Safe Harbor EIN 46-0344310

Safe Harbor FY2020 filing

EIN  46-0344310 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Aberdeen, SD
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps people in crisis and offers resources for better life choices.
Leadership
Gina Karst · Executive Director · $53K
Money in and out
$600K revenue, $652K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Helps people in crisis and offers resources for better life choices. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $600K in revenue, $652K in expenses, and $2.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$652K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$52K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$600K
FY2020
Expenses
$652K
FY2020
Total assets
$2.8M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$112K
FY2020
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$652K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$52K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $541K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Safe Harbor staff can be contacted via telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Organization shelters victims and children of domestic violence for a temporary period of time while they are looking for a new, safe place to live.

$423Kprogram expense
02

Kids Konnection served as a supervised visitation and exchange center for individuals referred by a court system, Department of Social Services, attorneys or others if there are difficulties exchanging children with another caretaker including when a court order restricts contact between parents or emotional safety is compromised.

$118Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSafe Harbor
EINHdr · item D46-0344310
Principal addressHdr · item CAberdeen, SD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.safeharborsd.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$53,382Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$37,709Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (august-June)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gina Karst$76,717$76,717$78,404$69,635$55,388$53,382
Lavonne Walker$54,309$54,309$54,846$48,395$38,864$37,709

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$550K · 92%
Program service revenue$48K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$550K
Program service revenue8%$48K
Other revenue$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$311K
Total revenueLn 12$600K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.01
Program services83%$541K
Management & general16%$105K
Fundraising1%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$363K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$112K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $363K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $652K · Less non-cash grants $38K · Cash operating expenses/yr $614K
7.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $541K · Total expenses $652K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $105K · Total expenses $652K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $652K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $7K · Solicited contributions $239K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $550K · Total revenue $600K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $311K · Total revenue $600K
52%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $48K · Total revenue $600K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-487 · Total revenue $600K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $48K · Total expenses $652K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $600K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $600K · Expenses $652K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.7M · Total assets $2.8M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gina Karst · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $652K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $322K · Total expenses $652K
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Avera HealthFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$144K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $591K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,086
Unitemized GrantFY2023$104,699
Unitemized GrantFY2022$55,639
Unitemized GrantFY2021$79,138
Safe Harbor FoundationSD · FY2020$128,229
Unitemized GrantFY2020$87,723
Unitemized GrantFY2019$46,611

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$828K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$888K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$879K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$783K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$743K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$600K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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