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The Rescue Me Project

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Sheffield, AL501(c)(3)Since 2016Mental Health EIN 37-1787319Revenue $149K in FY2025

On file with the IRStherescuemeproject.com1300 Sw 8th St, 35660-6202 · Sheffield, ALTax-exempt since Feb 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provides mentoring, transportation, basic living skills to develop mental health and leadership skills

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$149K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$153K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$496K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$149K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2022$112K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$149K
Expenses
$153K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$183K
FY2024$170K
FY2025$153K
Net assets
$496K
FY2025▼ -0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2022$462K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$544K
FY2024$500K
FY2025$496K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $81K Management & general 42% · $64K Fundraising 5% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deon Malone
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lonzo Jones
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jacqueline Milton
Treasurer Grant Writer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shantrice Byrd
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Knight
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers mentoring, transportation, and life skills to build mental health and leadership.

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1 program · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provides mentoring, transportation, basic living skills to develop mental health and leadership skills

$81Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Long Lewis FoundationFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$149K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Money outPt IX
$153K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$496K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Total revenueLn 12$149K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$460K
Total assetsLn 16$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$496K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$471K$460K
Total assetsLn 16$500K$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$500K$496K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$409$409
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$48K$1K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$153K$81K$64K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $149K$153K−$4K$496K 990 PDF
FY2024 $126K$170K−$44K$500K 990 PDF
FY2023 $183K$183K$217$544K 990 PDF
FY2022 $112K$462K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $77K$455K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $149,101 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,116$149,101
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $126,116$149,101
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,829$53,829
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,080$98,941
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $169,909$152,770
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,793−$3,669
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $149,101 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,485
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,616
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$149,101
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$149,101
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $152,770 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $50,004$50,004
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,825$3,825
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,599$1,599
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $409$409
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,545$11,545
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,495$3,495
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,547$14,547
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,108$3,108
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,950$5,950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,187 · Management $1,253 · Fundraising $7,348$56,788
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,291 · Management $64,131 · Fundraising $7,348$152,770
Part X · Balance sheet $496,463 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,858$36,311
X-4 Accounts receivable$5
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $471,274$460,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $500,132$496,463
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $500,132$496,463
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $500,132$496,463
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $500,132$496,463
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $496,463 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$149,101
XI-2 Total expenses$152,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$500,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$496,463

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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