Safe Toddles INC EIN 83-2525171 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Safe Toddles INC

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Provides belt canes to visually impaired and blind children. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $258K in revenue, $309K in expenses, and $86K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2018
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Fishkill, NY
Website
safetoddles.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$258KFY2025
Expenses
$309K
Net assets
$86K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-2525171 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fishkill, NY Founded 2018
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides belt canes to visually impaired and blind children.
Leadership
Grace Ambrose-Zaken · Treasurer
Money in and out
$258K revenue, $309K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$258K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$309K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$86K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -28% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-20%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -677% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$258K
FY2025▼ -30%
Expenses
$309K
FY2025▼ -13%
Total assets
$86K
FY2025▼ -37%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$258K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$309K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$86K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$86K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSafe Toddles INC
EINHdr · item D83-2525171
Principal addressHdr · item CFishkill, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jsafetoddles.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grace Ambrose-Zaken’s $26K as President is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Grace Ambrose-Zaken$25,688$26,443$14,090

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $198K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Manufacturing Pediatric Belt Canes

We combine the raw materials to create the original wearable white cane assistive safety devices. We provide pediatric belt canes fully funded, at a subsidized rate for families and professionals to use with blind toddlers.

$128Kprogram expense
02

Outreach and Education

We provide one-one-one support to users, medical and educational professionals, provide group training, webinars, conference presentations, multimedia demonstrations, professional curriculum and school-wide demonstration projects.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Research and Development

We conduct research activities on pediatric belt cane outcomes, design, and manufacturing methods.

$31Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$211K · 82%
Program service revenue$46K · 18%
Contributions & grants82%$211K
Program service revenue18%$46K
— government grantsLn 1e$40K
Total revenueLn 12$258K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.07
Program services64%$198K
Management & general29%$88K
Fundraising7%$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$85K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$86K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $85K · Operating expenses/yr $309K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $198K · Total expenses $309K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $88K · Total expenses $309K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $22K · Total expenses $309K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $178K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $211K · Total revenue $258K
82%
Government reliance
Government grants $40K · Total revenue $258K
16%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $46K · Total revenue $258K
18%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $258K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $46K · Total expenses $309K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $258K · Prior year $369K
-30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $329K · FY2025 $258K
-6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $86K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $258K · Expenses $309K
-20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $86K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $86K · Total assets $86K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $86K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Grace Ambrose-Zaken · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $309K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $31K · Total expenses $309K
10%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 29%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -30%

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 · FY2024
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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)$258K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$369K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$363K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$329K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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