Safe Alternatives To Violent Environments

What it reported doing in 2024

Crisis Response: Our Crisis Response team is made up of trained staff and volunteers who provide emotional support, crisis intervention services and support, and vital information and referrals around the clock via our 24-hour crisis line and at our Empowerment Center. Our Empowerment Center (EC) has become a vital community resource for individuals experiencing domestic violence. Our advocates provide walk-in services which include crisis counseling, assistance securing shelter, emergency food and clothing, aid to secure a temporary restraining order and access to other resources. Clients are encouraged to utilize the advocates for ongoing case management services, designed to help them address and overcome issues which may be barriers escaping domestic violence. In FY 24/25, 211 survivors received in-person response services at our Empowerment Center and 128 of them received 328 case management sessions. The Crisis Response Team also staff our 24-hour crisis line which is often the first step survivors take to get help. Our goal with every call is to ensure that survivors end the call feeling safer and with the knowledge that SAVE is source of ongoing assistance. Our crisis hotline serves as a starting point for clients, with many seeking out additional SAVE services. In FY 24/25, the Crisis Response team responded to 2291 crisis calls from approximately 1250 callers.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 62.8%; rating input score 63
• Program expense ratio: 67.7%; rating input score 68
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 8.4%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings