Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1981.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
7 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.
Lauren Van Metre’s $115K as Executive Di is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Bivona | — | $119,259 | $96,123 | — | — | — |
| Lauren Van Metre | $115,497 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Jezek | $111,228 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominic Prisco | — | — | — | $95,368 | $98,077 | $34,615 |
| Karen Carbonello | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Offers crisis intervention, legal help, counseling, and shelter for sexual abuse victims.
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Counseling and Legal Advocacy
In 2019, an average of 200 hours per month of individual and group counseling was provided to a total of 236 unduplicated clients at our main office. Services were provided to victims of domestic and sexual violence ages three and up. All our counselors possess a master's degree and are licensed.
In 2019, safe in hunterdon provided 24/7 access to its hotline and answered 2,295 calls for assistance, information or resources. That same bachelor's level staff worked onsite at our confidential safe house where 1,392 bed nights were provided to 67 women and children in danger during 2019.
Thrive house provided housing to survivors of domestic and sexual violence for an average of eight months, although stays can last up to 18 months. In 2019, 67 women and children were in residence at our 16-BED confidential facility, which is separate from the 16-BED safe house.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2019 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY19 | End FY19 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $12K | $89K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $25K | $29K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $370K | $313K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $601K | $523K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $202K | $411K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $399K | $113K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $70K | $58K | $11K | $494 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.1M | $939K | $181K | $12K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $120K | $100K | $19K | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $111K | $92K | $18K | $1K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $65K | $9K | $55K | $1K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $42K | $10K | $31K | $293 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $160K | $128K | $28K | $4K |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | $508 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $487 | $248 | $239 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $83K | $66K | $16K | $830 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $27K | $23K | $4K | $273 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $114K | $89K | $24K | $1K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $12K | $4K | $7K | $329 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $395K | $23K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $2.8M | $2.5M | $288K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $2.7M | $2.6M | $136K | $912K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $101K | $776K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $129K | $513K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $798K | $733K | $65K | $408K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $538K | $310K | $228K | $343K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 Viewing | $1.6M | $1.9M | −$290K | $113K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,648,990 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,648,990 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,938,683 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $523,398 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $112,712 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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