Rescue Inc

Analysis

Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brattleboro, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Rescue Inc reported income of $8.9m and spending of $8.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $8.9m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rescue Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Care Clinic Inc ($8.9m), West Shore Advanced Life Support Services Inc ($8.9m) and Spartan Imaging Inc ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $12.0m against liabilities of $652k, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 105 employees.