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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SAFE CREDIT UNION.

Totals

Total revenue
$254,668,911
Total expenses
$230,107,484
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$249,055
Program service revenue
$206,478,987
Investment income
$43,959,377
Other revenue
$4,230,547
Total assets, end of year
$4,305,419,611
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,960,352,448
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$345,067,163
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Interest on loans to members

    total $148,032,208 · related or exempt $148,032,208 · unrelated business $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ATM and debit card fees

    total $26,059,779 · related or exempt $25,692,678 · unrelated business $367,101

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Account service fees

    total $17,208,869 · related or exempt $17,208,869 · unrelated business $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Loan fees

    total $8,235,070 · related or exempt $8,235,070 · unrelated business $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Net gain on sale of loans

    total $469,898 · related or exempt $469,898 · unrelated business $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $6,473,163 · related or exempt $6,423,953 · unrelated business $49,210 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $39,399,971 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $39,399,971

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $15,725

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $15,725 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $15,725 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $15,725

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $38,307,947 · other assets $10,904,552

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $44,302,854 · other assets $350,239

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$5,994,907 · other assets $10,554,313

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,559,406 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4,559,406

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other non-interest income

    total $3,208,279 · related or exempt $1,622,866 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,585,413

  • 11b · Other revenue: Shared branch fees

    total $1,006,543 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $1,006,543 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,214,822

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $229,055

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $20,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $72,264,408

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,253,428

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $64,163,461

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,179,551

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,258,703

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,087,905

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,279,953

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $378,836

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,855,835

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,368,287

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,659,891

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,742,442

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,250,629

  • 17 · Travel

    total $241,840

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $312,596

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,513,426

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,476,360

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $320,556

  • 24a · Other expenses: Provision for Loan Losses

    total $8,106,658

  • 24b · Other expenses: Loan Servicing Expense

    total $7,138,159

  • 24c · Other expenses: Fraud and Card Losses

    total $1,592,064

  • 24d · Other expenses: DFPI Assessment

    total $443,719

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $969,722

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $25,256,858 · end of year $21,419,992

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $270,186,170 · end of year $202,452,240

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $2,385,933 · end of year $2,173,605

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $3,283,913,715 · end of year $3,110,938,104

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $110,370,323

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $58,365,720

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $53,707,018 · end of year $52,004,603

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $805,014,045 · end of year $668,000,230

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $13,306,819 · end of year $13,294,414

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $183,603,033 · end of year $235,136,423

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $62,857,652 · end of year $44,978,016

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $4,219,499 · end of year $4,365,507

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $300,000,000 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,960,176,525 · end of year $3,911,008,925

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $0

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $310,119,915 · end of year $345,067,162

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SAFE Credit Union's Purpose Statement is Building Financial Freedom. SAFE believes in financial freedom. This belief drives our commitment to serving members with knowledge and opportunities to build financial freedom.

  • SAFE HAS SERVED THE SACRAMENTO AREA SINCE 1940, AND NOW HAS MEMBERSHIP SPANNING 13 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SAFE HAS 19 BRANCHES IN THREE OF THESE COUNTIES: SACRAMENTO, PLACER AND YOLO. SAFE SERVES APPROXIMATELY 233,656 MEMBERS. SAFE OFFERS DEPOSITORY, LENDING AND OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO HELP ITS MEMBERS IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL WELL-BEING. AS A NOT FOR PROFIT, SAFE IS ABLE TO DELIVER BENEFITS TO ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH LOWER LOAN RATES AND HIGHER DEPOSIT RATES. IN ADDITION, SAFE MEMBERS ENJOY THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS: ACCESS TO OVER 30,000 ATMS NATIONWIDE, ACCESS TO 5,600 SHARED BRANCH LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE, ABILITY TO PERFORM POINT-OF-SALE (POS) TRANSACTIONS, FREE ONLINE BANKING AND BILL PAY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND EARLY PAYDAY WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT.

  • SAFE OFFERS A VARIETY OF DEPOSIT PRODUCTS INCLUDING SAVINGS, CHECKING, MONEY MARKET, CERTIFICATE, RETIREMENT, BUSINESS, AND YOUTH ACCOUNTS. DEPOSITS ARE FEDERALLY INSURED TO AT LEAST $250,000 AND BACKED BY THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. SAFE'S DEPOSIT RATES ARE VERY COMPETITIVE WITH THE MARKET. SAFE FEATURES BOTH LOW AND NO-COST CHECKING PRODUCTS AS WELL AS THOSE WITH HIGHER DIVIDEND RATES. MEMBERS CAN TRANSFER FUNDS FROM ONE DEPOSIT PRODUCT OR ACCOUNT TO ANOTHER QUICKLY AND SEAMLESSLY THROUGH OUR ONLINE, MOBILE, AND TELEPHONE BANKING SYSTEMS.

  • SAFE OFFERS A VARIETY OF LOW-RATE PRODUCTS TO HELP MEMBERS WITH THEIR FINANCING NEEDS. AVAILABLE LOAN PRODUCTS INCLUDE AUTO LOANS, REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS, HOME EQUITY LINES OF CREDIT, HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS, VISA CREDIT CARDS, SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, AND OTHER SECURED AND UNSECURED LOANS.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Donald Ball

    Treasurer, 1st Asst. Secretary

    Total calculated
    $3,432
    From this org
    $3,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jody Porter

    2nd Vice Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Blumenfeld

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $2,048
    From this org
    $2,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Ryan Larkin

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $1,617
    From this org
    $1,617
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Sonia Lewis

    1st Vice Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $1,756
    From this org
    $1,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Bernadette Austin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,453
    From this org
    $1,453
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Martha Lofgren

    Director

    Total calculated
    $790
    From this org
    $790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Robert Logue

    Director

    Total calculated
    $2,120
    From this org
    $2,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sonbol Aliabadi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $2,500
    From this org
    $2,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Terrrance Tremelling

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Trish Rodriguez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,497
    From this org
    $1,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Alexis Fitzpatrick

    EVP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $432,233
    From this org
    $416,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,965
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $346,193
    Bonus
    $69,175
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $13,055
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,910
    Filer's total
    $432,233
  • Faye Nabhani

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,255,168
    From this org
    $1,202,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,143
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $681,796
    Bonus
    $204,750
    Other
    $315,479
    Deferred
    $36,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,343
    Filer's total
    $1,255,168
  • Chris Harris

    EVP/CSO

    Total calculated
    $721,970
    From this org
    $705,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,743
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,002
    Bonus
    $333,500
    Other
    $1,725
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,943
    Filer's total
    $721,970
  • Colleen Nerius

    EVP/CHRO

    Total calculated
    $493,172
    From this org
    $478,044
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,128
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $324,955
    Bonus
    $64,871
    Other
    $88,218
    Deferred
    $11,976
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,152
    Filer's total
    $493,172
  • Jerrod Keller

    EVP/CXO

    Total calculated
    $308,539
    From this org
    $292,699
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,840
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,629
    Bonus
    $36,170
    Other
    $900
    Deferred
    $4,997
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,843
    Filer's total
    $308,539
  • Michael McCarthy

    SVP/CTO

    Total calculated
    $508,344
    From this org
    $474,099
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,245
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $325,807
    Bonus
    $65,515
    Other
    $82,777
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,445
    Filer's total
    $508,344
  • Tiffani Vargas

    EVP/CLO

    Total calculated
    $516,789
    From this org
    $482,304
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,485
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $409,259
    Bonus
    $69,175
    Other
    $3,870
    Deferred
    $13,631
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,854
    Filer's total
    $516,789
  • Brandi Schaefer

    Sr Mortgage Officer

    Total calculated
    $621,888
    From this org
    $602,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,724
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $602,128
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $36
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,924
    Filer's total
    $621,888
  • Damian Azimi

    Sr Mortgage Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,090,583
    From this org
    $1,044,937
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,646
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,044,338
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $99
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,846
    Filer's total
    $1,090,583
  • Diane Hicks

    Sr Mortgage Officer

    Total calculated
    $262,492
    From this org
    $250,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,722
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,834
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $436
    Deferred
    $10,297
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,425
    Filer's total
    $262,492
  • Jeffrey Impey

    Wealth Advisor

    Total calculated
    $561,787
    From this org
    $530,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,147
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $528,915
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,725
    Deferred
    $13,311
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,836
    Filer's total
    $561,787
  • William G Erb

    Mortgage Sales Team Lead

    Total calculated
    $150,738
    From this org
    $123,012
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,726
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,882
    Bonus
    $750
    Other
    $380
    Deferred
    $5,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,976
    Filer's total
    $150,738

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
Benefits to interested persons includes travel-related expenses for a partner or children of the Board Directors or Senior Management who are attending credit union and financial services industry conferences or events. The following individuals received this benefit and were issued a 1099-NEC or W-2: 1. Sonbol Aliabadi 2. Bernadette Austin 3. Donald Ball 4. Richard Blumenfeld 5. Ryan Larkin 6. Sonia Lewis 7. Martha Lofgren 8. Robert Logue 9. Trish Rodriguez These benefits are grossed up for tax reporting purposes.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
The credit union covers the estimated tax on reimbursement of travel-related expenses for a partner or child of a Board Director incurred while attending credit union and financial services industry conferences or events. These benefits are grossed up for tax reporting purposes.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
1. The credit union's President, Faye Nabhani, has a SERP in which the credit union pays a retirement benefit to the executive if certain requirements are met. The retirement benefit is treated as annual compensation, grossed up for income taxes, subject to income tax and included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The annual amount paid in 2024 is $309,999. 2. The credit union's EVP/CHRO, Colleen Nerius, has a SERP in which the credit union pays a retirement benefit to the executive if certain requirements are met. The retirement benefit is treated as annual compensation, grossed up for income taxes, subject to income tax and included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The annual amount paid in 2024 is $85,000. 3. The credit union's EVP/CTO, Michael McCarthy, has a SERP in which the credit union pays a retirement benefit to the executive if certain requirements are met. The retirement benefit is treated as annual compensation, grossed up for income taxes, subject to income tax and included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The annual amount paid in 2024 is $80,630. 4. The credit union's EVP/CFO, Alexis Fitzpatrick, has a SERP in which the credit union pays a retirement benefit to the executive if certain requirements are met. The retirement benefit contains imputed income or economic benefit that may be subject to FICA tax withholding. If applicable, this would be included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. 5. The credit union's EVP/Chief Lending and Retail Banking Officer, Tiffani Vargas, has a SERP in which the credit union pays a retirement benefit to the executive if certain requirements are met. The retirement benefit contains imputed income or economic benefit that may be subject to FICA tax withholding. If applicable, this would be included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511339349307146

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