Safe Harbor EIN 46-0344310

Safe Harbor FY2024 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 · $77K
Money in and out
$888K revenue, $926K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Helps people in crisis and offers resources for better life choices. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $888K in revenue, $926K in expenses, and $2.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$888K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$926K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$38K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$888K
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses
$926K
FY2024▲ +7%
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$31K
FY2024▲ +23%
Total revenue
$888K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$926K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$38K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $810K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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.

$636Kprogram 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.

$175Kprogram 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 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
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 (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$76,717Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$54,309Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
(thru 4/24)/Vice Pres. (beg 04/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 04/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 08/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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$807K · 91%
Program service revenue$70K · 8%
Investment income$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants91%$807K
Program service revenue8%$70K
Investment income1%$10K
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$495K
Total revenueLn 12$888K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Program services88%$810K
Management & general11%$105K
Fundraising1%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$926K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$390K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $451K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $926K · Less non-cash grants $12K · Cash operating expenses/yr $913K
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $810K · Total expenses $926K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $105K · Total expenses $926K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $926K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $303K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $807K · Total revenue $888K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $495K · Total revenue $888K
56%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $70K · Total revenue $888K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $888K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $70K · Total expenses $926K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $888K · Prior year $879K
+1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $600K · FY2023 $888K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $888K · Expenses $926K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.1M · Total assets $2.1M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $62K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
3%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gina Karst · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $926K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $562K · Total expenses $926K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$879K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$783K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$743K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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