What is the EIN of SAFE BERKS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SAFE BERKS is 23-2087191.

Is SAFE BERKS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.

Are donations to SAFE BERKS tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

When is the next return of SAFE BERKS due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did SAFE BERKS last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of SAFE BERKS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH GARRIGAN.

Who are the officers and directors of SAFE BERKS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,657 (ELIZABETH GARRIGAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).

How much revenue does SAFE BERKS have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,172,440, expenses of $4,626,640 and total assets of $5,980,645 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 23-2087191

SAFE BERKS

Tax-exempt · READING, PA 19602

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of SAFE BERKS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$4,172,440	$4,626,640	-$454,200	$5,980,645	$1,044,970	$4,935,675
June 30, 2023	990	$4,296,337	$4,684,153	-$387,816	$6,467,531	$1,139,200	$5,328,331

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $4,100,908
of which government grants: $2,769,463
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $35,276
Net gain from sales of assets: $24,783
Net income from fundraising events: -$14,305
Net income from gaming: $18,286
Other revenue: $36,256

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $297,692
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $3,243,602
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Accounting fees: $36,500
Occupancy: $158,193
Travel: $10,514
Depreciation: $233,703
Program services (functional): $3,270,331
Management and general (functional): $1,034,011
Fundraising (functional): $322,298

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $6,510,082
Total assets, end of year: $5,980,645
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,044,970
Net assets, end of year: $4,935,675
Land, buildings and equipment: $4,843,776
Net assets without donor restrictions: $4,684,530
Net assets with donor restrictions: $251,145
Gross receipts: $4,231,599
Employees: 90
Volunteers: 40
Year formed: 1977
State of legal domicile: PA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
ELIZABETH GARRIGAN	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer	40	$126,657	$12,759
STACEY JORDAN	CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer	40	$71,333	$18,785
MERELISS COLON ORTIZ	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (END 11/24) Officer	40	$69,912	$9,853
EMILY SANTOS	CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (END 2/24) Officer	30	$6,979	$201
HEATHER ADAMS	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$0
RACHEL ROMIG	VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0	$0
DR SARA GEORGE	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0	$0
RONALD RUTKOWSKI	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0	$0
ERIN BEEBE	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
KOURTNEY BERNECKER	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
NOAHLEEN BETTS	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
AURIA BRADLEY	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
ERICA CACERES	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
JENNIFER DECK	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
TODD MIGLIACCIO	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

8 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
BETHANY MILLER	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0
LAURA MORGAN	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0
SARAH PHILLIPS	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0
JULIETTE PIERSODY	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0
RUTH SANO	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0
LINDSEY STOCK	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0
ELIZABETH WARE	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0
NICOLE YUENGEL	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
ELIZABETH GARRIGAN	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer	40	$117,466	$11,645
MERELISS COLON ORTIZ	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer	40	$77,247	$11,561
EMILY SANTOS	CHIEF HR OFFICER Officer	30	$48,114	$4,476
AMANDA ACUNA	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$0
HEATHER ADAMS	VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0	$0
BARBARA BOLAND	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0	$0
NICOLE YUENGEL	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	1.5	$0	$0
CAREY BABCZAK	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
RENE BAKER	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
NOAHLEEN BETTS	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
AURIA BRADLEY	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
CHRIS DIMASCIO	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
HELEN FLYNN	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
SARA GEORGE	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
PAUL MARRELLA	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
TODD MIGLIACCIO	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
LAURA MORGAN	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MISSY ORLANDO	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
RACHEL ROMIG	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
ADREAN TURNER	MEMBER Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 255 CHESTNUT ST, READING, PA 19602-1966
Principal officer (990 for 2024): ELIZABETH GARRIGAN, 255 CHESTNUT ST, READING, PA 19602
Signed the 990: ELIZABETH GARRIGAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone: (610) 370-7602
Website: WWW.SAFEBERKS.ORG
Return prepared by: RKL LLP

Mission

SAFE BERKS PROVIDES A SAFE HAVEN AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND A RELENTLESS COMMITMENT TO PREVENT ABUSE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN BE THEIR TRUE SELVES AND FEEL EMPOWERED TO STAND UP TO ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION.
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

PROVIDE SAFE EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. WHILE LIVING IN SHELTER, VICTIMS/SURVIVORS AND CHILDREN HAVE THE OPTION OF RECEIVING SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, ADVOCACY AND REFERRAL, AS WELL AS EDUCATION ABOUT VARIOUS OPTIONS AND ASSISTANCE DURING AND AFTER SHELTER IN AN EFFORT TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. IN FY 2024-2025, SAFE BERKS PROVIDED 195 ADULTS WITH 7998 NIGHTS OF SHELTER AND PROVIDED 8,250 NIGHTS OF SHELTER TO 186 CHILDREN. THE SHELTER PROGRAM OPERATES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK
Expenses $1,513,467
THE MEDICAL ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ("MAPP") PROVIDES TWENTY-FOUR HOUR RESPONSE TO OUR LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS. WHEN A PERSON PRESENTS TO A HEALTHCARE FACILITY OR HOSPITAL AS A PATIENT AND DISCLOSES, THEY HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, THE HEALTHCARE STAFF CONTACTS OUR HOTLINE FOR A MAPP ADVOCATE TO PROVIDE AN IN-PERSON RESPONSE. UPON MEETING WITH THE PATIENT, THE MAPP ADVOCATE WILL ASSESS THE PATIENT'S NEEDS, ASSIST WITH SAFETY PLANNING, AND CONNECT THEM WITH OTHER SAFE BERKS SUPPORT SERVICES OR APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. IN 2024-2025, THE MAPP ADVOCATES PROVIDED THESE SERVICES TO 318 CLIENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY RESPONSE, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS 2 OVERNIGHT RAPID RESPONSE ADVOCATES WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS AT THE BERKS COUNTY COURTHOUSE WHILE FILING A PETITION FOR AN EMERGENCY PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDER. IN 2024/2025, THE RAPID RESPONSE ADVOCATE PROVIDED THESE SUPPORT SERVICES TO 384 CLIENTS. MAPP ADVOCATES ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THEIR STAFF MEMBERS. PROVIDING EDUCATION TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IS A LARGE PART OF THIS DEPARTMENT'S MISSION AS WELL AS TABLING WELLNESS OR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS.
Expenses $497,545
THE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM IS ALSO FREE AND AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IN FY 2024-25, SAFE BERKS PROVIDED 5,498 COUNSELING/ADVOCACY HOURS TO 1,931 ADULT SURVIVORS, 231 HOURS OF COUNSELING/ADVOCACY HOURS TO 177 CHILD SURVIVORS AND 287 HOURS OF COUNSELING/ADVOCACY HOURS TO 236 SIGNIFICANT OTHERS OF SURVIVORS. ADDITIONALLY, 484 CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CRISIS RESPONSE WERE HANDLED. THE COUNSELING SERVICES PROGRAM IS FREE, AND AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
Expenses $457,556
THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS AND EFFECTS OF ABUSE. THE COUNSELING SERVICES PROGRAM IS FREE, AND AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. SAFE BERKS ATTORNEYS REPRESENT VICTIMS ON PROTECTION FROM ABUSE (PFA) ACTIONS. LEGAL ADVOCATES PROVIDE ACCOMPANIMENT TO PERSONS SEEKING EMERGENCY OR TEMPORARY PFA'S AS WELL AS TO CRIMINAL COURT HEARINGS AND POLICE INTERVIEWS.
Expenses $428,088
THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS & EDUCATION DEPARTMENT INCLUDES COMMUNITY RESPONSE SPECIALISTS ("CRS"). CRS ADVOCATES PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON THE LOCAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES, AT THE BERKS COUNTY JAIL, AND MAINTAIN SATELITE OFFICES AT OTHER COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENICIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE CRS ADVOCATES PROVIDE ON-SITE ASSESSEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING SERVICES, AND REFERRALS FOR OTHER SAFE BERKS SERVICES AND COMUMMITY RESOURCES AS REQUESTED. CRS ADVOCATES PROVIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMMING, ATTEND TABLING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND OVERSEE THE LAP INITIATIVE. ADVOCATES PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WITHIN THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS, ATTEND THE FORENSIC INTERVIEWS OF CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO THEIR SUPPORTIVE CAREGIVERS, AND OFFER SPECIALIZED TRAINING OF THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO BERKS COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Expenses $373,675

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 23-2087191
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: 1979
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Human services (P43Z)
Assets (IRS master file): $5,980,645
Income (IRS master file): $4,231,599

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$4,172,440	$4,626,640	$5,980,645	XML
990	June 2024	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2023	$4,296,337	$4,684,153	$6,467,531	XML
990	June 2022	$4,308,212	$4,506,193	$6,627,811	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2018	–	–	–	IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about SAFE BERKS

What is the EIN of SAFE BERKS?: The employer identification number (EIN) of SAFE BERKS is 23-2087191.
Is SAFE BERKS tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
Are donations to SAFE BERKS tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SAFE BERKS 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 BERKS due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SAFE BERKS last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SAFE BERKS?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH GARRIGAN.
Who are the officers and directors of SAFE BERKS?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,657 (ELIZABETH GARRIGAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does SAFE BERKS have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,172,440, expenses of $4,626,640 and total assets of $5,980,645 at year end.