Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $200K paid to officers and key staff.
Kristi Wells’s $100K as CEO & President is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi Wells | $100,000 | $83,000 | $88,911 | $42,458 | $42,458 |
| Brittany Dunn | $100,000 | $83,000 | $88,911 | $42,458 | $42,458 |
| Kathleen Arnold | — | $55,700 | — | — | — |
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.
See Safe House Project INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Unites communities to end sex trafficking and provide survivors with housing and care.
Questions for Safe House Project INC
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Accelerates Domestic Shelter Capacity
Safe house project mentors, funds, and certifies new and expanding safe houses across america to increase the national landscape. Since 2018, SHP has funded and supported the launch of multiple programs across america, providing an additional 371 opportunities for survivors of child trafficking in residential care programs.
Advance Domestic Trafficking Prevention & Education
Safe house project knows that in order to provide a holistic solution to child sex trafficking in america, it takes both treatment and prevention. Since 2018, safe house project deployed training to over 250k people on how to prevent, spot, and report suspected trafficking in their communities.
Survivor Empowerment
Emergency response & economic empowerment - safe house project works to help create economic empowerment for survivors through employment opportunities and internships that help them learn necessary skills for the long-term.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.0M |
| Given inLn 1b | $1.0M |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.2M | $764K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.7M | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.2M | $3.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $35K | $28K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.2M | $3.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $366K | $366K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $200K | $160K | $15K | $25K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $423K | $432K | −$11K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $188K | $174K | $7K | $7K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $8K | $8K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $197K | $196K | $895 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $254K | $170K | $56K | $29K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4K | $500 | $2K | $961 |
| TravelLn 17 | $239K | $230K | $107 | $9K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $144K | $144K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $362K | $351K | $10K | $1K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $91K | $74K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 | $3.7M | $2.4M | $1.3M | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $405K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $2.2M | $945K | $1.3M | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $921K | $715K | $207K | $485K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 | $318K | $375K | −$57K | $278K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,740,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,740,165 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,390,199 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,766,637 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,738,522 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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