Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc
To lead the fire and emergency service to excellence through the continuous quality improvement process of accreditation, credentialing, and education.
Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,672,504
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,538,198
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $117,128
- -7.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,383,585
- -9.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,672,504 | $3,538,198 | $3,383,585 | — | — | $117,128 |
| 2024 | $3,394,697 | $3,725,296 | $3,755,443 | — | — | $125,945 |
| 2023 | $3,481,098 | $3,793,038 | $3,562,654 | — | — | $69,280 |
| 2022 | $3,240,179 | $2,987,114 | $2,961,136 | — | — | $33,523 |
| 2021 | $3,036,539 | $2,734,944 | $2,517,576 | — | — | $32,152 |
| 2020 | $2,493,413 | $2,581,309 | $2,323,952 | — | — | $33,334 |
| 2019 | $2,557,705 | $3,049,038 | $3,067,108 | $19,685 | 1 | $35,275 |
About Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc
Based on IRS filings
Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Reston, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $117K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc is led by Preet Bassi, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Preet Bassi
CEO
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
37.2 hrs/week
$190K (2019) → $325K (2025)
Mary Cameli
President
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben May
Director
At-Large Director → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reggie Freeman
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Jahnke
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Stevenson Diaz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige Duncan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Sobotka
COO
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
Chief Operating Officer → COO, 2025
On filings since 2020
37.2 hrs/week
$136K (2020) → $202K (2025)
Alec Oughton
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Bergsten
Vice President
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Thomas Breyer (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Reginald Freeman (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Darin Atteberry (2019–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Jeffrey Pomeranz (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Thomas Harmer (2019–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Jim Brinkley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Karl Ristow (2020–2022) — Cfai Program Director
- Former: Terry Ford (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: R. Allan Cain (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Joe Fernandez (2020) — At-Large Director
- Former: Jim Pauley (2019) — At-Large Director
- Former: Lori Moore-Merrell (2019) — Director
- Former: S. Jeff Piechura (2019) — Treasurer & Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $325K, to Preet Bassi (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc
How large is Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc?
Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc?
Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Reston, VA. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc operate?
Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc's EIN?
Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-2053612. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
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