Destiny Rescue USA Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262467690
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Phone
2604442407
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,117,058
Expenses
$8,932,107
Assets
$4,625,425
Liabilities
$682,079

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JASON TASH (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIRK S FALCONER (DR INT ADMIN): $165,075 total reported compensation
  • AARON BROWN (INTERNATIONA): $148,691 total reported compensation
  • JASON TASH (CEO): $148,231 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We rescue children from sexual exploitation and human trafficking and help them stay free.

What it reported doing in 2025

Rescue kids and keep them free: in 2025, destiny rescue and partner organizations rescued 5,738 survivors (3,605 children) from trafficking and exploitation across 12 countries. Over 2,190 survivors received our freedom plan services, which may include: securing a safe living situation, economic empowerment, emotional support and access to healthcare and education.follow-ups confirmed that 86.4% remained free from exploitation 12 to 24 months after enrollment in a freedom plan. As of december 2025, destiny rescue has facilitated the rescue of over 24,000 survivors (14,000+ children), collaborated with law enforcement on over 1,100 raids and assisted in the arrest of over 1,400 perpetrators.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.5%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.7%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.5% of revenue deployed · 84.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $165K · 12 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $908K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.