Lexington Rescue Mission Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The organization is a Christ-centered ministry that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of hurting people in the greater Lexington area. Its activities are focused on rebuilding lives.
- Income
- $5.5 million
- Spending
- $3.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- -7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 78%
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 873
- Highest pay
- $128,034, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 36% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 72% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
- $1.2 million spent. OUTREACH SERVICES - In 2025, we ministered to 307 people who were experiencing homelessness, including providing overnight shelter, daytime shelter, and help getting off the street. During the winter months, our team managed 20 motel rooms for the citys emergency winter shelter efforts, providing 65 people with overnight shelter in the coldest months. Year-round, the mission welcomed anyone who was homeless to our daytime shelter, where they received help meeting their immediate needs, including mail, laundry, showers, and supplies, and help connecting to critical services, including addiction treatment. We were able to help 55 people off the streets and into residential substance abuse treatment programs. In 2025, our Homeless Intervention Program team helped 66 homeless households move into housing, including 80 adults and 27 children, by providing housing counseling, rent assistance, case management, and support. After six months, 73% of our clients had still maintained their rental housing. Our team also prevented 20 seniors from eviction by partnering with the social workers at Connie Griffith and Ballard Towers, across the street from the mission. By working with them, we were able to intervene in situations in which their senior residents were on the brink of eviction to help stabilize them and prevent homelessness. In 2025, the Lexington Rescue Mission served more meals to hungry men, women, and children than ever before. We served 49,417 community meals, 15,084 meals to our residents, and 3,462 meals for holidays and programs such as Circles and Steady Hands, for a total of 67,963 meals. In 2025, we served 2,343 people including 1,570 new clients through walk-in hours, offering a listening ear, prayer, and help meeting their basic needs. After moving into our new building in the spring, we more than doubled the number of people we were serving daily through walk-ins, with clients coming in for 5,007 visits. Walk-in hours also served the key point of connection to other services in the new building, including connecting 253 people to Jubilee Jobs and 155 people to the Isaiah House Community Health Center. Further-more, our Resource Coordinators provided 900 follow-up case management sessions to 258 people, helping them to take steps out of poverty, and they achieved 372 of their goals toward stability.
- $655,159 spent. RESTORATIVE SERVICES - In 2025, we housed 89 men and 23 women in our transitional homes, providing them with the support they needed to rebuild their lives on Jesus Christ. While they were in the program and upon exit, they achieved the following outcomes: 50 volunteered in the community, 67 gained employment, 87 maintained sobriety, 41 reunified with family, 3 returned to rehab, 6 moved to permanent housing, and 14 were baptized. The average number of days residents stayed at the Potters House was 48 days, House of Hope was 170 days, and Grace Place was 334 days. Upon program exit, 23 residents left the program successfully and 46 left in poor standing. Last year, we saw significant improvements in residents getting involved in their churches, engaging with mentors, and developing deeper community as well as growing in their relationship with Christ. We are so thankful for the ways He is moving in their lives.
- $309,616 spent. RE-ENTRY SERVICES - In 2025, we had a record number of people come to the mission after being released from incarceration, needing help with their re-entry. We provided 147 people with 679 re-entry case management sessions, helping them with their specific challenges. Of these 147 re-entry clients, 137 stayed out of jail or prison. Furthermore, we taught 448 incarcerated men and women life-skills using Jobs for Life and The Genesis Process, and 124 graduated from these classes. We taught the classes in Fayette, Madison, and Woodford County detention centers, and this month, we expanded into Jessamine County Detention Center. We were able to rebuild much of the jail ministry that was lost during the COVID shutdown, thanks to God opening doors. He also moved powerfully in these classes, with 50 people making personal commitments to Christ and 27 people being baptized.
- $150,837 spent. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES - In 2025, God opened the door to expand Jobs for Life to equip people for work and offer hope for the future. We started teaching Jobs for Life classes to the men in the recovery programs at Revive Ministries and The Hope Center, and we continued our classes at Victory House. Last year, 190 people took our Jobs for Life classes, 68 graduated from Jobs for Life and we placed 92 people in jobs. As we look ahead to the coming year, we have more opportunities to expand Jobs for Life, but we need volunteers who can mentor and teach in order to add these new classes.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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