Give.org logo
Support Give.org
Support Give.org
CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2027

Safe and Sound

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(415) 668-0494
1757 Waller Street
San Francisco, CA, 94117
https://safeandsound.org
📄 Full Report 🖨️ Print 📋 BBB Charity Standards

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Safe and Sound meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to prevent and reduce the impact of childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma by strengthening families, building communities, and advancing healing, equity, and justice."

Year, State Incorporated:
1976, CA

Safe and Sound reports that it offers integrated, trauma-informed services to address abuse, including counseling, workshops, therapeutic childcare, parenting education, basic needs support, and a 24/7 TALK Line for parenting support. In 2023, the organization states that it trained 6,840 parents and caregivers in child safety awareness, its TALK Line assisted in 4,038 phone counseling sessions, and 3,877 parents and caregivers received telehealth therapy and access to family strengthening programs.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Safe and Sound's program expenses were:

Strategic partnerships and policy $4,359,692
Children and family services $3,740,292
Community education and partnerships $2,953,597
Total Program Expenses $11,053,581

Chief Executive
Pegah Faed, PhD, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$202,393

Chair of the Board
Katie Riester

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Head of Investor Relations, Felicis Ventures

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
77

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note 1: Hilary Mendola serves as Co-Chair of the board of directors. 

Note 2: Dr. Faed assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer in April 2023.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $10,071,651, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Safe and Sound's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Government grants $5,327,299
Contributions and other grants $3,785,835
Special events, net $705,727
Investment income $360,776
Rental income $260,405
In-kind contributions $252,790
Program service fees $96,187
Other income $-5,869
Total Income $10,783,150

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $10,783,150
Total expenses: $13,398,360
  Program expenses $11,053,581
  Fundraising expenses $1,088,411
  Administrative expenses $1,256,368
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-2,615,210
Beginning Net Assets $22,546,950
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $19,931,740
Total Liabilities $1,557,729
Total Assets $21,489,469

Note: According to Safe and Sound's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received $252,790 in contributed goods and services including legal services ($189,990) and auction goods ($62,800).

An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the International Association of Better Business Bureaus.

This report is not to be used for fundraising or promotional purposes.

RELATED CONTENT

Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance