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US nonprofit · EIN 431077667 · Saint Louis, MOiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 431077667) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Safe Connections' network

10 people2 organisationsi10 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Matthew Hoffman ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Aruna TailorBoard Vice Chair2022
4 yrs
Briana LawsonDirector2023
3 yrs
Craig SmithDirector2022
4 yrs
Debbie Vandeven CPA (also filed as Debbie Vandeven)Director2019
7 yrs
Diane MetzgerBoard Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Lauren CollinsBoard Secretary2023
3 yrs
Nakia WinstonDirector2024
2 yrs
Rise D BlackDirector2023
3 yrs
Sharon HendersonDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Cynthia DanleyCEOsince 2022
Susan KidderChief Executive Officersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Cynthia DanleyCEO40$116k$13k
Sharon HendersonDirector1$0
Craig SmithDirector1$0
Rise D BlackDirector1$0
Debbie Vandeven CPADirector1$0
Briana LawsonDirector1$0
Nakia WinstonDirector1$0
Diane MetzgerBoard Treasurer1$0
Lauren CollinsBoard Secretary1$0
Aruna TailorBoard Vice Chair1$0
Matthew HoffmanBoard Chair1$0

About

Legal name
Safe Connections
EIN
431077667
Address
2165 Hampton Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63139-2904
State
Missouri
Mission
Reduce the impact and incidence of relationship violence and sexual assault through education, crisis intervention, counseling, and support services. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P43 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1976
Principal officer
Karen Aroesty (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1976
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMatthew Hoffman
≥7years on the filingsDebbie Vandeven CPA
≥7years on the filingsSharon Henderson
≥4years on the filingsAruna Tailor

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.3m
Total liabilities
$140k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.2m
Contributions and grants received
$2.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$6k
Employees
52
Volunteers
110

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.5m$2.6mDeficit $174k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.