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Safe and Sober Inc

EIN 46-3408060 · Springfield, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceFair54 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The mission of Missouri Safe and Sober is to deliver outcome-based educational programs designed to empower young people to make safe choices. We work to prevent substance abuse.

Income
$500,090
Spending
$462,913
Spent on programs
91%
Reserves
4.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
5
Volunteers
47

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    0 of 5

    Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
  1. $421,943 spent. The 2024 tax year, our non-profit mission is to deliver prevention education to youth, many of which are experiencing our program in school. For that reason this report is based on our accomplishments in the 2024-2025 school year. The number of Missouri schools and organizations signed up for Safe and Sober has seen a 61.4 % increase during the 2024-2025 school year totaling 452. The number of students served by Missouri Schools and Organizations showed an 89% increase over FY 24 totaling 249,339 youth. Because the materials are available on our website at no cost, we track all users in addition to Missouri. Currently there are 724 registered users throughout all 50 states in the United States serving 439,458 youth. .This program year Safe and Sober (SNS) piloted a Clubs initiative to integrate prevention into student-led clubs, in addition to our full prevention program that is used by counselors, School Resource Officers, classroom teachers, and administrators in public, private and homeschools across the US. For our Clubs initiative we focused on the southwest Missouri Region to track the effectiveness of afterschool prevention. All told 46 schools and organizations participated including: 5 FCCLA chapters, 2 SADD chapters, Various Student Councils, 3 Project Graduation Committees, YMCA and 4-H chapters, Boys and Girls Club and multiple faith-based youth groups. Some of the data we collected from Clubs to measure our success includes: more than 1,100 students completed pre/post-tests: Pre-test: 637 students strongly agreed that using alcohol/drugs before 21 poses a significant risk. Post-test: 808 students strongly agreed. That is a 26.8% increase which suggests these youth are learning from the education we provide to them. As part of our larger program, SNS creates impaired driving TV spots that are distributed across the State of Missouri in broadcast media and social media from April September, known as the 100 most dangerous days. Additionally, we utilize social media to deliver our youth prevention education to young audiences from May September on Tik Tok, Instagram, Pandora, Spotify and Facebook.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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