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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAFE CREDIT UNION.

Totals

Total revenue
$183,102,902
Total expenses
$149,829,164
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$494,708
Program service revenue
$156,257,340
Investment income
$19,849,896
Other revenue
$6,995,666
Total assets, end of year
$4,508,747,092
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,219,469,562
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$289,277,530
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 $96,449,405 · related or exempt $96,449,405 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

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

    total $28,132,894 · related or exempt $27,746,692 · unrelated business $386,202 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Account service fees

    total $16,547,552 · related or exempt $16,547,552 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Loan fees

    total $8,206,785 · related or exempt $8,206,785 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

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

    total $947,050 · related or exempt $947,050 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $5,973,654 · related or exempt $5,917,295 · unrelated business $56,359 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,849,896 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $19,849,896

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $398,032

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $398,032 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $398,032 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $398,032

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    total $5,845,680 · related or exempt $4,047,043 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,798,637

  • 11b · Other revenue: Shared branch fees

    total $751,954 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $751,954 · 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

    $6,597,634

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $482,708

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $10,824,672

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,751,283

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $55,414,852

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,257,637

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,661,062

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,035,695

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,138,311

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $369,423

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,629,764

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,849,711

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,239,883

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,655,216

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,391,105

  • 17 · Travel

    total $367,651

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $514,964

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,476,443

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,144,856

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $270,378

  • 24a · Other expenses: Provision for Loan Losses

    total $9,269,663

  • 24b · Other expenses: Loan Servicing Expense

    total $5,840,499

  • 24c · Other expenses: Fraud and Card Losses

    total $908,031

  • 24d · Other expenses: DFPI Assessment

    total $427,513

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $895,844

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $13,214,956 · end of year $20,457,390

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $547,126,402 · end of year $182,345,670

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $2,336,268 · end of year $2,379,700

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $2,452,115,216 · end of year $3,109,768,829

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

    $110,187,543

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

    $54,373,082

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $55,226,063 · end of year $55,814,461

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,192,190,619 · end of year $927,017,676

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $13,545,540 · end of year $13,416,456

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $167,617,762 · end of year $197,546,910

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,206,384 · end of year $54,442,020

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $4,092,000 · end of year $3,733,046

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $200,000,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,043,465,781 · end of year $3,961,294,496

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $353,608,661 · end of year $289,277,530

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SAFE Credit Union's mission is to help members improve their financial well-being, provide excellent service, and ensure a financially sound credit union.

  • SAFE HAS SERVED THE SACRAMENTO AREA SINCE 1940, AND NOW HAS MEMBERSHIP SPANNING 13 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SAFE HAS 20 BRANCHES IN THREE OF THESE COUNTIES: SACRAMENTO, PLACER AND YOLO. SAFE SERVES APPROXIMATELY 234,495 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 EVERY COMPETITIVE WITH THE MARKET AND ARE TYPICALLY HIGHER THAN BANKS. 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, AND OTHER SECURED AND UNSECURED LOANS.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jody Porter

    2nd Vice Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rick Blumenfeld

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert Logue

    1st Vice Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $1,678
    From this org
    $1,678
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Sonia Lewis

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $1,639
    From this org
    $1,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Terrrance Tremelling

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Bernadette Austin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,147
    From this org
    $1,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Brian Bedford

    Director (until 8/15/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donald Ball

    Director

    Total calculated
    $3,906
    From this org
    $3,906
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ronald Seaman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $2,959
    From this org
    $2,959
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ryan Larkin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,378
    From this org
    $1,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Trish Rodriguez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $909
    From this org
    $909
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Harris

    EVP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $465,731
    From this org
    $439,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,131
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $364,892
    Bonus
    $72,797
    Other
    $1,911
    Deferred
    $24,084
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,047
    Filer's total
    $465,731
  • David Roughton

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,218,070
    From this org
    $1,176,986
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,084
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $908,102
    Bonus
    $251,401
    Other
    $17,483
    Deferred
    $24,560
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,524
    Filer's total
    $1,218,070
  • Faye Nabhani

    President

    Total calculated
    $705,246
    From this org
    $666,860
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,386
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $454,110
    Bonus
    $107,506
    Other
    $105,244
    Deferred
    $23,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,586
    Filer's total
    $705,246
  • Colleen Nerius

    EVP/CHRO

    Total calculated
    $482,838
    From this org
    $446,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,030
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $301,331
    Bonus
    $59,704
    Other
    $85,773
    Deferred
    $24,258
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,772
    Filer's total
    $482,838
  • Michael McCarthy

    SVP/CIO

    Total calculated
    $472,074
    From this org
    $429,262
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,812
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,309
    Bonus
    $58,641
    Other
    $81,312
    Deferred
    $23,653
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,159
    Filer's total
    $472,074
  • Tiffani Vargas

    EVP/CLO

    Total calculated
    $390,635
    From this org
    $348,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,739
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,241
    Bonus
    $61,004
    Other
    $1,651
    Deferred
    $23,701
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,038
    Filer's total
    $390,635
  • Brandi Schaefer

    Sr Mortgage Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,951,758
    From this org
    $1,925,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,016
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,923,746
    Bonus
    $750
    Other
    $1,246
    Deferred
    $23,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,816
    Filer's total
    $1,951,758
  • Damian Azimi

    Sr Mortgage Officer

    Total calculated
    $635,840
    From this org
    $592,960
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $590,535
    Bonus
    $1,767
    Other
    $658
    Deferred
    $23,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,080
    Filer's total
    $635,840
  • Diane Hicks

    Sr Mortgage Officer

    Total calculated
    $874,360
    From this org
    $855,489
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,871
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $851,167
    Bonus
    $750
    Other
    $3,572
    Deferred
    $17,349
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,522
    Filer's total
    $874,360
  • Ryan Smith

    Sr Mortgage Officer

    Total calculated
    $577,945
    From this org
    $533,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,258
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $528,585
    Bonus
    $1,530
    Other
    $3,572
    Deferred
    $21,984
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,274
    Filer's total
    $577,945
  • William G Erb

    Mortgage Sales Team Lead

    Total calculated
    $1,025,034
    From this org
    $979,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,951
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $918,918
    Bonus
    $58,203
    Other
    $1,962
    Deferred
    $24,009
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,942
    Filer's total
    $1,025,034

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 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 the spouses 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. Robert Logue 2. Bernadette Austin 3. Jeff Jefferson 4. Ronald Seaman 5. James Hopp 6. Donald Ball 7. Ryan Larkin 8. Sonia Lewis 9. Trish Rodriguez 10. David Roughton
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
SAFE pays the membership dues to a local country club for its CEO for business development. This amount was not treated as taxable income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
1. The credit union's CEO, David Roughton, 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, which is subject to income tax and is included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The original terms of the SERP agreement were met at the end of 2021. No annual amounts were paid in 2022. 2. The credit union's EVP/CFO, Chris Harris, 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, which is subject to income tax and is included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The original terms of the SERP agreement were met at the end of 2021. No annual amounts were paid in 2022. 3. 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, which is subject to income tax and is included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The annual amount paid in 2022 is $103,333. 4. 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, which is subject to income tax and is included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The annual amount paid in 2022 is $85,000. 5. The credit union's SVP/CIO, 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, which is subject to income tax and is included in Other Reportable Compensation in Schedule J, Part II. The annual amount paid in 2022 is $80,630.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b POLICY ON REIMBURSEMENT
THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF THIS MEMBERSHIP IS TO FACILITATE EVENTS FOR THE CREDIT UNION'S CEO AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE INVOICED DIRECTLY TO SAFE ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY EXPENSE POLICIES. EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL COMPANIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY AS IS THE BOARD AND ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEES.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321319349307557

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