Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Rebuilding Hope offers support toward healing through advocacy and therapy for those affected by sexual assault abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. Through education and collaboration Rebuilding Hope improves the communitys response to sexual assault and abuse victims and challenges the behaviors and beliefs that promote sexual violence.
- Income
- $3.3 million
- Spending
- $3.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- -5.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 74%
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $123,594, 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
Weak: 47 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 64% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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.
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 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 (4)
- $622,793 spent. Advocacy- Free confidential and client-driven specialize sexual assault victim advocacy services including 24 7 crisis intervention information referral general medical and legal advocacy through phone chat or in-person support. These services are available to victims of sexual assault abuse and their loved ones regardless of when the assault or abuse occurred.
- $533,073 spent. Therapy- Specialized sexual assault trauma-focused evidence-based mental health therapy is provided to adolescent and adult survivors of sexual assault and abuse as well as those close to them. The length of treatment cost and treatment approach is determined by the needs of the client. Over 90% of clients see some improvement in as little as 3 sessions with a significant reduction or elimination of PTSD symptoms occurring for most within 14 weeks.
- $584,407 spent. Trafficking- Specialized wrap-around case management and advocacy services for youth and adults who have experienced or are at-risk of commercial sexual exploitation sex trafficking that offers access to basic needs services and amenities to support clients opportunities to self-actualize their goals for healing and safety.
- $819,819 spent. Education- Free evidence-based and - informed prevention education curriculum made available to youths and adults across Pierce County. Education topics include sexual harassment and bystander intervention sexual assault and rape commercial sexual exploitation healthy relationships and cybersexual harassment. While we work to respond to every individual request for prevention education we aim to provide prevention curriculum through multiple sessions with repeated dosage to audiences in order to increase the rate of change in beliefs and perceptions that can perpetuate sexual assault. Professional training and technical assistance is also provided as a fee-for-service.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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