A Safe Place Empowerment Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921284166
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Gastonia, NC, USA
Phone
7044988898
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Reported finances

Revenue
$192,036
Expenses
$186,854
Assets
$50,492
Liabilities
$24,865

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WANDA JONES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • WANDA JONES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SAM ROBINSON (DIRECTOR)
  • MICHELLE MATHIS (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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.

What it reported doing in 2025

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.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 70% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.6%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 44.3% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 45% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.6% of revenue deployed · 80.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $151K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.