LiveSafe Resources Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

LiveSafe Resources, Inc. operates a 40-Bed Emergency Shelter in a non-disclosed location providing safety to men, women an children fleeing domestic violence and sexual assault as a certified domestic violence center for the State of Georgia. Each domestic violence client is provided a case manager who assesses the client's personal situation and prepares./creates a safety and service plan to meet the individual or family's specific, immediate and future needs. With every client, the LSR team strives to: 1. Provide 24-crisis services; 2. Provide a safe and nurturing environment; 3. Provide support services to meet the individual needs of women, men and children, and 4. Providing information and referral services regarding permanent housing, social services, education, job training and medical care. Through an extensive network of service providers and partners, as well as community volunteers, LiveSafe Resources helps women, men, children and families reclaim their lives after domestic violence occurs. Daily, shelter advocates at LiveSafe Resources answer the 24-hour Crisis Hotline to assist in supporting individuals and families to help them find safe housing, facilitate referrals, and offer assistance (i.e. financial, educational, employment, transportation, pet, legal, childcare, etc.) LSR also assists the client in obtaining temporary order of protection. The outreach advocates provide education, information and referral through community groups, events, and other outreach venues to educate the community-at-large about the dynamics of domestic violence. On- and off-site counselors provide individual and group counseling services to support parents and children as they work to overcome the trauma of displacement and family violence. In Fiscal Year 06/30/25, LiveSafe Resources provided 9,802 shelter beds and answered 2,352 calls via the 24-hour crisis hotline. Demographics of population served and supported include: Age - newborn (under 1 year) to 60+; Race - 35% African American/Black, 4% Hispanic/Latino, 18% White, 2.5% Multiple Races and less than 1% Asian, American Indian or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander to provide information/referral, education, resources, skills and services including 1,053 client in filing for a temporary order of protection, provided, 330 with case management, 1483 with safety planning, 1024 court accompaniment, and 1,428 hours of individual or group counseling sessions. All residential/non-residential LSR clients receive information and referral to available resources including financial, transportation, food, childcare, emergency hotel, security/pet deposits, utility payment, moving expenses, and legal assistance.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.6%; rating input score 77
• Program expense ratio: 78.3%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 96.7%; rating input score 97; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.5%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.4; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings