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Family Rescue

EIN 36-3170408 · Chicago, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood71 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FAMILY RESCUE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY.(EXPANDED MISSION ON SCHEDULE O) FAMILY RESCUE PROVIDES SHELTER AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN, ENGAGES IN SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE FUTURE CHANGE, AND ENCOURAGES PREVENTION THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION. FAMILY RESCUE OPERATES FIVE PROGRAMS: A SHELTER; A LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM, A NON-RESIDENTIAL COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM, AND A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES AN ON-SITE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY AS WELL AS SCATTERED-SITE TRANSITIONAL AND RAPID RE-HOUSING. FAMILY RESCUE OFFERS COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES.

Income
$7.8 million
Spending
$7.3 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
1.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 70%
Employees
83
Volunteers
60
Highest pay
$249,558, ceo/executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 24% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $1.7 million spent. THE NEW HEIGHTS APARTMENTS PROGRAM PROVIDES SCATTERED-SITE TRANSITIONAL AND RAPID REHOUSING APARTMENTS TO SURVIVORS DUALLY IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS CLIENTS IN REGAINING PHYSICAL SAFETY, AND EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. IN FY25, THE PROGRAM SERVED 83 CLIENTS: 76 ADULTS AND 7 CHILDREN. THESE CLIENTS RECEIVED 2,552 HOURS OF SUPPORT SERVICES AND 52,723 NIGHTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. MAJOR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 100% OF CLIENTS DEVELOPED SAFETY PLANS, 89% DEVELOPED SERVICE PLANS, AND 68% ACHIEVED TWO OR MORE GOALS ON THEIR SERVICE PLANS. 63% LEAVING THE PROGRAM EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. 83% WHO LEFT THE PROGRAM DID SO WITH INCOME AND/OR OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES. AT THE 6-MONTH FOLLOW UP, 59% WERE STILL HOUSED AND VIOLENCE-FREE.
  2. $1.5 million spent. ROSENTHAL FAMILY LODGE PROVIDED SAFE REFUGE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO WERE FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATIONS. IN FY25, ROSENTHAL FAMILY LODGE SERVED 237 CLIENTS: 122 ADULTS AND 115 CHILDREN. THE LODGE PROVIDED CLIENTS WITH 4,942 HOURS OF COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, SERVED 20,512 MEALS, PROVIDED 10,572 NIGHTS OF SHELTER, AND ANSWERED 1,057 CRISIS CALLS. MAJOR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 95% OF CLIENTS DEVELOPED SAFETY PLANS, 95% DEVELOPED SERVICE PLANS, AND 50% ACHIEVED TWO OR MORE GOALS ON THEIR SERVICE PLANS. 45% WERE RELOCATED TO PERMANENT HOUSING, AND 86% OF THOSE REMAINED HOUSED AND VIOLENCE FREE AT THE 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UP. 35% LEFT THE SHELTER WITH INCOME OR OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)92% OF CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL WITHIN ONE WEEK OF ENTERING THE SHELTER, 85% OF CHILDREN HAD FEWER BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS FROM SHELTER ENTRY TO EXIT, AND 61% OF PARENTS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD LEARNED MORE ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S NEEDS AND HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S GROWTH.
  3. $891,470 spent. THE LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM ASSISTS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN ACCESSING THE LEGAL SYSTEM, OBTAINING ORDERS OF PROTECTION, UNDERSTANDING THEIR RIGHTS AS VICTIMS, ADVOCATING FOR CLIENTS IN COURT AND WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROACTIVE OUTREACH, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE VIOLENCE THEY HAD EXPERIENCED. THE PROGRAM ALSO ENGAGED IN PROACTIVE OUTREACH TO VICTIMS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER THAN THE POLICE. IN FY25, THE PROGRAM SERVED 485 ADULT CLIENTS, FIELDED 3,553 CRISIS CALLS, ASSISTED 274 CLIENTS IN OBTAINING ORDERS OF PROTECTION, ASSISTED 93% OF CLIENTS IN DEVELOPING SERVICE PLANS AND 93% IN DEVELOPING SAFETY PLANS.
  4. $848,406 spent. RIDGELAND APARTMENTS AND DAY CARE (CHILDREN'S) PROGRAM PROVIDED CLIENTS DUALLY IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS WITH A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTED AND ENCOURAGED POSITIVE LIFESTYLE CHANGES. IN FY25, THE PROGRAM SERVED 108 CLIENTS: 50 ADULTS AND 58 CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 4,800 HOURS OF SUPPORT SERVICES AND 33,815 NIGHTS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. MAJOR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 100% OF CLIENTS SERVED DEVELOPED SAFETY PLANS, 96% DEVELOPED SERVICE PLANS, AND 92% ACHIEVED TWO OR MORE GOALS ON THEIR SERVICE PLANS. 89% OF FAMILIES RELOCATED TO PERMANENT HOUSING, AND 100% OF THE FAMILIES LEAVING THE PROGRAM EXITED WITH INCOME OR OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES. 98% OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM WERE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PROGRAM ENTRY. 100% OF PARENTS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD LEARNED MORE ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S NEEDS AND HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S GROWTH.
  5. $716,656 spent. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, ADVOCACY, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. IN FY25, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM SERVED 561 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: 511 ADULTS AND 50 CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 6,827 HOURS OF SUPPORT SERVICES. MAJOR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 98% OF CLIENTS ACCOMPLISHED TWO OR MORE GOALS ON THEIR SERVICE PLANS, 100% OF THE CHILDREN SERVED WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY TWO SOURCES OF SAFETY AND 100% CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE VIOLENCE IN THEIR FAMILIES WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ALSO MADE 260 EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1982.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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