Destiny Rescue International

Analysis

Destiny Rescue International is a registered charity in United States, based in Muncie, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Destiny Rescue International reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $549k to $1.4m (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Destiny Rescue International sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worldwide Farmers Exchange ($1.4m), A I E S E C U S Inc ($1.4m) and Living Hope Community Center Inc ($1.4m).

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 $506k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $424k. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $31k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.