Safer Corporate Endowment
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Safer Corporate Endowment at a glance
In short: Safer Corporate Endowment gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.9M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,933,400
- +13.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,933,400
- +13.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,933,400
- Total assets
- $14,027,470
- -11.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Safer Corporate Endowment funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Safer Foundation ($1.9M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Safer Corporate Endowment gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2024) to $2.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Safer Foundation Chicago, IL | Program Support | $1,933,400 |
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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 | $14,027,470 | $3,137,613 | $2,902,911 | $1,933,400 | 1 | $852,720 |
| 2024 | $15,869,692 | $2,942,777 | $2,890,766 | $1,703,400 | 1 | $215,353 |
| 2023 | $13,950,211 | $4,701,079 | $2,763,183 | $1,888,961 | 1 | $585,629 |
| 2022 | $14,775,725 | $2,698,872 | $2,959,620 | $2,214,463 | 1 | $1,145,651 |
| 2021 | $13,656,824 | $2,421,338 | $2,486,248 | $1,929,582 | 1 | $1,002,404 |
| 2020 | $14,209,616 | $2,052,250 | $2,737,288 | $2,136,603 | 1 | $594,355 |
About Safer Corporate Endowment
Based on IRS filings
Safer Corporate Endowment is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.9M. Net investment income was $853K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Safer Corporate Endowment is led by Allen Kanter, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2023; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Allen Kanter
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Dickson
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Levin
Director
President & Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
B. Diane Williams
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Goens
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ethan Erenberg
Secretary
Vice President & Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Yates
Interim CFO
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Joseph Urban (2023–2024) — CFO - Left
- Former: Diane Williams (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Marine Woodward (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Marianne Woodward (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Safer Corporate Endowment
How much does Safer Corporate Endowment give each year?
Safer Corporate Endowment gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 1 grant.
How large is Safer Corporate Endowment?
Safer Corporate Endowment reported $14.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
Where does Safer Corporate Endowment operate?
Safer Corporate Endowment has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Safer Corporate Endowment's EIN?
Safer Corporate Endowment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3262491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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