Safe harbor's mission is to provide pathways for individuals impacted by domestic abuse to survive and thrive and to raise awareness of domestic abuse through community engagement and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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
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 $2.0M a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$171K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$14.7M
FY2025$14.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 May 1995.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $3.0M Management & general 7% · $244K Fundraising 12% · $427K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Direct
$116,789Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Varat’s $122K as CEO is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Varat$122,307$116,120$11,920——
Rebecca Callaham———$120,699$116,789
Stacy Fisher——$75,034——
Julie Pringle$63,225————
Rebecca Callaham Thru May 2022——$48,347——
Julie Pringle Current—$39,631———
Stacy Fisher Beg of Year—$32,148———

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

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed safe harbor's operating model in 2020. Safety protocols resulted in temporarily reduced capacity, the usage of hotel rooms for shelter and remote counseling and education.

$3.0Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K
Grants paid · 26 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$167,178
Unitemized GrantFY2025$147,617
Unitemized GrantFY2025$13,087
Unitemized GrantFY2025$9,548
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,166
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,797
Unitemized GrantFY2024$299,290
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,761
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,323
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,305
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,185
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,480
Unitemized GrantFY2023$285,368
Unitemized GrantFY2023$165,883
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,191
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,068
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,589
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,992
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2025 · $1.4M federal money spent
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through South Carolina Attorney General's Office$459K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$254K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/DiscretionaryDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.592 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$165K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$141K
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$122K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $2.1M federal money spent
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through South Carolina Attorney General's Office$802K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$302K
Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual AssaultDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.736 · Direct$245K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$174K
Violence Against Women Formula GrantsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.588 · Through South Carolina Attorney General's Office$151K

Plus 7 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $2.0M federal money spent
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through South Carolina Attorney General's Office$743K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$271K
Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual AssaultDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.736 · Direct$213K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$187K
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$175K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $1.9M federal money spent
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through South Carolina Attorney General's Office$738K
Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.671 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$314K
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through South Carolina Department of Social Services$144K
Covid-19 - Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.034 · Through SC Department of Public Safety$139K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through South Carolina Department of Administration$130K

Plus 6 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$400K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$244K
Fundraisingcol D$427K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$224K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$400K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$960K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6278
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$956K$960K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K$171K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$37K$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$100K$7K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.7M$120K$167K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$232K$191K$21K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$153K$131K$10K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$76K$76K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$936$384
Office expensesLn 13$99K$86K$5K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$30K$14K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$118K$92K$5K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$26K$6K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$104K$85K$7K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$75K$69K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$452K$394K$27K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$141K$70K$5K$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.0M$244K$427K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$3.6M−$118K$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $12.7M$5.3M$7.5M$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 $5.6M$4.6M$991K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 7, 2023 $5.8M$4.0M$1.8M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 15, 2022 $4.7M$3.9M$873K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 14, 2021 $4.5M$3.7M$824K$3.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,519,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,912,248$4,119,572
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,282−$210
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $601,531$399,797
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,522,061$4,519,159
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $38,299$36,617
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,383,503$2,499,197
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $29,500$75,750
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $986,314$1,083,218
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,437,616$3,694,782
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,445$824,377
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,519,159 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $369,984 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$141,823
VIII-1c Fundraising events$224,082
VIII-1e Government grants$1,917,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,835,767
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,119,572
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,327$2,327
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,537−$2,537
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $19,598$19,598
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,215$10,215
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $367,447 · Excluded from tax $32,140$4,519,159
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,694,782 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,617$36,617
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,018 · Management $7,028 · Fundraising $9,743$116,789
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,711,129 · Management $120,245 · Fundraising $166,681$1,998,055
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $191,349 · Management $21,169 · Fundraising $19,078$231,596
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $130,548 · Management $9,586 · Fundraising $12,623$152,757
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,800$10,800
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $75,750$75,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,847 · Management $936 · Fundraising $384$3,167
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $86,045 · Management $5,466 · Fundraising $7,287$98,798
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,817 · Management $14,397 · Fundraising $2,220$46,434
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,740 · Management $5,456 · Fundraising $21,135$118,331
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,345 · Management $6,036 · Fundraising $1,947$34,328
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84,731 · Management $6,879 · Fundraising $12,018$103,628
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $68,966 · Management $4,096 · Fundraising $2,370$75,432
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $394,001 · Management $26,982 · Fundraising $30,612$451,595
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $70,262 · Management $4,930 · Fundraising $65,513$140,705
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,023,415 · Management $244,006 · Fundraising $427,361$3,694,782
Part X · Balance sheet $3,838,547 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $655,408$1,199,660
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,004,853$1,076,542
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $338,804$468,467
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,178$40,746
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,425$93,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $956,353$959,879
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,012,021$3,838,547
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,649$165,617
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,800$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,449$170,617
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,680,840$3,088,386
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $161,732$579,544
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,842,572$3,667,930
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,012,021$3,838,547
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,667,930 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,519,159
XI-2 Total expenses$3,694,782
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$824,377
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,842,572
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$981
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,667,930

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