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SAFE & SOUND

EIN 94-2455072 SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Revenue 2024
$10,792,917
Expenses 2024
$12,923,254

Program services were 80.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1500
Street
1757 WALLER ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF SAFE & SOUND IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND TRAUMA BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, BUILDING COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCING HEALING, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE.

  • CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES - SAFE & SOUND'S CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMMING AIMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES EXPOSED TO CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT, TRAUMA, AND OTHER ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES THROUGH TRAUMAINFORMED INTERVENTIONS. SAFE & SOUND USES EARLY, FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF ABUSE THROUGH AN INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH TO PROVIDE EMPOWERING SUPPORT TO BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN. PROGRAMS SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH EVIDENCEINFORMED DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDE WRAPAROUND INTERVENTIONS TO FAMILIES LIVING IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PLACE THEM AT RISK FOR NEGLECT, TRAUMA AND ABUSE, EMPOWERING PARENTS AND CHILDREN THROUGH EARLY, FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF ABUSE. SERVICES INCLUDE A THERAPEUTIC CHILDREN'S PLAYROOM, PARENT AND CHILD EDUCATION, A PARENTAL STRESS TALK LINE, CONCRETE NEEDS SUPPORT, AND INTEGRATED FAMILY SERVICES AIMED AT ASSESSING PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND DELIVERING TAILORED, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO FAMILIES IN AT-RISK SITUATIONS. IN 2024, THE TEAM PROVIDED IN-PERSON SUPPORT, PARENTING EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, SKILLS WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO 4,247 PARTICIPANTS, AND INTEGRATED, GOALORIENTED SERVICES TO 333 INDIVIDUALS. THE TEAM DISTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL 5,987 CONCRETE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING DRY FOOD BAGS, HYGIENE PRODUCT BAGS, AND WEEKLY FAMILY DINNERS.

    Expenses $4,024,990 · Revenue $85,423

  • STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & POLICY - SAFE & SOUND'S STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & POLICY PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON ENHANCING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS BY ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE CITY, AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND POLICY ADVOCACY AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTING NUMEROUS POLICIES AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND MANDATED REPORTER REFORMS. A KEY ASPECT OF OUR EFFORTS IS LEADING THE SAN FRANCISCO FAMILY SERVICES ALLIANCE, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER 40+ FRCS AND CHILD-SERVING AGENCIES THAT COLLECTIVELY SUPPORT OVER 50,000 CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS THE CITY. THROUGH THE FAMILY SERVICES ALLIANCE, SAFE & SOUND CHAMPIONS INVESTMENT IN FRCS AND ACTIVELY ADVOCATES FOR BUDGET ALLOCATIONS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPORT FAMILY SERVICES. AS A BACKBONE ORGANIZATION, SAFE & SOUND PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INITIATIVES LIKE THE FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT (FFPSA), COLLABORATING WITH FRCS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL UPSTREAM SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND REDUCE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. SAFE & SOUND IS ALSO THE BACKBONE AGENCY OF THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO (CAC), WHICH FACILITATED 123 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS LAST YEAR, WHERE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS ARE THERE TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING A TRAUMA-INFORMED BEST-IN-CLASS SINGLE FORENSIC INTERVIEW AND REFERRALS TO THE FOLLOW-UP CARE THE CHILD AND FAMILY NEED TO HEAL AFTER CASES OF ABUSE. IN 2024, THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF THE TEAM RESULTED IN THE ENGAGEMENT OF 42 PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE ENACTMENT, ADOPTION, OR REFINEMENT OF 19 AGREEMENTS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES ADVOCATING FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEMS CHANGE TO TRANSFORM THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INTO A FAMILY AND CHILD WELL-BEING SYSTEM THAT IMPROVES LIFE TRAJECTORIES AND OUTCOMES. IN 2024, SAFE & SOUND'S CENTER FOR YOUTH WELLNESS CONCLUDED ITS WORK ON THE TRAUMA-INFORMED ACES SCREENING & INTERVENTION EVALUATION (TASIE) PROJECT, UNDERWRITTEN BY HRSA, AN AGENCY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, WHICH STUDIED OUR TRAINING MODEL WITH ENHANCED LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. THIS PROJECT PROVIDED CRITICAL INFORMATION TO NATIONAL HEALTHCARE LEADERS TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST INTEGRATE AN ACES, TOXIC STRESS, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED FRAMEWORK INTO PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE SCREENING AND ITS RESULTS INTO PATIENT HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM EXTENDED ITS IMPACT BY TRAINING AND SUPPORTING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, NONPROFITS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN ACES SCREENING AND EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY COLLABORATED WITH HEALTHCARE NETWORKS, DROVE AWARENESS OF THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF TOXIC STRESS, AND ADVOCATED FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ACES AWARENESS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE THROUGH EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND RESOURCE TRANSLATION EFFORTS. IN 2024, THE TASIE PROJECT WORKED WITH 96 PROVIDERS ACROSS 16 PEDIATRIC PRACTICES TO SCREEN 4,736 CHILDREN ACROSS THE U.S.

    Expenses $3,708,670

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PARTNERSHIPS - SAFE & SOUND'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PARTNERSHIPS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOCUSES ON CHILD SAFETY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND CHILD-SERVING ADULTS. THE PROGRAM (I) EMPOWERS CHILDREN TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR SAFETY, (II) EMPHASIZES, TO ADULTS, THE UNDERSTANDING OF RESPONSIBILITIES AS MANDATED REPORTERS AND FOSTERING ACTION WHEN CHILD ABUSE IS SUSPECTED, AND (III) ADVOCATES FOR NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE CHILD WELFARE FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, SAFE & SOUND LEADS ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE THROUGH THE SAFE START FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER COLLABORATIVE. THE COMMUNITIES OF CARE (COC) PROJECT EXTENDS THIS WORK, AIMING TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND MAINTAIN FAMILY STRENGTH THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK. THE COC MODEL INCORPORATES PROTECTIVE FACTOR TRAINING AND ASSESSMENTS, FOSTERING A DATA-INFORMED APPROACH TO ENHANCE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. IN 2024, THE TEAM PROVIDED 3,611 CHILDREN AND CHILD-SERVING ADULTS WITH CHILD SAFETY AWARENESS OR MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING AND TRAINED 1,319 PROVIDERS WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEMS PRINCIPLES. THE TEAM ALSO PROVIDED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS TO 2,175 PROVIDERS ACROSS THE CITY TO SUPPORT A CITY-WIDE UNDERSTANDING OF PROTECTIVE FACTORS, TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEMS, AND CAPACITY BUILDING STRATEGIES.

    Expenses $2,663,923

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Alisa Williams

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Barnes

    DIRECTOR, CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hilary Mendola

    DIRECTOR, CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Riester

    DIRECTOR, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Ambrose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angie Ty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Heckman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aparna Kota

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arron Jiron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becca Chappell

    DIRECTOR (as of 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher C Stewart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Chai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Tom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Moress

    DIRECTOR (as of 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Farah Makras

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamila Nightingale

    DIRECTOR (as of 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Di Piazza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jillian Manus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa R Villarreal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Duffy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Castillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah H Whitelaw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Taneen Jafarkhani

    DIRECTOR (as of 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Byrdsong

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $199,035
    From this org
    $180,143
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,892
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,450
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $193
    Deferred
    $5,384
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,508
    Filer's total
    $199,035
  • Gagandeep Sandhu

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $193,779
    From this org
    $177,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,403
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $126
    Deferred
    $5,318
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,085
    Filer's total
    $193,779

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $10,792,917
    Expenses
    $12,923,254
    Contributions
    $10,554,324
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,388,943
    Expenses
    $13,030,570
    Contributions
    $9,937,027
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,083,733
    Expenses
    $13,514,685
    Contributions
    $10,684,606
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,393,636
    Expenses
    $8,902,599
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,547,332
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,987,998
    Expenses
    $10,841,107
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,252,982
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,231,127
    Expenses
    $6,906,705
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,346,181
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,448,796
    Expenses
    $7,045,069
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,932,248
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,950,026
    Expenses
    $5,939,180
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,314,559
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,779,867
    Expenses
    $6,850,611
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,072,602
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,425,587
    Expenses
    $4,765,016
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,091,296
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,522,076
    Expenses
    $4,718,825
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,451,940
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,551,147
    Expenses
    $4,419,043
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,907,549
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,551,147
    Expenses
    $4,419,043
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,907,549

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $0 raised

    2024 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $0 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $500 raised

    2023 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $153 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $0 raised

    2022 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $0 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $0 raised

    2021 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $0 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $8,570 raised

    2020 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $4,292 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $725 raised

    2019 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $214 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.