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State College, PA501(c)(3)Since 1975Human ServicesEIN 25-1283421Revenue $2.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRScentresafe.org140 W Nittany Ave, 16801-4811 · State College, PATax-exempt since Apr 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide services to victims of dating and domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking and to work toward the elimination of these crimes through prevention activities in schools and the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 54 volunteers and 42 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$291K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+1.0% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +1.0%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.1M Management & general 20% · $543K Fundraising 1% · $19K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jennifer Pencek
Executive Director
$89,138Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bethany Judy
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Pencek’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 25th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anne Ard——$80,666$95,221$91,151$86,129
Jennifer Pencek$89,138$94,230$13,416———

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

Helps survivors of sexual or domestic violence and works to end such violence.

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2 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Domestic violence programs include a 24 hour hotline, housing victims in our emergency shelter, filing protection from abuse orders (pfa), support groups, counseling, advocacy and accompaniment, information and referral, transitional housing, safe child exchanges and supervised visitation, legal representation in family law, and outreach…

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Sexual assault programs include outreach and education programs, a 24 hour hotline, housing victims in our emergency shelter, participation on the sexual assault response team to local hospitals, filing protection from abuse orders (pfa), support groups, counseling, advocacy and accompaniment, information and referral, transitional…

$586Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
The@blake and Linda Gall Family FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 1 grant · $11K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,626

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$624
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$543K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$624
Gains on assetsLn 7$35K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$510
SavingsLn 2$514K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$514K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$859K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 654
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$404K$514K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$920K$859K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K$291K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$85K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$790K$260K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$13K$10K$1
Other employee benefitsLn 9$181K$101K$81K$9
Payroll taxesLn 10$89K$86K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$189K$133K$56K$35
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$8K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$208K$172K$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$584K$576K$8K
TravelLn 17$24K$21K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$61K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$22K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$57K$14K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.1M$543K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$2.7M$32K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$2.6M$70K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.7M−$266K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.6M$162K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.9M$184K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.4M$23K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,724,666 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,532,582$2,647,145
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,758$76,897
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,396$624
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,697,736$2,724,666
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,341,740$1,459,740
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,285,610$1,233,055
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,627,350$2,692,795
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,386$31,871
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,724,666 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$77,500
VIII-1e Government grants$2,053,866
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$515,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,647,145
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,661$41,661
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $35,236$35,236
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $624$624
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $77,521$2,724,666
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,692,795 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,062 · Management $32,047$117,109
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $789,502 · Management $259,789$1,049,291
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,827 · Management $10,259 · Fundraising $1$23,087
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $100,529 · Management $80,542 · Fundraising $9$181,080
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,200 · Management $2,973$89,173
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,369$39,369
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,328$10,328
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $133,130 · Management $55,704 · Fundraising $35$188,869
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,615 · Management $1,258 · Fundraising $1,661$10,534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $172,447 · Management $17,982 · Fundraising $17,723$208,152
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $575,868 · Management $8,084$583,952
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,619 · Management $3,160$23,779
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,549 · Management $3,216$4,765
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,227$61,227
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,535 · Management $4,290$25,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,541 · Management $14,270 · Fundraising $0$70,811
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,444$5,444
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,130,095 · Management $543,271 · Fundraising $19,429$2,692,795
Part X · Balance sheet $3,278,167 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $510$510
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $403,941$513,990
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $636,397$579,677
X-4 Accounts receivable$503
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,947$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $920,125$858,898
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,204,769$1,324,589
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,170,689$3,278,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,520$28,075
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $200,194$173,419
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $64,085$89,220
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $270,799$290,714
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,683,681$2,727,481
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $216,209$259,972
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,899,890$2,987,453
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,170,689$3,278,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,987,453 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,724,666
XI-2 Total expenses$2,692,795
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,899,890
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$55,692
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,987,453

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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