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Run 2 Rescue

EIN 46-0748210 · Riverside, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak33 out of 100GovernanceGood71 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

RUN 2 RESCUE IS A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL REACH, RESCUE, AND RESTORE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. TO REACH IN THE DARKNESS AND IDENTIFY THE VICTIM AND PULL THEM OUT OF BONDAGE, TO RESCUE THE VICTIM AND PUT THEM IN A SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, AND TO RESTORE THEM TO A FULL AND ABUNDANT LIFE. ONCE A VICTIM IS RESCUED WITH OUR ORGANIZATION, THEY ARE WITH FAMILY. THIS WILL NOT BE A GROUP HOME, THIS WILL BE THEIR HOME.

Income
$515,231
Spending
$525,664
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
-69.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
130
Highest pay
$5,696, chairman

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 105% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
  1. $118,037 spent. RESTORE: THE STATISTICS ARE TOO LOW FOR MOST GIRLS LONG-TERM SUCCESS. THROUGH MUCH PRAYER AND GOD'S VISION, WE REALIZE THIS MUST BE A LIFELONG PROCESS. WE MUST BE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME BACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WHEN THEY TURN 18, WE WILL HAVE A MENTOR PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR THEM. WE WILL HAVE 4 MENTORS TO ONE GIRL. EACH MENTOR WILL BE THERE IN DIFFERENT AREAS TO HELP TRANSITION THEM TO BE ABLE TO FACE LIFE AHEAD AND SEE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE. OUR MENTORS WILL HELP THEM GO TO SCHOOL, PICK CLASSES, APPLY FOR JOBS, ESTABLISH BANK ACCOUNTS AND PUT BUDGETS TOGETHER HELPING WHERE PARENTS WOULD NORMALLY HELP. WE WANT TO GIVE OUR KIDS AS MANY TOOLS WHERE THEY HAVE EVERY CHANCE OF SUCCEEDING.
  2. $82,687 spent. REACH: RUN 2 RESCUE WORKS WITH THE CHURCH AS WELL AS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO HELP IDENTIFY VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE WILL ACTIVELY WORK TO CHANGE LAWS TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE PIMP/TRAFFICKER TO SELL ANOTHER HUMAN BEING IN THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY. WE WILL ALSO WORK TO CHANGE THE LAWS TO MAKE IT A FELONY FOR ANY PERSON/JOHN WHO PURCHASES ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.
  3. $9,985 spent. RESCUE: ONCE A VICTIM IS IDENTIFIED WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THEM AND PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM RECOVER AND HEAL. OUR HOME WILL BE CALLED THE "GATEWAY OF HOPE". WE WELCOME GIRLS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED AS YOUNG AS 11 YEARS OLD AND UP TO 27 YEARS OLD. WE ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE A GROUP HOME AS WE SEEK TO PLACE THESE VICTIMS WITH VETTED FAMILIES. WE SEEK TO BE A PLACE WHERE THESE KIDS CAN FEEL SAFE AND EVENTUALLY BE HEALED FROM THE RAVAGES OF TRAFFICKING. IT WILL BE A PLACE WHERE BEAUTY DWELLS. WE DREAM IT WILL BE A PLACE WHERE GIRLS CAN WORK WITH HORSES AND ANIMALS, PLANT THEIR OWN GARDENS AND HAVE THINGS THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN. IT WILL BE A TIME WHERE HEALING CAN BEGIN AND WHERE THEY CAN LEARN HOW THE LORD SPEAKS TENDERLY TO THEM. HOSEA 2:14
  4. $284,075 spent. OTHER

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.

    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 January 2013.

    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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