Safe Harbor Center INC

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Brunswick, GA501(c)(3)Since 1990Human ServicesEIN 58-1907913Revenue $7.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsafeharborcenterinc.org1526 Norwich St, 31520-6831 · Brunswick, GATax-exempt since Sep 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Safe Harbor's mission is to provide services that promote security and stability for at-risk families, children and individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 volunteers and 135 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $95K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$433K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.2M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$6.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$5.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.2M
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$7.2M
Expenses
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$6.5M
Net assets
$5.3M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$5.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 1990.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $5.9M Management & general 6% · $373K Fundraising 3% · $200K

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; $124K 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
Executive Director
$123,728Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Hartman’s $124K as Executive Director is at the 56th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leslie Hartman$123,728$122,441$104,908$105,937$100,964

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

Shelters and supports abused, abandoned, neglected, or at-risk children under 18.

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1 program · $5.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Founded in 1991, safe harbor children's center, inc. (the "center") is a state licensed emergency shelter facility for 24 children located in brunswick, georgia. The center's mission is to provide shelter and therapeutic services to children any age under 18 who have been abused, abandoned or neglected; who are homeless or have run away…

$5.9Mprogram expense

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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$95K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $1.1M · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$383,810
Unitemized GrantFY2023$268,023
Fair Haven Domestic Violence ShelterGA · FY2023$14,742
Unitemized GrantFY2022$301,798
Fair Haven Domestic Violence ShelterGA · FY2022$71,080

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Money outPt IX
$6.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.9M
Managementcol C$373K
Fundraisingcol D$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$506K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$433K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$132K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$451K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Total revenueLn 12$7.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$506K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M
Other assetsLn 15$410K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$433K
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5135
VolunteersI 648
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$120K$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$432K$433K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M$5.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$452K$452K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$50K$63K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.9M$3.7M$76K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$181K$171K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$294K$278K$9K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$73K$8K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$77K$39K$38K
Office expensesLn 13$473K$369K$64K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$397K$379K$17K$414
TravelLn 17$60K$60K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$61K$45K$13K$3K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$238K$215K$14K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$111K$57K$53K$861
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.5M$5.9M$373K$200K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.2M$6.5M$646K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.5M$5.9M−$307K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.5M$5.5M$30K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$5.0M−$267K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$4.7M$85K$5.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,153,619 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,279,651$5,717,893
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,262,610$1,324,689
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,152$117,102
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,524−$6,065
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,548,937$7,153,619
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $356,288$452,315
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,970,333$4,457,525
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $28,272$28,552
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,501,381$1,569,458
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,856,274$6,507,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$307,337$645,769
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $7,153,619 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $19,740 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$312,500
VIII-1c Fundraising events$451,468
VIII-1e Government grants$4,189,228
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$764,697
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$131,759
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,717,893
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,324,689$1,324,689
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $117,102$117,102
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$25,805−$25,805
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,324,689 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $111,037$7,153,619
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,507,850 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $452,315$452,315
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,290 · Management $62,862 · Fundraising $12,572$125,724
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,727,196 · Management $76,314 · Fundraising $54,280$3,857,790
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $170,703 · Management $7,435 · Fundraising $2,370$180,508
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $278,397 · Management $9,223 · Fundraising $5,883$293,503
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,287$2,287
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,090$33,090
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $28,552$28,552
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,577 · Management $7,628 · Fundraising $3,835$84,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,074 · Fundraising $37,793$76,867
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $368,639 · Management $63,595 · Fundraising $40,819$473,053
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $379,218 · Management $17,397 · Fundraising $414$397,029
IX-17 TravelPrograms $59,782$59,782
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $45,356 · Management $13,069 · Fundraising $2,878$61,303
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,637$15,637
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $214,519 · Management $13,541 · Fundraising $9,503$237,563
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,344 · Management $52,847 · Fundraising $861$111,052
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,755$17,755
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,935,452 · Management $372,638 · Fundraising $199,760$6,507,850
Part X · Balance sheet $5,692,052 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,047$505,692
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $587,140$484,439
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,644$53,267
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,285,084$4,238,741
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,963$409,913
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,044,878$5,692,052
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $302,065$296,241
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $130,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$137,229
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $432,065$433,470
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,609,813$5,146,587
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,000$111,995
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,612,813$5,258,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,044,878$5,692,052
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,258,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,153,619
XI-2 Total expenses$6,507,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$645,769
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,612,813
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,258,582

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

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