Nonprofit · EIN 22-2267191
SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC
Tax-exempt · FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,777,858 | $2,489,450 | $288,408 | $1,482,236 | $281,515 | $1,200,721 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,732,035 | $2,595,956 | $136,079 | $1,295,295 | $382,982 | $912,313 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,116,065 | $2,014,744 | $101,321 | $1,651,567 | $875,333 | $776,234 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $1,679,083 | $1,498,225 | $180,858 | $1,289,340 | $729,017 | $560,323 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,725,121
- of which government grants
- $2,363,288
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $14,165
- Net income from fundraising events
- $38,572
- Other revenue
- $38,572
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,496
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,399,760
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,768,472
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,006
- Occupancy
- $26,538
- Travel
- $13,716
- Depreciation
- $33,612
- Program services (functional)
- $1,993,025
- Management and general (functional)
- $473,596
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,829
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,295,295
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,482,236
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $281,515
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,200,721
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $127,067
- Publicly traded securities
- $43,033
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,195,721
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,782,093
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 28
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN VAN METRE | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $115,497 |
| PETER JEZEK | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | – | $111,228 |
| KIM BLANDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| PETER BUCHSBAUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| DAVE CAMPBELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| BEVERLEE CICCONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| RABBI ERIC COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JEANNIE COLALILLO | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| REV CHRISTIE DAVIES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| MERRILL M MEZZACAPPA ESQ | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HARTNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LAURA HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE MASTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ROSE PUELLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE RICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA RICHARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JIM ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| KAREN WIDICO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BIVONA | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $119,259 |
| KIM BLANDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| PETER BUCHSBAUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| DAVE CAMPBELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| BEVERLEE CICCINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| RABBI ERIC COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JEANNIE COLALILLO | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| REV CHRISTIE DAVIES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| MERRILL M MEZZACAPPA ESQ | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HARTNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LAURA HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE MASTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ROSE PUELLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE RICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| REBECCA RICHARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JIM ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| KAREN WIDICO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BIVONA | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $96,123 |
| CINDY BARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM BLANDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER BUCHSBAUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE CAMPBELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEVERLEE CICCINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI ERIC COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNIE COLALILLO | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REV CHRISTIE DAVIES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERRILL M MEZZACAPPA ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HARTNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSE PUELLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE RICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA RICHARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN WIDICO | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOMINIC PRISCO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $95,368 | $2,279 |
| KAREN WIDICO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA RICHARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNIE COLALILLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE RICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE CAMPBELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BUCHSBAUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY BARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGETT HARTNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE PUELLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER OLSCHEWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRILL MEZZACAPPA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LESSIG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 63, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822-0063
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LAUREN VAN METRE, 121 ROUTE 31 SUITE 700, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822
- Signed the 990
- LAUREN VAN METRE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (908) 809-0019
- Website
- WWW.SAFEINHUNTERDON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BKC CPAS PC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE SAFETY, EMPOWERMENT AND HEALING IN AN ALLIANCE WITH THE ADULTS, TEENS AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHILE MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL CHANGE THAT WILL REDUCE POWER-BASED VIOLENCE, CONTROL AND OPPRESSION.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, SAFE IN HUNTERDON'S 24/7 HOTLINE ANSWERED 4,583 CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE RELATED TO DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. ADVOCATES ALSO PROVIDED CONSTANT STAFF PRESENCE AT OUR CONFIDENTIAL SAFE HOUSE WHERE OVER 4,940 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO 115 NEW CLIENTS. RESIDENTS MAY REMAIN WITH SAFE FOR UP TO NINETY DAYS WHILE ADVOCATES WORK ON SOLUTIONS TO MOVE THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. OUR 16-BED, ADA-ACCESSIBLE FACILITY IS SUPPLEMENTED BY HOUSING ELSEWHERE IN HUNTERDON COUNTY, AND WE HAVE A HOUSING NAVIGATOR TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS SAFE AND PERMANENT HOUSING.Expenses $2,107,615
- SAFE RESPONDED IN-PERSON RESPONSES TO OVER 265 CRISIS CALLS FOR HELP TO ASSIST A CLIENT WHO FOUND THEMSELVES AT A POLICE DEPARTMENT OR A MEDICAL FACILITY FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. RESPONSES ARE IMMEDIATE AND PLACE A CLIENT IN FRONT OF AN ADVOCATE WITHIN HALF AN HOUR OF A CALL TO OUR HOTLINE.
- LEGAL ADVOCATES ASSISTED APPROXIMATELY 313 NEW CLIENTS WITH IN-PERSON ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT AT BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL COURT HEARINGS. APPROXIMATELY 59 ONGOING CLIENTS PER MONTH RECEIVE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, 129 NEW COUNSELING CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2025. SAFE'S CLIENT ROSTERS INCLUDED MEN, WOMEN, ADOLESCENTS, AND CHILDREN OVER THE AGE OF FIVE. IN 2025, SAFE HOSTED 95 PREVENTION EVENTS, REACHING 5,359 ATTENDEES.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2267191
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P430)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,482,236
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,782,093
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,777,858 | $2,489,450 | $1,482,236 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,732,035 | $2,595,956 | $1,295,295 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,116,065 | $2,014,744 | $1,651,567 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,679,083 | $1,498,225 | $1,289,340 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-2267191).
Questions about SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC
- What is the EIN of SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC is 22-2267191.
- Is SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LAUREN VAN METRE.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,497 (LAUREN VAN METRE, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SAFE IN HUNTERDON INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,777,858, expenses of $2,489,450 and total assets of $1,482,236 at year end.
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