irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $343KCONFIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Adult Advocacy Services
Offers crisis counseling, court accompaniment, legal advocacy, and support with protection orders for adult survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Anti-Trafficking Program
Delivers specialized services to survivors of human trafficking, including outreach, case management, and system navigation support.
Child Advocacy Center
Provides crisis support and advocacy for child victims of abuse and their non-offending caregivers through coordinated services.
Emergency Shelter Program
Provides confidential residential services for victims of domestic violence, including safe housing and on-site advocacy.
Housing & Resource Program
Assists clients with transitional and long-term housing needs, including housing placement and income stabilization services.
Youth Prevention Education
Delivers age-appropriate prevention programming in schools and colleges across three counties, targeting Pre-K through college students to promote healthy relationships and awareness of abuse.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Education 3 activities
- Conducting community outreach and public awareness eventsEngages in community tabling at health and volunteer fairs, organizes special events such as the Shine the Light Walk and holiday programs, and participates in public education campaigns to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence.
- Delivering prevention education and empowerment programs for youthProvides age-appropriate prevention education, group programming, and empowerment initiatives for youth from Pre-K through college age across 16 school districts and 5 colleges in Ontario, Seneca, and Yates Counties. Programs focus on healthy relationships, consent, trauma responses, and abuse prevention using evidence-based curricula and community partnerships.
- Providing public education resources on sexual violence and consentOffers educational materials and tools to the public, including definitions of rape and sexual assault, explanations of consent as an ongoing mutual conversation, information on trauma responses such as tonic immobility, and statistics on false reporting rates and perpetrator-victim relationships, adapted from sources like the American Psychological Association.
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Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 2 activities
- Operating emergency shelter for domestic violence survivorsOperates and maintains an emergency shelter with trained staff in Ontario, Yates, and Seneca Counties to provide safe residential programming for victims of domestic violence.
- Supporting housing stability for survivors of violenceOperates a housing program that assists clients with transitional and long-term housing needs, including case management and income support, through dedicated specialist roles and program development in the Finger Lakes region.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Managing volunteer-supported administrative and operational functionsRelies on volunteers to perform office support tasks including mailings, material preparation for trainings and conferences, filing, fundraising event support, and other administrative duties essential to agency operations.
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Child Advocacy and Trauma Support Centers 1 activity
- Operating Child Advocacy Center-based services for child abuse victimsProvides trauma-informed crisis support and advocacy services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending caregivers through a Child Advocacy Center model in Ontario, Seneca, and Yates Counties.
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Domestic Violence Survivor Support Services 1 activity
- Providing crisis intervention and advocacy services to survivors of interpersonal violenceProvides confidential, no-cost crisis counseling, emotional support, legal and medical advocacy, court accompaniment, and victim rights education to adult and child survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and human trafficking across a three-county service area. Services are delivered in person, remotely, and through co-location at key institutions including courthouses and district attorney offices.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3.67M
Contributions & grants$3.15M86%
Program service revenue$511K14%
Investment income$7K0%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$3.39M
Program expenses88%
Admin / overhead11%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$2.58M
Grants paid out$237K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.38M
Cash$870K
Investments$0
Liabilities$320K
Net assets$2.06M
Liquid reserves3.1 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +13.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARISA PRZEPIORA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $154K |
board members · 9
- CATHY POWERS — SECRETARY
- CHRISTOPHER HARRIS CPA — CHAIR
- KATE FERGUSON-SCHMIDL — DIRECTOR
- KATIE PULLANO BEGINNING 624 — DIRECTOR
- KIPP GOODMAN — TREASURER
- MATTHEW TURETSKY — DIRECTOR
- REBECCA ROULAND PHD LMSW — VICE CHAIR
- REGIS MCDONALD — DIRECTOR
- RHONDA SHEFFIELD BEGINNING 324 — DIRECTOR
relationships · 14
Who they work with
- American Psychological Association Partner — Adapts child sexual abuse prevention resources from the American Psychological Association for educational use.
- Binghamton University Partner — Rebecca Rouland is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Binghamton University, indicating a professional-academic link to Safe Harbors.
- Children’s Village Partner — Regis McDonald served as Senior Vice President for Programs at Children’s Village, indicating a professional affiliation and potential collaborative relationship.
- Five Star Bank Partner — Rhonda Sheffield is a Senior Branch Manager at Five Star Bank, indicating a connection between the bank and Safe Harbors through her board membership.
- NSVRC Partner — Links to educational resources from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center to support understanding of domestic violence dynamics.
- Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Partner — Rebecca Rouland is a Primary Therapist at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, an affiliate of Rochester Regional Health System, suggesting a healthcare partnership link.
- Ontario County Partner — Service delivery and outreach in Ontario County.
- Ontario County Attorney's Office Partner — Matthew Turetsky is an Assistant County Attorney with the Ontario County Attorney's Office, suggesting institutional collaboration through his board service.
- Ontario County Court House Partner — Hosts Safe Harbors' Court Advocate to provide services to victims within the courthouse.
- Seneca County Partner — Service delivery and outreach in Seneca County.
- TAASA Partner — Cites TAASA (2008) as a source for data on false reporting rates in sexual assault cases.
- The Living Well in Yates County Partner — Rhonda Sheffield serves on the board of The Living Well in Yates County, suggesting potential cross-sector collaboration with Safe Harbors.
- Yates County Partner — Service delivery and outreach in Yates County.
- Yates County District Attorney's Office Partner — Hosts Safe Harbors' Criminal Justice Advocate to support victims of crime navigating prosecution and court processes.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Civil Justice System Integrationmethodology: civil justice system integrationBy placing advocates directly within court and DA offices, SAFE HARBORS improves victim engagement and outcomes in legal processes because proximity to justice institutions reduces systemic barriers and increases trauma-informed support during critical moments.
- Consent and Body Autonomy Educationmethodology: consent-educationBy teaching children body autonomy and an ongoing, communicative model of consent, SAFE HARBORS prevents sexual violence because early empowerment to set boundaries disrupts normalization of coercion and builds lifelong skills for healthy relationships.
- Empowerment-Based Support Modelmethodology: empowerment-based_supportBy empowering individuals, families, and communities to access information and services, SAFE HARBORS increases self-efficacy and reduces vulnerability, because autonomy in seeking support leads to more sustainable and personalized outcomes.
- Holistic Violence Prevention Frameworkmethodology: integrated support and preventionBy integrating direct client support with primary prevention education, the organization addresses interpersonal violence at both individual and community levels, because combining service delivery with upstream education disrupts cycles of abuse across generations.
- Power-and-Control Centered Interventionmethodology: power-and-control modelBy framing domestic violence as a pattern of coercive control across physical, emotional, sexual, economic, and legal domains, SAFE HARBORS designs targeted interventions that address root dynamics of power, because understanding abuse as systemic control—not isolated incidents—enables more effective advocacy and safety planning.