Safe Harbor provides the support that survivors of sexual and domestic violence and human trafficking need to overcome their crisis and to transform their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $312K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $890K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $477K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$296K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2000.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.6M Management & general 7% · $140K Fundraising 7% · $127K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$83,462Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Easter’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Easter$79,632$81,200$79,967$80,049$80,113$83,462

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

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  • 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 violence and trafficking overcome crises and transform their lives.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Emergency Shelter

Emergency shelter, transitional housing and 24-HOUR crisis hotline. Safe housing in safe harbor's emergency shelters is available for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking.

$863Kprogram expense
02

Counseling

Counseling and hospital accompaniment - trauma-informed, client centered individual and group counseling is available in both english and spanish for children, teens and adults. Developmentally appropriate counseling services are available for children, age 5 and older, who witness violence in the home; for teens, age 13 and older, and…

$532Kprogram expense
03

Education and Outreach

Community education, outreach and volunteer training. Presentations and trainings are available to educate the community about sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking, the services and resources available to survivors, and how everyone can play a role in prevention.

$126Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $196K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$52,008
Unitemized GrantFY2023$39,148
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,399
Unitemized GrantFY2021$31,380
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,364
Unitemized GrantFY2019$22,738

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$140K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$97K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$33K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$293K
SavingsLn 2$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$477K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$890K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 6196
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$513K$477K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$926K$890K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K$296K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23K$23K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$52K$17K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$67K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$16K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$68K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$98K$86K$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$31K$7K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$1K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$362$1K
OccupancyLn 16$150K$139K$5K$6K
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$6K$975$574
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$24K$3K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$1K$711
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$78K$538$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$801$801
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$140K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$2.4M$263K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.3M$44K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.2M$382K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.1M$899K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$2.0M$327K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.9M$1.9M−$40K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,876,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,594,014$1,769,599
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,459$10,215
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,813−$11,310
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,808$107,868
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,742,094$1,876,372
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,811$22,738
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,373,733$1,505,971
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $348,757$387,652
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,747,301$1,916,361
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,207−$39,989
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $1,876,372 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$4,192
VIII-1e Government grants$1,302,887
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$462,520
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,205
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,769,599
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,215$10,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,247$21,247
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$32,557−$32,557
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $107,868$107,868
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $96,558$1,876,372
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,916,361 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,738$22,738
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,444 · Management $17,481 · Fundraising $17,482$87,407
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,096,282 · Management $66,691 · Fundraising $66,053$1,229,026
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,968 · Management $1,361 · Fundraising $1,840$19,169
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,510 · Management $2,382 · Fundraising $2,345$72,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,178 · Management $5,740 · Fundraising $6,214$98,132
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,464$15,464
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,887$7,887
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,250 · Management $6,827 · Fundraising $14,229$52,306
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,435 · Management $1,248 · Fundraising $3,914$12,597
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,385 · Management $362 · Fundraising $1,279$6,026
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $139,348 · Management $5,499 · Fundraising $5,620$150,467
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,065 · Management $1,504$9,569
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,876 · Management $975 · Fundraising $574$7,425
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,708 · Management $3,391 · Fundraising $1,692$28,791
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,959 · Management $1,426 · Fundraising $711$12,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,126 · Management $538 · Fundraising $4,059$82,723
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $801$801
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,649,272 · Management $140,276 · Fundraising $126,813$1,916,361
Part X · Balance sheet $1,715,141 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $249,243$293,004
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $264,145$183,783
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,441$258,956
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,076$7,140
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $94,056$77,493
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $925,512$889,502
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,162$5,263
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,604,635$1,715,141
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $139,018$195,691
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $139,018$295,691
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,451,893$1,387,913
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,724$31,537
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,465,617$1,419,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,604,635$1,715,141
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,419,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,876,372
XI-2 Total expenses$1,916,361
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,989
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,465,617
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,178
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,419,450

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