Rescue 1 Global

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463971862
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
Brentwood, TN, USA
Phone
6153487273
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$697,420
Expenses
$676,678
Assets
$735,664
Liabilities
$355,075

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Daniel Tolar (CEO)
  • Jonathan Williams (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Daniel Tolar (CEO): $20,004 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Rescue 1 Global seeks to create a culture of change by educating communities and agencies concerning the complexities of slavery and human trafficking so that they can identify the red flags as they go about their daily lives. We seek to equip and mobilize communities to combat and respond to slavery and human trafficking through Prevention, Rescue, and Restoration programs. We seek to partner and collaborate with Law Enforcement Agencies and other Non-Government Organizations to obtain and provide resources. We seek to open and start Grace Oasis, Rescue 1 Global Restoration Facilities, offering aftercare programs in every community we serve.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025, Rescue 1 Global continued to strengthen its Prevention, Rescue, and Restoration programs and expand services for individuals impacted by human trafficking, exploitation, and trauma. R1G provided 3,529 bed nights of safe housing through its residential restoration program, providing survivors with stability and access to individualized advocacy, case management, safety planning, healthcare coordination, and community resources. Throughout the year, R1G also strengthened partnerships with law enforcement, healthcare providers, housing organizations, social service agencies, and other community partners to improve coordination and access to resources. The organization continued developing Grace Oasis as a safe and supportive residential environment where survivors can work toward healing, stability, and independence. Through these efforts, R1G continued building the organizational capacity and community partnerships necessary to provide lasting pathways from survival to restoration and Freedom for Life.

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

STRONG - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.2%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 80.6%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 38; 38th 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; 64th 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: 3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.09; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.2% of revenue deployed · 80.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $545K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $20K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 39 of 40 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.