Safe Association
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
THE PRIMARY MISSION OF SAFE ASSOCIATION IS TO STIMULATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELDS OF SAFETY AND SURVIVAL AND TO DISSEMINATE PERTINENT INFORMATION TO CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.
- Income
- $520,199
- Spending
- $493,230
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 23
- Highest pay
- $59,784, administrato
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- SAFE CULMINATES EACH YEAR'S ACTIVITIES WITH THE SAFE SYMPOSIUM. TOPICS COVERED RANGE FROM DESERT SURVIVAL TO THE LATEST AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS EGRESS AIDS, COCKPIT DESIGN, RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, SYSTEMS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY, AND CREW TRAINING. ATTENDEES INCLUDE AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL LEADERS FROM INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND MILITARY AGENCIES. THE SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES TECHNICAL INFORMATION, STATE-OF-THE-ART DISPLAYS, AND HARDWARE IN THE EXHIBIT AREA AND FORUMS FOR A SHARING OF PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF SAFETY AND SURVIVAL. THE SYMPOSIUM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DRAW OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES ANNUALLY.
- SAFE ASSOCIATION MAKES AVAILABLE AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM AS WELL AS COPIES OF OTHER INFORMATION ACQUIRED OR OTHERWISE RECEIVED. THE ASSOCIATION CHARGES ONLY ENOUGH TO COVER ITS COSTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Fh Association (Phoenix, AZ), EIN 20-8424918. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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