The Rescue Me Project

Analysis

The Rescue Me Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Muscle Shoals, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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 December 2023, The Rescue Me Project reported income of $183k and spending of $183k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $112k to $183k (+63%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Rescue Me Project sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Carroll Safe and Drug-Free Volunteers ($183k), Human Body Shop Inc ($183k) and Smile Bangladesh ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (27% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $544k against liabilities of $140, net assets of $544k.