Creek Safe

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
825385280
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Beavercreek, OH, USA
Phone
9374784353
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Crime Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,680
Expenses
$3,492
Assets
$20,406
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER BECK (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER BECK (PRESIDENT)
  • JENNIFER BECK (TREASURER)
  • MEGHAN MORGAN (SECRETARY)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

After the stoneman douglas high school shooting, beavercreek city schools held a safety meeting in april 2018 to inform parents of security measures and safety guidelines already in place in the school. A small group of parents asked what can we do to help you keep our kids safe? And with that an idea was born. Creek safe is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing safety measures in our schools. Of course, there is a cost to providing additional security. With our organization raising money for this cause, beavercreek city schools can focus funding on other areas.

What it reported doing in 2024

Because of the generosity and support of our beavercreek friends, creek safe was able to complete the initial goal of raising 60,000 to purchase over 330 anchorman locks for every elementary school classroom door. The bellbrook fence company graciously offered their services to provide installation of each of these locks. Thank you, bellbrook fence all of the elementary school locks have been installed as of january 2019. Creek safe launched the phase two goal in december 2018. Phase twos goal is to raise an additional 70,000 to cover the purchase and installation of about 380 anchorman locks for each classroom door in ankeney middle school, coy middle school, ferguson hall and beavercreek high school. This goal breaks down to about 20 for every secondary student in our district. This goal was accomplished and finalized january 2021. Creek safes mission is to ensure that there is an additional level of security for every student in the beavercreek city schools. Please join us in making this vision a reality. See below for more information on how you can help us.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44.1%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 96.2%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $56.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 54.5%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.84; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -30.9% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.7% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 44.1% of revenue deployed · 96.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.