Generation Rescue Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202063267
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
8189900444
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Autism

Reported finances

Revenue
$358,350
Expenses
$357,241
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNY MCCARTHY (PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR)
  • P ZACK GONZALEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • P ZACK GONZALEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $21,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Generation Rescue (GR) is dedicated to recovery for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders by providing guidance and support for medical treatment to directly improve quality of life for all families in need.

What it reported doing in 2019

PRIOR YEAR PROGRAMS: The Rescue Family Grant Program provides autism treatment to families in need with assistance such as medical testing and visits. Part of Generation Rescue's Mission is to educate families about treatment options including a web site to educate, facilitated workshops and other resources. For 2019, these programs were discontinued. Expenses included payments that were pending from prior years. provides each recipient with individualized care.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.5%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.5% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $287K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $21K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.