Tax Status
SafeNet is a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization which is classified by the IRS as exempt under IRC Section 501 (c) 3 and as a “public charity” under IRC Section 509. Therefore, donations from individuals and corporations, as well as grants from private foundations, qualify for maximum tax benefits allowable by the IRS.

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  • SafeNet
    ATTN:  Corey
    1702 French Street
    Erie, PA  16501

Questions? Fill out our online form or contact Corey at 814-455-1774, ext. 222.

WHY SUPPORT SAFENET?

Because your gift can change lives.

Donate to help SafeNet continue to provide services for victims and their children. Victims of abuse and their children need a safe place to go. SafeNet offers shelter 24/7. Until the victim and their children are safe, nothing else matters. Families are provided with free housing, food, clothing, and confidential counseling. SafeNet creates a true sanctuary where victims, young and old, rich and poor, have the physical and emotional space to work through a difficult time and begin to heal. We offer a place that inspires hope and confidence because it is a visible symbol of how much we care. Why Now?  2024 marked the 50^th Anniversary of SafeNet with a renewed resolve to assist the over 1,500 victims and their children who come to SafeNet annually.

HOW DO YOUR DONATIONS HELP?

Helping Adults, Children and Teens

• By providing emergency shelter. Since 1974, SafeNet has offered safe, comfortable and confidential short term housing 24/7 for healing and planning the future.
• By providing transitional housing. Since 1986, SafeNet’s Bridge House Program has provided safe and affordable transitional housing for victims of domestic violence who are now homeless to rebuild their lives.
• By providing children’s programs.  Children learn empowerment, are taught positives values and boundaries and are shown support to help them develop into caring responsible adults.

Types of Donations

Annual Fund

Donations are used to provide clothes, housing and food to victims and their children. Donations are also used to provide services for children. SafeNet’s annual budget is about $1.6 million.  It is funded by grants and corporate & private donations.

Your gift will make such a difference!

Erie Gives

SafeNet participates annually in Erie Gives. This event sponsored by the Erie Community Foundation (ECF) offers donors the opportunity to make a gift online at www.eriegives.org and the ECF provides proportional matching funds.

Memorials/Tributes

Gifts may be made in memorial or tribute to a loved one and may be unrestricted.

Matching Gifts

Do you or your spouse work at a company that offers a matching gift? If so, your gift will help the mission of SafeNet two-fold. Please complete the necessary paperwork either online or through your HR department.

Endowment

As experts agree that children are significantly affected by witnessing domestic violence, we know that children growing up in abusive homes are 75% more likely to become an abuser or end up involved with an abuser. Children truly are the key to stopping this generational cycle of abuse. Your gift can help stop this cycle. Please join us in our mission to support the needs of these children by considering a donation to fund the The Family Violence Prevention Fund endowment. You will help children succeed today and stop the cycle of violence tomorrow.

Planned Gifts

A gift today can ensure a change for a better tomorrow whether you choose to remember SafeNet in your will, name SafeNet as a beneficiary on an insurance policy, or establish a charitable remainder trust. SafeNet is also involved with the Erie Community Foundation which could also assist with a planned gift.