A Safe Place Empowerment Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DEDICATED TO CREATING A SAFE, JUDGMENT-FREE, AND BARRIER-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO HEAL, EVOLVE, AND RECLAIM THEIR TRUE, AUTHENTIC SELVES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMPASSIONATE, EVIDENCE BASED, AND COMMUNITY-CENTER SUPPORT SERVICES.
- Income
- $192,036
- Spending
- $186,854
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 70%
- Highest pay
- $59,401, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 49% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)
- $150,863 spent. THROUGH OUR OUTPATIENT COUNSELING PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, ASPEN HAS SERVICEDOVER 175 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, HELPING THEM REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR RECOVERY JOURNEY.OUR CLIENTS REPORT MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, REDUCED SUBSTANCE USE, AND INCREASED STABILITY IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
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.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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