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SAFE REFUGE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
SAFE REFUGE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (EIN 46-3537904)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-28
IRS object ID
201623149349201162
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-10-28T13:53:56-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN383816869PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WILLIS FINANCIAL SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 570AddressLine1Txt
CityCLAYTONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94517ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN463537904EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAFE FAMILIES NORTHERN CALIFORNIABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSAFEBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11251 MONUMENT BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityCONCORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94520ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREW JENSENPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9255668050PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN M WILLIS CPA CFPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01042924PTIN
Phone9257057413PhoneNum
Preparation2016-10-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.SAFEFAMILIESNORCAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$160,496GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$160,010ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$486InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$160,496TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$104,777SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$6,311OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,635PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$44,698OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$157,421TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$3,075ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$80,488NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$83,563NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,488BOYAmt
EOY$83,563EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,488BOYAmt
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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,488BOYAmt
EOY$83,563EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposePROVIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN CRISISPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomSEE SCHEDULE ODescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
STEVEN WILLIS
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
ANDREW JENSEN
PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
KENT DRESDOW
SECRETARY4.00$0$0$0
MATTHEW REHRER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
CHARLES SWEERIS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
GREG DRESDOW
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JUSTIN LYON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
LAURIE AGNELLO
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
BRIAN BANNISTER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
GARY GUARISCO
CHAIRMAN2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEPHANIE CRANMERPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11251 MONUMENT BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityCONCORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94520ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9253086292PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,365CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$185,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$160,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$350,459TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,365CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$185,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$160,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$350,459TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$87,911SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$262,548PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$350,459TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
General explanation attachmentFORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28SAFE FAMILIES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PROVIDES HOSTING SERVICES FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS. WE PROVIDE FREE SHORT TERM CHILD CARE TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS AS PER OUR CHARITABLE INTENT. IN 2015, WE PROVIDED 124 UNIQUE HOSTINGS. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS 14 DAYS. THIS BENEFITS BOTH THE PARENTS AND THE CHILD(REN) BECAUSE THE FAMILY IS REUNITED AFTER THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS WITH NO STIGMA OR ISSUES FROM GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, OVERBURDENED CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES DONT HAVE ADDITIONAL CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM FOR LONG TERMS WHEN ONLY SHORT TERM CARE WAS NECESSARY. WHEN LONG TERM ISSUES ARE IDENTIFIED, SAFE FAMILIES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TAKES CASES TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION.
Description of other expenses Part I line 16DESCRIPTION AMOUNTADVERTISING 12BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEES 50INSURANCE 15,112OFFICE EXPENSE 7,820PAYROLL SERVICE FEE 966UTILITIES 3,020OFFICE SUPPLIES 169TRAVEL 8,001FUNDRAISING 9,548