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Destiny Rescue International

Public charity · Grantmaker Muncie, IN EIN: 47-2864435 Website

Destiny rescue's mission is to rescue children from sexual exploitation and human trafficking and equip them to stay free.

Destiny Rescue International at a glance

Total assets
$483,177
+40.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,458,119
+28.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,312,526
+38.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Destiny Rescue International funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Fort Wayne

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $11K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Destiny Rescue USA Fort Wayne, INCharitable Contribution$9,747
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$483,177$2,458,119$2,312,526——
2024$343,273$1,910,206$1,667,513——
2023$68,495$1,377,728$1,380,525——
2022$248,460$1,667,768$1,898,394$9,7471
2021$481,687$1,275,468$1,288,830$10,802Total only
2020$488,593$947,071$861,815——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Destiny Rescue International

Based on IRS filings

Destiny Rescue International is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Muncie, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $483K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Destiny Rescue International is led by Tony W. Kirwan, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tony W. Kirwan

    CEO

    President & Founder → President, 2023

    President → CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $170K (2020) → $281K (2025)

  • Benjamin Minichino

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damien May

    Intl Rescue

    Director → Intl Rescue, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $48K (2020) → $163K (2025)

  • Aaron Brown

    CMO

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Marc John

    CFO

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2023) → $135K (2025)

  • Kirk Falconer

    CAO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $141K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Chris Lawley

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robi Sanderegger

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Tony W Kirwan — CEO: $281KTony W KirwanCEO$281KDamien May — Intl Rescue: $163KDamien MayIntl Rescue$163KMarc John — CFO: $135KMarc JohnCFO$135K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $281K, to Tony W Kirwan (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Destiny Rescue International

How large is Destiny Rescue International?

Destiny Rescue International reported $483K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.

What is Destiny Rescue International?

Destiny Rescue International is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Muncie, IN. It holds $483K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Destiny Rescue International operate?

Destiny Rescue International has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Destiny Rescue International's EIN?

Destiny Rescue International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2864435. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 30, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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