Safetogether Initiative Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882502033
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Parkland, FL, USA
Phone
9548994040
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$400,000
Expenses
$434,852
Assets
$34,182
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TODD DARLING (PRESIDENT)
  • RALPH KATTENBURG (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TODD DARLING (PRESIDENT)
  • RALPH KATTENBURG (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

Our mission is to create technologies that protect life itself safeguarding every breath we take, every journey we make, and every future we dream of. Through the fusion of breakthrough science and human compassion, we are building a world where the invisible threats of today disease, impairment, tragedy are not just fought, but prevented. We exist to ensure that progress serves everyone, and that the next generation inherits not just new inventions, but a safer, stronger, more resilient world.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, Safetogether Initiative advanced the engineering and validation pathway for its 2022 patent US No. 11,679,176 B2, Method and System for LED-based Viral and Bacterial Removal system that removes airborne viruses and bacteria in a single ventilation pass. Designed to exceed ASHRAE Standard 241 for controlling infectious aerosols, this system integrates high-efficiency particle filtration, photocatalytic UV/LED sterilization, and AI-powered threat and pathogen identification. The technology was customized for both new and retrofit HVAC systems in schools, hospitals, transit vehicles (e.g., school buses, subways, etc.), and other public spaces. It includes real-time air quality monitoring and advanced threat characterization. Engineering for third-party lab testing is underway and will be presented to major infrastructure and transportation partners.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: -8.7%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 120% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -68.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.9% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $135K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.