Nonprofit · EIN 75-2992774
THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $921,429 | $781,058 | $140,371 | $911,449 | -$331 | $911,780 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $873,020 | $890,142 | -$17,122 | $722,883 | -$584 | $723,467 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $904,786
- of which government grants
- $22,000
- Program service revenue
- $21,077
- Investment income
- $24,570
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5,817
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$53,856
- Net income from gaming
- $24,852
- Other revenue
- -$29,004
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $326,250
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $127,923
- Other salaries and wages
- $182,653
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $341,269
- Professional fundraising fees
- $6,336
- Accounting fees
- $20,559
- Occupancy
- $16,859
- Travel
- $1,821
- Depreciation
- $1,867
- Program services (functional)
- $481,532
- Management and general (functional)
- $122,023
- Fundraising (functional)
- $177,503
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $722,883
- Total assets, end of year
- $911,449
- Total liabilities, end of year
- -$331
- Net assets, end of year
- $911,780
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,711
- Publicly traded securities
- $672,851
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $841,530
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $70,250
- Gross receipts
- $1,103,125
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN SCHRANTZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $124,197 | $3,726 |
| MEGAN SUTHERLAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TURIAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE STORCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE VESTAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BROOKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY BURNS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE CARSWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID COOK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HINTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN HOERSCHELMANN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI HOWARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIGHTFOOT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA ABRAMSON LOTT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE MACKENZIE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERLY REED | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHANEL REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA ROBERTSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL ROBINETT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA RUBIN LEVIN | MEMBER (UNTIL 05/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN SCHRANTZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $119,334 | $3,162 |
| MEGAN SUTHERLAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY BURNS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE STORCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE VESTAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BROOKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE CARSWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID COOK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HINTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN HOERSCHELMANN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI HOWARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA RUBIN LEVIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIGHTFOOT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA ABRAMSON LOTT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE MACKENZIE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY REED | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANEL REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA ROBERTSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL ROBINETT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TURIAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT EARNEST | MEMBER (UNTIL 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE CLARK | MEMBER (UNTIL 04/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN ROBERTSON | MEMBER UNTIL (09/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4210 SW OREGON ST UNIT H, SEATTLE, WA 98116-4236
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN SCHRANTZ, 4210 SW OREGON ST STE H, SEATTLE, WA 98116
- Signed the 990
- KAREN SCHRANTZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 652-4723
- Return prepared by
- VINE DAHLEN PLLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION (SCF) IS TO BE A LEADER IN SUPPORTING SERVICES THAT HELP GRIEVING CHILDREN HEAL.
Program accomplishments
- SCF FUNDS PROGRAMS TO HELP CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS HEAL AND THRIVE AFTER THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. FUNDED PROGRAMS INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CHILDREN'S GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES (IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL); BEREAVEMENT CAMPS, HIKES AND WILDERNESS BACKPACKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS; ONLINE AND IN-PERSON SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUPS; BILINGUAL PROGRAMS IN SPANISH AND SOMALI; AND MATERIALS SUCH AS THERAPEUTIC BOOKS AND GAMES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. 4,583 CHILDREN AND TEENS WERE SUPPORTED BY DIRECT SERVICES FOR AN ESTIMATED 40,000 HOURS OF GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICE, INCLUDING 97 CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED CAMP ERIN-KING COUNTY, A FREE WEEKEND BEREAVEMENT CAMP. AN ADDITIONAL 3,009 YOUTH RECEIVED ART THERAPY BOOKS AND MATERIALS.FORTY-NINE SCHOOLS IN THE PUGET SOUND AREA WERE SUPPORTED BY SAFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM WITHIN KING COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, SCF DELIVERED SIX PROVIDENCE SAFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM'S SCHOOL GRIEF GROUP CURRICULUM KITS TO FIVE SCHOOLS IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION. THIS SIX-WEEK GROUP CURRICULUM IS FACILITATED BY 1-2 PROFESSIONALS WITH A BACKGROUND IN MENTAL HEALTH OR GRIEF SUPPORT, TYPICALLY A SCHOOL COUNSELOR, SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELOR, OR A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER. A PRE-MADE KIT INCLUDES NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR COUNSELORS TO HOST A GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. PARTICIPANTS LEARN TOOLS FOR NAVIGATING THEIR UNIQUE GRIEF JOURNEY AND BUILD COMMUNITY WITH PEERS WHO ARE ALSO GRIEVING.Expenses $465,071 · grants $326,250
- SCF PRESENTED THE 10TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST CONFERENCE ON CHILDHOOD GRIEF WHICH PROVIDES CLINICIANS, THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT BEST PRACTICES WHEN DEALING WITH GRIEVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. REGIONAL PROFESSIONALS NETWORK, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS. MORE THAN 120 PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE. PRESENTERS PROVIDED CONTINUING EDUCATION ON ASSORTED TOPICS, INCLUDING TRAUMATIC LOSS AND SENSORY REGULATION, DELIVERING GRIEF SUPPORT IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS, STORYTELLING, AND DRAMATIC PLAY IN CHILDHOOD GRIEF SUPPORT, AND SUPPORTING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. AN ESTIMATED 9,000 YOUTH FROM OUR REGION DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS THE GRIEF PROFESSIONALS INCORPORATED INTO THEIR PRACTICE AFTER ATTENDING THIS CONFERENCE. SCF LED QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS FOR PROGRAM PARTNERS TO ENSURE SERVICES AND SUPPORT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL FAMILIES, AND DISSEMINATED CURRENT RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ON THE NEED FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND GRIEF SUPPORT. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS, REGIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS, AND GOVERNMENT/NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FREE PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.SCF'S YOUTH & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COUNCILS OFFER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OTHER GRIEVING YOUTHS ON LEADERSHIP PROJECTS IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPLEMENTS PEER SUPPORT GROUPS. THE COUNCILS LED A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS TO ELEVATE YOUTH VOICES ON THE TOPIC OF GRIEF: "WHAT GRIEVING YOUTH WANT YOU TO KNOW", DELIVERED "CARE BASKETS" TO TEENS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A DEATH OF A PARENT/SIBLING, AND DEVELOPED GOVERNING STRUCTURES FOR COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.Expenses $16,461 · revenue $21,077
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2992774
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $911,449
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,103,125
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $921,429 | $781,058 | $911,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $873,020 | $890,142 | $722,883 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $860,525 | $769,713 | $717,465 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 75-2992774).
Questions about THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION is 75-2992774.
- Is THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KAREN SCHRANTZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,197 (KAREN SCHRANTZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE SAFE CROSSINGS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $921,429, expenses of $781,058 and total assets of $911,449 at year end.
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