Safe Sisters Circle FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-5194511Revenue $705K in FY2022

On file with the IRSsafesisterscircle.orgPo Box 15126, 20003-0126 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jul 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Safe Sisters Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides free culturally specific holistic and trauma-based services to Black women survivors of domestic violence and or sexual assault primarily living in Washington DC's Wards 7 and 8.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $213K a year · 32% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $316K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$705K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$418K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$432K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$705K
FY2022▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$360K
FY2022$705K
FY2023$911K
Expenses
$418K
FY2022▲ +95%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$214K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$705K
Net assets
$432K
FY2022▲ +197%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$145K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$638K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending April 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $291K Management & general 27% · $115K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$88,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alana Brown’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Alana Brown$88,333$77,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers free, culturally specific trauma support to Black women survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

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1 program · $291K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

We represent survivors in obtaining Civil Protection Orders against their abusers in DC Superior Court's Domestic Violence Court. We counsel and represent survivors in divorce custody and child support matters.

$291Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$705K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$705K
Money outPt IX
$418K
Ln 25
Programscol B$291K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$432K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$432K
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$705K
Government grantsLn 1e$106K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$705K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$432K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$432K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$432K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K$432K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$145K$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$145K$432K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$68K$17K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$168K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$18K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$22K$4K$17K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$0$22K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$20$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$346$346$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$218$10K$0
Information technologyLn 14$37K$20K$15K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$0$8K$0
TravelLn 17$2K$0$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$4K$1K$8K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$0$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$9K$10K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K$291K$115K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $911K$705K$207K$638K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $705K$418K$286K$432K 990 PDF
FY2021 $360K$214K$146K$145K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $704,663 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $359,902$704,663
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $359,902$704,663
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $171,063$271,938
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,299$146,356
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,362$418,294
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $145,540$286,369
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $704,663 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$105,540
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$599,123
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$704,663
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$704,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,294 across 26 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,000 · Management $17,000 · Fundraising $0$85,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $167,740 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$167,740
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,740 · Management $1,458 · Fundraising $0$19,198
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $4,459 · Management $17,350 · Fundraising $0$21,809
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $21,500 · Fundraising $0$21,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20 · Management $3,448 · Fundraising $1,669$5,137
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $346 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$346
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $218 · Management $9,691 · Fundraising $0$9,909
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,082 · Management $14,980 · Fundraising $1,441$36,503
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $8,000 · Fundraising $0$8,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $2,452 · Fundraising $0$2,452
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,060 · Management $1,173 · Fundraising $7,549$12,782
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $7,592 · Fundraising $0$7,592
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,757 · Management $10,279 · Fundraising $1,290$20,326
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,422 · Management $114,923 · Fundraising $11,949$418,294
Part X · Balance sheet $431,578 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,209$431,578
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $145,209$431,578
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $145,209$51,938
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$379,640
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $145,209$431,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $145,209$431,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $431,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$704,663
XI-2 Total expenses$418,294
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$286,369
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$145,209
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$431,578

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