Make Schools Safe INC EIN 82-4648559

Make Schools Safe INC

EIN  82-4648559 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Parkland, FL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes best practices and empowers students and staff to create safe school environments.
Leadership
Lori Alhadeff · Director/Pres.
Money in and out
$496K revenue, $365K expenses
Bottom line
31% program efficiency

Promotes best practices and empowers students and staff to create safe school environments. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $496K in revenue, $365K in expenses, and $985K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$496K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$365K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$985K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $132K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.31 Management & general $0.65 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
31%
of spending reaches programs▼ -41% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
32.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×11 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$496K
FY2024▲ +44%
Expenses
$365K
FY2024▲ +3%
Total assets
$985K
FY2024▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$496K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$365K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$985K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$132K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$985K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B31%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $87K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Security hut donated to riverglades and park trails elementary schools.

$45Kprogram expense
02

Other program services expenses

$27Kprogram expense
03

Moss high school clubs support including meeting expenses and materials.

$15Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMake Schools Safe INC
EINHdr · item D82-4648559
Principal addressHdr · item CParkland, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Dir/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$324K · 65%
Other revenue$158K · 32%
Investment income$15K · 3%
Contributions & grants65%$324K
Other revenue32%$158K
Investment income3%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$496K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.31 Management & general $0.65 Fundraising $0.04
Program services31%$112K
Management & general65%$238K
Fundraising4%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$365K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$985K
Total assetsLn 16$985K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$985K
Months of cash on handcomputed32.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $985K · Operating expenses/yr $365K
32.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $112K · Total expenses $365K
31%
Management & General
Management & general $238K · Total expenses $365K
65%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $365K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $23K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $218K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $324K · Total revenue $496K
65%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $496K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $496K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15K · Total revenue $496K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $365K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $496K · Prior year $344K
+44%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $161K · FY2024 $496K
+32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $985K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $496K · Expenses $365K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $985K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $985K · Total assets $985K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $985K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lori Alhadeff · Reported title DIRECTOR/PRES. · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $365K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $365K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 31%
Overhead ratio 65%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 44%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$496K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$344K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$347K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$313K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$161K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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