$133K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$133K$133K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$11K$5K$650
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$550$550$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$426$59
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$312$312$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$532$14
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$243$243$0$0
InterestLn 20$495$0$495$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$138$575
Total functional expensesLn 25$59K$49K$8K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $104K$59K$45K$133K 990 PDF
FY2024 $193K$162K$31K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$217K$26K$138K 990 PDF
FY2022 $308K$247K$62K$109K 990 PDF
FY2021 $258K$292K−$34K−$682 990 PDF
FY2020 $177K$40K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $103,777 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,530$50,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $159,791$53,358
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $88$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $193,409$103,777
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $60,298$18,748
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,194$40,412
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $162,492$59,160
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,917$44,617
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $103,777 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$53,358
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,358 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$103,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $59,160 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,350 · Management $4,680 · Fundraising $650$16,680
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$550
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,033 · Management $426 · Fundraising $59$1,518
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,354 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,354
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $312 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$312
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,760 · Management $532 · Fundraising $14$2,306
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $243 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$243
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $495 · Fundraising $0$495
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,374 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,374
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,707 · Management $2,096 · Fundraising $0$5,803
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,812 · Management $138 · Fundraising $575$10,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,495 · Management $8,367 · Fundraising $1,298$59,160
Part X · Balance sheet $161,586 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,928$57,155
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $125,646$100,920
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $457$457
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,428$3,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,459$161,586
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,584$10,587
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,594$18,249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,178$28,836
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $133,281$132,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,281$132,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,459$161,586
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $132,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$103,777
XI-2 Total expenses$59,160
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,617
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,281
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$45,148
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$132,750

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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