Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE SAFE SHELTER, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR ADULTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND TO PROVIDE AN END TO VIOLENCE AGAINST ADULTS, YOUTH AND CHILDREN THROUGH SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.
- Income
- $3.8 million
- Spending
- $3.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 66%
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 80
- Highest pay
- $146,154, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $1.9 million spent. THE OUTREACH COUNSELING PROGRAM ADDRESSES A BROAD CONTINUUM OF NEEDS, FROM EARLY INTERVENTION TO LONG-TERM TRAUMA RECOVERY. SPAN'S OUTREACH COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH AT SPAN'S BOULDER OUTREACH CENTER, AT OUR TRI-CITY PROGRAM OFFICES CO-LOCATED IN THE SISTER CARMEN COMMUNITY CENTER IN LAFAYETTE, AND IN DEDICATED SPACE AT BROOMFIELD FISH. SPAN PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES TO 627 ADULTS AND 257 CHILDREN IN 2024. THIS REPRESENTS A 40% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN SPAN'S COUNSELING PROGRAM SERVICES COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE. . THE TRANSITIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON COMPREHENSIVE, LONG-TERM SUPPORT. SPAN'S TRANSITIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, HOUSING ADVOCACY, AND INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY PROGRAMMING. THESE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO BE EMPOWERING AND CLIENT-CENTERED, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY THAT CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SURVIVORS WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND CHRONICALLY UNDER- RESOURCED CAN THRIVE. HOUSING STABILITY MUST COME FIRST, AND SPAN'S SHELTER-BASED HOUSING HUB OFFERS RESIDENTS INTENSIVE HOUSING ADVOCACY TO HELP SURVIVORS TRANSITION DIRECTLY FROM SHELTER INTO STABLE HOUSING. SPAN ALSO LEVERAGES SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SURVIVORS WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENT, UTILITIES, ETC. SPAN'S TRANSITIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDED CRITICAL BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT AND INTENSIVE HOUSING ADVOCACY TO 427 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN 2024. . THE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EARLY INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND SOCIAL CHANGE. TRAININGS AND OUTREACH INFORM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT ABUSE AND PROMOTE EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. SPAN ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT STAFF, COUNTY STAFF, AND OTHER BOULDER COUNTY NON-PROFITS ON THE DYNAMICS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON MARGINALIZED AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS. THE OUTREACH COUNSELING PROGRAM ADDRESSES A BROAD CONTINUUM OF NEEDS, FROM EARLY INTERVENTION TO LONG-TERM TRAUMA RECOVERY. SPAN'S OUTREACH COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH AT SPAN'S BOULDER OUTREACH CENTER, AT OUR TRI-CITY PROGRAM OFFICES CO-LOCATED IN THE SISTER CARMEN COMMUNITY CENTER IN LAFAYETTE, AND IN DEDICATED SPACE AT BROOMFIELD FISH. SPAN PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES TO 627 ADULTS AND 257 CHILDREN IN 2024. THIS REPRESENTS A 40% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN SPAN'S COUNSELING PROGRAM SERVICES COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE. . THE TRANSITIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON COMPREHENSIVE, LONG-TERM SUPPORT. SPAN'S TRANSITIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, HOUSING ADVOCACY, AND INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY PROGRAMMING. THESE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO BE EMPOWERING AND CLIENT-CENTERED, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY THAT CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SURVIVORS WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND CHRONICALLY UNDER- RESOURCED CAN THRIVE. HOUSING STABILITY MUST COME FIRST, AND SPAN'S SHELTER-BASED HOUSING HUB OFFERS RESIDENTS INTENSIVE HOUSING ADVOCACY TO HELP SURVIVORS TRANSITION DIRECTLY FROM SHELTER INTO STABLE HOUSING. SPAN ALSO LEVERAGES SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SURVIVORS WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENT, UTILITIES, ETC. SPAN'S TRANSITIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDED CRITICAL BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT AND INTENSIVE HOUSING ADVOCACY TO 427 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN 2024. . THE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EARLY INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND SOCIAL CHANGE. TRAININGS AND OUTREACH INFORM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT ABUSE AND PROMOTE EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. SPAN ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT STAFF, COUNTY STAFF, AND OTHER BOULDER COUNTY NON-PROFITS ON THE DYNAMICS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON MARGINALIZED AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS.
- $1.3 million spent. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM IS THE CORE OF SPAN'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. SPAN'S EMERGENCY SHELTER HAS 27 BEDS, AND THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY WAS BUILT IN 2008, INCREASING SPAN'S ORIGINAL SHELTER CAPACITY BY 60%. THE SHELTER IS STAFFED 24/7 AND IS HOME TO SPAN'S CRISIS & INFORMATION HOTLINE. IN ADDITION TO ALL BASIC NEEDS, RESIDENTS RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA COUNSELING, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND INFORMATION TO HELP THEM ESTABLISH A LIFE SAFE FROM VIOLENCE. IN 2024 SPAN PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES TO 245 ADULTS AND 107 CHILDREN, FOR A TOTAL OF 8,995 DAYS OF SERVICE. SHELTER STAFF AND TRAINED CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS RESPONDED TO 8,979 CRISIS HOTLINE CALLS IN 2024, PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO SPAN'S EMERGENCY SHELTER. THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ONGOING ADVOCACY FOR SURVIVORS INVOLVED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. SPAN STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OPERATE A PROTECTION ORDER CLINIC IN BOULDER AND BROOMFIELD COURTS, AND SPAN ALSO PROVIDES SURVIVORS WITH ACCESS TO PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS THEY APPLY FOR PROTECTION ORDERS AND DEAL WITH OTHER CIVIL MATTERS, LIKE CUSTODY AND PARENTING ARRANGEMENTS. WITH FEW PRO-BONO LEGAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR CIVIL COURT ISSUES, SPAN'S LAWYERS FOR VICTIMS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE ONLY OPTIONS FOR LOW-INCOME SURVIVORS TO ACCESS THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT. IN 2024 SPAN SUPPORTED 424 SURVIVORS WITH INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY AROUND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE ABUSE. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM IS THE CORE OF SPAN'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. SPAN'S EMERGENCY SHELTER HAS 27 BEDS, AND THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY WAS BUILT IN 2008, INCREASING SPAN'S ORIGINAL SHELTER CAPACITY BY 60%. THE SHELTER IS STAFFED 24/7 AND IS HOME TO SPAN'S CRISIS & INFORMATION HOTLINE. IN ADDITION TO ALL BASIC NEEDS, RESIDENTS RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA COUNSELING, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND INFORMATION TO HELP THEM ESTABLISH A LIFE SAFE FROM VIOLENCE. IN 2024 SPAN PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES TO 245 ADULTS AND 107 CHILDREN, FOR A TOTAL OF 8,995 DAYS OF SERVICE. SHELTER STAFF AND TRAINED CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS RESPONDED TO 8,979 CRISIS HOTLINE CALLS IN 2024, PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO SPAN'S EMERGENCY SHELTER. THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ONGOING ADVOCACY FOR SURVIVORS INVOLVED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. SPAN STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OPERATE A PROTECTION ORDER CLINIC IN BOULDER AND BROOMFIELD COURTS, AND SPAN ALSO PROVIDES SURVIVORS WITH ACCESS TO PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS THEY APPLY FOR PROTECTION ORDERS AND DEAL WITH OTHER CIVIL MATTERS, LIKE CUSTODY AND PARENTING ARRANGEMENTS. WITH FEW PRO-BONO LEGAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR CIVIL COURT ISSUES, SPAN'S LAWYERS FOR VICTIMS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE ONLY OPTIONS FOR LOW-INCOME SURVIVORS TO ACCESS THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT. IN 2024 SPAN SUPPORTED 424 SURVIVORS WITH INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY AROUND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE ABUSE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 October 13, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 21, 2026.
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