Effective activism means knowing your enemy.
The following is a list of reported major activist, financial, and material supporters of the Safe Haven Baby Box Movement, posted by state, county, and/or city. This list is not comprehensive. It focuses on activist, political, and civic organizations; churches, and ministries; and charitable organizations and foundations. Individuals also support local initiatives, but unless their support is substantial, they are not listed.
Some large donors have been identified only as “anonymous,” and we have not included them. For the most part, we have also not included in-kind donations such as construction materials, landscaping, etc. Local politicians and legislators support SHBB initiatives since, well . . . nobody wants to be labeled “a baby killer,” which is what happens if they don’t. Of course, some supporters are well-intentioned but just clueless.
All legislation is supported by Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Right to Life, similar organizations, and the Knights of Columbus. We have designated, when known, which local/state “pro-life” organizations and Knights of Columbus councils work with SHBB. Otherwise. we post “Right to Life” or “Knights of Columbus” when that is the only designation in local reports. We assume those local affiliates support but do not list them since there is no documentation
Some states listed below do not currently have baby boxes; some have installed boxes without an amendment to their state law. See the map of U.S. states that have baby boxes or that have legislation authorizing installation.
All information is taken from public online sources and is subject to change and correction. Much more research is needed regarding support.
Note. Nearly every “pro-life” and evangelical and Catholic “pro-life” organization in the United States today actively opposes the restoration of the civil right of all adopted persons to obtain their original birth certificates and other state-held records about themselves. These same organizations support Safe Haven Baby Boxes. They believe that if an adult adoptee receives their OBC and other information about their origins women today will seek abortions to hide their dirty little secret. SHBB Inc sloganeers “Women demand anonymity,” and tell adoptees who disagree that they should just shut up and be grateful they were dumpsterized.
Safe Haven Baby Box Movement
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Leading figures
- Monica Kelsey, SHBB Founder, CEO. Former EMS/firefighter; Navy veteran. “Pro-life” speaker. Author of Blessed to Have been Abandoned.
- Pam Stenzel, SHBB board; SHBB hotline director; controversial nationally known abstinence educator (aka “The Sex Lady”); leading anti-abortion activist. Founder of Enlighten Communications; Former Director of Alpha Women’s Center; currently Senior Regional Clinic Director for Community Pregnancy Clinics in central and southwest Florida. Received MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University. Once referred to the founder of this website as a pedophile for opposing baby boxes.
- Kristi Hofferber, SHBB board; Outreach Coordinator and “Sidewalk Counseling” at Coalition for Life St. Louis; former Outreach Director at Collinsville Faith in Action; former board member at Lutherans for Life; former social worker at Fontebella Maternity Home; “pro-life” speaker
- Cathie Humbarger, SHBB Director of Public Policy; SHBB lobbyist; founder and director at Reprotection; retired Executive Director at Indiana Right to Life NE; retired Vice President of Policy Enforcement at Indiana Right to Life; founding board member at Hope Center.
- Linda Znachko, Founder, Director of He Knows Your Name Ministries; speaks at most SHBB blessing ceremonies
- Fabcore Industries, Fort Wayne, Indiana, baby box manufacturer
Alabama
Oxford
- Girl Scouts of Northern Alabama
Arkansas
Statewide
- Arkansas Knights of Columbus State Council
- Arkansas Right to Life
- Arkansas Right to Life Educational Trust Fund (billboards)
- Jim Bob & Michelle Dugger
Local
Benton
- Knights of Columbus #9396
- Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church
Conway
- Baptist Health – Conway
- Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime
- Conway Regional Hospital
- Fire Captain Ty Ledbetter (fundraiser)
- Grace Community Church
El Dorado
- Hannah Pregnancy Resource Center ($10,000 including a grant from ARTL: $3,500)
- Knights of Columbus El Dorado and Magnolia Councils
- Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church
Fort Smith
- Eugene & Sharon Kersh ($10,000)
Hot Springs
- Hot Springs Knights of Columbus #6419
Jonesboro
- Craighead County Knights of Columbus
- Craighead County Right to Life
Magnolia
- Magnolia Rotary Club
Maumelle
- Knights of Columbus
Mountain Home
- Mountain Home Knights of Columbus
- St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church
Rogers
- Benton County Republican Women
- Sen. Cecile Bledsoe re-election funds ($10,000)
- Emmanuel Baptist Church
Springdale
- Northwest Arkansas Respect for Life
Florida (Home Rule State)
Statewide
- Florida Voice for the Unborn
Local
Ocala
- Church of Hope
Indiana
Statewide
- Duke Energy Foundation
- Envoy Companies
- Franciscan Health
- Great Lakes Gabriel Project
- Indiana Right to Life
- Knights of Columbus Indiana (2020 report indicates that nearly $29,000 has been raised by individual chapters for SHBB, but much more has been pledged)
- 1-800 Board-Up
Local
Angola
- Rayburn Masonry
- Steuben County Community Foundation
- Wagler Foundation
Auburn
- Auburn Church of the Nazarene
- Rick and Viki James (through James Foundation?)
Batesville
- Mary Margaret Health Foundation (through William & Martha H Hillenbrand Foundation)
Bedford
- City of Bedford ($1,500)
- Duke Energy Foundation ($15,000)
- Pritchett Brothers Construction
Bloomington
- Sherwood Oaks Christian Church/The Funeral Chapel ($15,000 joint effort)
Booneville
- Indiana Right to Life Southwest Indiana (donated box)
Brownsburg
- Brownsburg Sertoma Club
- Knights of Columbus #12540
- St. Malachy Catholic Church
- St. Malachy Gabriel Project
Celestine
- Dubois County Right to Life
- Good Shepherd Knights of Columbus
Chesterton
- Duneland Exchange Club
- Knights of Columbus #12540
- Parishioners for Life, St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church
- St. Francis Episcopal Church
- Town of Chesterton
Clarksville
- Knights of Columbus #1616 – North Vernon ($5,000)
- Speed Memorial Church
Columbia City
- North Central Indiana Right to Life
- Whitley County Republican Women’s Club
Connorsville
- Hope Center
Corydon
- Bob Bowman Construction ($5,000)
- Harrison County High School Class of 2020 ($13,000–through fundraisers)
Crawfordsville
- Crosspoint Fellowship ($2,600)
- Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
- Franciscan Health Foundation of Western Indiana
- Tri-County Bank & Trust
Crown Point
- Crown Point 1st Methodist Church
East Chicago
- St. Catherine Hospital ($10,000)
Edgewood
- Team C.J.
Elkhart
- Elkhart County Right to Life
Elwood City
- Elwood First United Methodist Church Outreach Missions Witness Committee (total cost donated by anonymoujsadonor through church)
Evansville
- City of Evansville (partner)
- Jen Savage (fundraiser – $11,000+)
- Right to Life Southwest Indiana
Ferdinand
- Isabella Harmon & Tori Hamerlein (Jasper Middle School Students raised $10,000)
- Memorial Hospital & Healthcare Center
- Precious Blood Catholic Church
Floyd’s Knob
- Eastern Heights Baptist Church
Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne Lutherans for Life
- Handsome Boys Motorcycle Club
- United Motorcycle Enthusiasts
Fortville
- Hancock County Child Advocacy Center
- Hancock County Prosecutor Brent Eaton
- Hancock County Sheriff’s Department
- St. Thomas Knights of Columbus ($1,500)
- Vernon Township ($8,000)
Franklin
- Bristol Beats ($15,000 donated by Franklin Township Trustees’ Office (Franklin Township Advisory Board) Money derived from extra funds earned helping the state process applications for its Covid-19 rental assistance program)
- Franklin Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council
- Johnson County Community Foundation ($8,500 raised before Trustee’s donation. These funds are reported to now be allocated for education material placed in crisis pregnancy centers and stickers for dumpsters)
- KIK-IT (Kids in Crisis-InterventionTeam)
Gary
- Diocese of Gary
- Father’s Heart Church
Greencastle
- American StructurePoint
- Delta Theta Tau ($1,700)
- Greencastle Rotary Club ($250.00)
- IAFF Local 5125
- Mary Allison’s Children’s Trust ($500.00)
- Putman County Community Foundation
- Putnam County Hospital
- Sherwood Christian Church
- Tri-County Bank & Trust
Greenfield
- Family of Trisha Faust Dillman
- Life Choices Care Center
Greensburg
- Decatur County Right to Life
- Lake County Apartments ($1,000)
Hammond
- Franciscan Health Hammond
- Knights of Columbus
- LaHaye Funeral Home
Hanover
- Cornerstone Baptist Church
- Madison Mission
- Norton King’s Daughter’s Health
Hobart
- Monica Wiley, Robert Scott, Art Miller (‘large contributors”)
- Knights of Columbus #12387
- Respect Life Ministry
Huntington
- Huntington County Community Foundation ($5,000)
- Huntington County Right to Life
Jeffersonville
- Eastern Heights Baptist Church ($3,000)
Kendallville
- Black & Ramer Insurance
- Campbell & Fetter Bank
- Diehm Construction
- Hite Funeral Home
- Jasen Family Dentistry
- Noble Industrial Fabrication
- Tipton Law Office
- Trinity United Methodist Church
- Young Family Funeral Home
Kokomo
- Kokomo Knights of Columbus (“initial cost”)
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church
Lafayette
- Franciscan Health Foundation
- Lafayette 4th Degree Knights of Columbus ($1,000)
Lake Station
- Friends of Gratitude Helping Together (FIGHT)
- Lake Station Lion’s Club
- Ravinia Pines ($1,800)
- Team National Hope
Lebanon
- Boone County REMC Operation Round-up ($4,000)
- Knights of Columbus #13968
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church
- Tim Toole ($5,000)
Linton
- Dennis Smith, Stockton Twn.Trustee (fundraiser)
Logansport
- Pisgah Christian Church
- Right to Life North Central Indiana (“paid for box”)
Lowell
- Eagle Township
- Cedar Creek Township
- Eagle Township
- Lowell Rotary Club
- West Creek Township
Madison
- King’s Daughter’s Health
- Madison Mission ($2,600)
Marion
- Right to Life of North Central Indiana
- Temple Congregational Church
Martinsville
- City of Martinsville (fundraiser)
Merrillville
- Knights of Columbus
- Merrillville Town Council
- St. Andrew’s Women’s Club ($1,000)
- St. James the Less Catholic Church
Michigan City
- Diocese of Gary
- Franciscan Health Foundation
- Knights of Columbus ($1,000)
- LaPorte County Right to Life
Milan
- Madison Mission
Mitchell
- Hoosier Uplands
- Mitchell High School class led by teacher Amy Redman (don’t know name of class)
Mishawaka
- Knights of Columbus #553 and 10743 ($10,000)
Mooresville
- Nelson Stanley (organizer)
- Eagles Lodge
- Knights of Columbus
- Mayfield Insurance
- St. Thomas More Church
Mt. Vernon
- Posey County Right to Life
Muncie
- Prevent Child Abuse Council of Delaware County
North Vernon
- North Vernon Knights of Columbus #1631 ($10,000)
Owensboro
- Right to Life of Owensboro
Paoli
- Keegan and Tessa Higgs
- Murat Shriners Lo-Or-Ma ($1,600)
- Orange County Community Foundation ($15,000)
- Paoli Meridan Lions Club (($1,500)
- Springs ValleyBank & Trust ($1,000)
Plainfield
- He Knows Your Name
- Northview Church
Plymouth
- 1st Brethren Church of Teagarden
- Crosswoods Church
- Elks Lodge
- Knights of Columbus
- New Song Church
Princeton
- Gibson County Right to Life (sponsored box; pays for billboards)
- Alan and Kimberlee Weber ($15,000)
- Firefighters Union #1634
Rensselaer
- Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
- Fransiscan Health – Renssalaer
- Kent Hamstra (fundraiser)
- Knights of Columbus
Rochester
- Right to Life of North Central Indiana
- Rochester Knights of Columbus
Schererville
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
- Tri Kappa Associate Chapters in Dyer, Schererville & St. John ($15,000 includes $2,500 from the City of Schererville)
Scottsburg
- Elevation Church
- Fairview Christian Church
- Knights of Columbus Bingo
- Madison Mission
- Pilot Club of Scott County
- Scott County Community Foundation of Oregon Family Endowment Fund
- Scott County Hospital
- Scott County Kids First
- Scottsburg Lions CLub
Seymour
- Hunter Wart ( fundraiser, $10,000)
- Seymour Knights of Columbus #1252
Shelbyville
- Sherri Davis ($5,000?)
South Bend
- Knights of Columbus #553 and #10743 ($10,000)
- St. Joseph County Right to Life
- Shawn Sullivan, Esq.
- South Bend Life Center
Spencer
- Owens County Infant Safety Team
Syracuse
- Calvary United Methodist Church
- North Central Indiana Right to Life
Terre Haute
- Chad and Natalie Overton ( ERVPRO–funded first box)
Valparaiso
- Center City Rainy Day Fund
Versailles
- Madison Mission
Vevay
- Brushy Fork Baptist Church
- Madison Mission
- Vevay Church of Christ
Vincennes
- Vincennes Knights of Columbus
- Vincennes Moose Lodge
Warsaw
- Kristi Ormsby (fundraiser – $5,000)
- New Life Christian Church & World Outreach
- Right to Life of North Central Indiana $10,200)
- Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association ($2,000 to NCIRT)
West Terre Haute
- Amy Sitter (fundraiser – $8,000)
- Chad and Natalie Overton (SERVPRO) ($10,000)
Westfield
- Barb Cook (fundraiser – $15,000))
- Grace Church
Zionsville
- Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
- St. Alphonse Liguori Catholic Church ($15,000+)
Kentucky
Statewide
- Fern Creek Christian Church ($60,000 for 4 boxes)
- Isabella Lamkin (Teenage TRA lobbyist/fundraiser)
Local
Fern Creek
- Fern Creek Christian Church (“thousands of dollars
Hodgenville
- James Crume $500)
- Steadfast Baptist Church
Mt. Washington
- Lions Club of Mt Washington
Okoloma
- Fern Creek Christian Church
- Zonta Club of Louisille
Owensboro
- Right to Life – Owensboro
Pleasure Point
- Fern Creek Christian Church
Powderly
- Pathway of Hope (Greenville)
Radcliff
- Knights of Columbus Council 12623 ($13,975)
Shively
- Fern Creek Christian Church
Louisiana
Statewide
- Louisiana Family Forum
- Louisiana Right to Life
Maine
Statewide
- Catholic Diocese of Portland
- Christian Civic League of Maine
- Concerned Women of America of Maine
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan
Statewide
- Michigan Right to Life
Mississippi
- Caitlin & Steve Kelly
New Mexico
Statewide
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (pledged partial cost of 5 boxes in the state will be covered starting with Hobbs and Espanola)
Espanola
- Espanola Firefighters Union (IAFF) #339
- Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc donated box
Portales
- Roosevelt/Curry County Right to Life
North Carolina
Jefferson
- Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
- Ashe Baptist Association
- Ashe Pregnancy Center
- Ashe County Sheriff’s Office
- Ashe County Social Services
- Ashe Memorial Hospital
- Badges of Ashe
- County of Ashe
Ohio
Statewide
- Ohio Right to Life
Local
Defiance
- Zonta Club of Defiance ($15,000)
Delhi Township
- Discount Tire Driven to Care Foundation (“cost”)
Harrison
- Reach Out Pregnancy Center
Hicksville
- Hicksville Knights of Columbus Foundation
- Hicksville Rotary Club
Springfield Twn (Toledo)
- Heartbeat of Toledo
Sunbury
- Discount Tire Driven to Care Foundation (“cost”)
Van Wert
- Van Wert Health
South Carolina
Statewide
- Respect Life Committee, Christ Our King Church, Mt. Pleasant (Taylor Smith and Deana Lattanzio plan for boxes in Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville)
Tennessee
- West Tennessee Healthcare
Texas
San Antonio
- Eagle’s Flight Advocacy and Outreach
Other National Support
- Anglicans for Life
- Choices for Life
- Focus on the Family
- Kirk Cameron
- Life Issues Institute
- Rebecca Kiessling lawyer, co-founder/board member of Hope After Rape Conception
- Willie Robertson (Duck Dynasty)
Updated: September 22, 2022