Safe Harbor
Empower individuals in abusive situations by providing advocacy and support services; to educate and motivate the community to be proactive in eliminating abuse.
Safe Harbor at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,110,766
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $827,563
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $11,401
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $826,859
- -10.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Safe Harbor funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $128K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Safe Harbor Foundation Aberdeen, SD | Building Campaign | $128,229 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,110,766 | $827,563 | $826,859 | — | — | $11,401 |
| 2024 | $2,124,503 | $888,109 | $925,627 | — | — | $10,448 |
| 2023 | $2,152,064 | $878,626 | $865,269 | — | — | $3,895 |
| 2022 | $2,134,499 | $783,299 | $749,752 | — | — | $1,672 |
| 2021 | $2,120,808 | $743,371 | $863,667 | $128,229 | 1 | $-7,267 |
| 2020 | $2,789,330 | $600,210 | $652,176 | — | — | $-487 |
| 2019 | $2,723,284 | $455,055 | $605,374 | — | — | $2,026 |
About Safe Harbor
Based on IRS filings
Safe Harbor is a public charity focused on Victims of violence or disasters, based in Aberdeen, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $11K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Safe Harbor is led by Gina Karst, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gina Karst
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$53K (2019) → $77K (2025)
Adam Altman
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Sanderson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Hofland
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Schuldt
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Nilson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elliot Gall
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
KaSara Sutton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Comstock
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Krista Bau
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
LaVonne Walker
Office Manager
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$37K (2019) → $54K (2025)
Jessica Harry
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Woodward
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Barbara Hauge (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Mark Gederos (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Megan Hardie (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Adam Altman-Vice President (2024) — President
- Former: Rachel Woodward- Director (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Cortney Paul (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dawn Williams (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Alexandra Miller (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Matilda Grobe (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jody Sandvig (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Katelyn Hanson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jessica Harry - Director (2021) — ', Secretary & Treasurer · Filing note: Thru May
- Former: Karly Winter (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alexandra Miller Aug-June (2019) — Director
- Former: Amy Sanderson June (2019) — Director
- Former: Garrett Ortmeier July-May (2019) — Director
- Former: Heather Beaner July (2019) — Director
- Former: Josh Rife (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Katelyn Hanson May-June (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan Kornder (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $77K, to Gina Karst (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Safe Harbor
How large is Safe Harbor?
Safe Harbor reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $828K.
What is Safe Harbor?
Safe Harbor is a public charity focused on Victims of violence or disasters, based in Aberdeen, SD. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Safe Harbor operate?
Safe Harbor has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is Safe Harbor's EIN?
Safe Harbor's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0344310. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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