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Safe Harbour Inc

EIN 23-2405118 · Carlisle, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SAFE HARBOUR PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND NEARLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

Income
$1.1 million
Spending
$1.0 million
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
21.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 37%
Employees
15
Volunteers
185
Highest pay
$93,949, president/ce

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 21.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 25% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 15 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $609,970 spent. EMERGENCY/SUPPORTIVE HOUSING/SHELTER PLUS - EMERGENCY SHELTER - THE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS DESIGNED TO BE THE FIRST STEP IN A CONTINUM OF ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS THEY MOVE TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES REFUGE AND CARE TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN IMMEDIATE NEED AND HAVE NO RESIDENCE OF THEIR OWN. THE FACILITY AT JAMES WILSON HOUSE OPENED IN JULY 2003. RESIDENTS MAY LIVE IN THE EMERGENCY SHELTER 90 DAYS. THE SHELTER IS COMPRISED OF TWO SEPARATE UNITS, ONE BEING FIVE (5) UNITS FOR SINGLE WOMEN AND THE FOUR (4) UNITS FOR COUPLES AND/OR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN. EMERGENCY SHELTER RESIDENTS MUST MEET LOW-INCOME CRITERIA. ADMISSION TO THE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK BASED UPON AVAILABILITY OF UNITS AND NO PREVIOUS DISCHARGE FORM ANY SAFE HARBOUR PROGRAM WITHIN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS. ENTRY INTO THE PROGRAM IS ON A FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED BASIS. EMERGENCY/SUPPORTIVE HOUSING/SHELTER PLUS - EMERGENCY SHELTER - THE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS DESIGNED TO BE THE FIRST STEP IN A CONTINUM OF ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS THEY MOVE TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES REFUGE AND CARE TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN IMMEDIATE NEED AND HAVE NO RESIDENCE OF THEIR OWN. THE FACILITY AT JAMES WILSON HOUSE OPENED IN JULY 2003. RESIDENTS MAY LIVE IN THE EMERGENCY SHELTER 90 DAYS. THE SHELTER IS COMPRISED OF TWO SEPARATE UNITS, ONE BEING FIVE (5) UNITS FOR SINGLE WOMEN AND THE FOUR (4) UNITS FOR COUPLES AND/OR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN. EMERGENCY SHELTER RESIDENTS MUST MEET LOW-INCOME CRITERIA. ADMISSION TO THE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK BASED UPON AVAILABILITY OF UNITS AND NO PREVIOUS DISCHARGE FORM ANY SAFE HARBOUR PROGRAM WITHIN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS. ENTRY INTO THE PROGRAM IS ON A FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED BASIS.
  2. $76,635 spent. SAFE HARBOUR OFFERS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AT THREE FACILITIES. FIVE APARTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WILSON HOUSE APARTMENTS IN DOWNTOWN CARLISLE. SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SAFE HARBOUR'S LONG-TERM TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM. THE PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERMANENT RESIDENTS. UNDER HUD'S HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, SAFE HARBOUR RECEIVES FUNDS OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD TO SUBSIDIZE RENTS FOR HOMELESS AND NEARLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN SINGLE-ROOM HOUSING. SIMILAR TO THE LONG-TERM TEMPORARY HOUSING, RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A CASE MANGER TO RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENCE. SAFE HARBOUR OFFERS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AT THREE FACILITIES. FIVE APARTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WILSON HOUSE APARTMENTS IN DOWNTOWN CARLISLE. SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SAFE HARBOUR'S LONG-TERM TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM. THE PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERMANENT RESIDENTS. UNDER HUD'S HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, SAFE HARBOUR RECEIVES FUNDS OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD TO SUBSIDIZE RENTS FOR HOMELESS AND NEARLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN SINGLE-ROOM HOUSING. SIMILAR TO THE LONG-TERM TEMPORARY HOUSING, RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A CASE MANGER TO RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENCE.
  3. $76,341 spent. LOCATED ON N. WEST STREET IN CARLISLE, HARBOUR PLACE OFFERS FIVE SINGLE- OCCUPANCY APARTMENTS FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. SIMILAR TO THE WILSON HOUSE APARTMENTS, SECTION 8 HUD HOUSING VOUCHERS ARE ACCEPTED.
  4. $145,907 spent. THE LONG-TERM TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM, LOCATED AT THE JAMES WILSON FACILITY, OPENED IN 1986. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MAKE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY SHELTER AND INDEPENDENT LIVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE 16-UNIT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY (11 SINGLE OCCUPANCY ROOMS AND 5 FAMILY APARTMENTS) ASSIST HOMELESS AND NEARLY HOMELESS ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY PROVIDING HOUSING COUPLED WITH INDIVIDUALLY PLANNED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO DEVELOP VALUES AND SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVING. RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEMPORARY HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR 12 MONTHS. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF PERSISTENT HOMELESSNESS AND HELPS RESIDENTS INCREASE THEIR EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL STABILITY. OPPORTUNITY HOMES PROVIDE LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THROUGHOUT CARLISLE'S NORTHWEST QUADRANT. DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY, THESE HOMES OFFER THE CHANCE TO REBUILD AND THRIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: -AFFORDABLE RENT BASED ON INCOME -INTEGRATION INTO COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS -IDEAL FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TRANSITIONING FROM SHELTER OR TEMPORARY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HOMES REPRESENTS OUR MISSION IN ACTION-HELPING PEOPLE NOT ONLY FIND HOUSING BUT BUILD A LIFE OF STABILITY AND DIGNITY. LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN CARLISLE, HARBOUR HOUSE IS A RECENTLY RENOVATED PROPERTY OFFERING THREE APARTMENTS-TWO ONE-BEDROOM UNITS AND ONE TWO- BEDROOM UNIT. THIS SETTING PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH INDEPENDENCE IN A CENTRAL LOCATION CLOSE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THIS PROPERTY IS REQUIRED LOW-INCOME HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS MAKING BELOW 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
  5. THE LONG-TERM TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM, LOCATED AT THE JAMES WILSON FACILITY, OPENED IN 1986. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MAKE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY SHELTER AND INDEPENDENT LIVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE 16-UNIT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY (11 SINGLE OCCUPANCY ROOMS AND 5 FAMILY APARTMENTS) ASSIST HOMELESS AND NEARLY HOMELESS ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY PROVIDING HOUSING COUPLED WITH INDIVIDUALLY PLANNED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO DEVELOP VALUES AND SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVING. RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEMPORARY HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR 12 MONTHS. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF PERSISTENT HOMELESSNESS AND HELPS RESIDENTS INCREASE THEIR EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL STABILITY. OPPORTUNITY HOMES PROVIDE LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THROUGHOUT CARLISLE'S NORTHWEST QUADRANT. DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY, THESE HOMES OFFER THE CHANCE TO REBUILD AND THRIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: -AFFORDABLE RENT BASED ON INCOME -INTEGRATION INTO COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS -IDEAL FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TRANSITIONING FROM SHELTER OR TEMPORARY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HOMES REPRESENTS OUR MISSION IN ACTION-HELPING PEOPLE NOT ONLY FIND HOUSING BUT BUILD A LIFE OF STABILITY AND DIGNITY. LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN CARLISLE, HARBOUR HOUSE IS A RECENTLY RENOVATED PROPERTY OFFERING THREE APARTMENTS-TWO ONE-BEDROOM UNITS AND ONE TWO- BEDROOM UNIT. THIS SETTING PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH INDEPENDENCE IN A CENTRAL LOCATION CLOSE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THIS PROPERTY IS REQUIRED LOW-INCOME HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS MAKING BELOW 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1987.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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