Our Rescue
Our Rescue is a public charity based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It supports work addressing human trafficking and child exploitation, including law enforcement resources and survivor care, and makes grants to nonprofit organizations and public agencies.
Our Rescue at a glance
In short: Our Rescue gave $2.9M across 178 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), top state Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,886,746
- +20.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 178
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,218
- +23.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,655
- Total assets
- $36,921,783
- -37.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (22% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Our Rescue
- How to Apply
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For the 2026 Survivor Care Impact Grant, organizations applied through the program’s application link. Eligible applicants were U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, or organizations using a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status. Projects had to align with Our Rescue’s mission and priorities and take place in the United States. Funds could not be used for lobbying, political activities, or fundraising. Up to 15% overhead was allowed for program and project requests; operating and capital requests could include no overhead. The published description says applications should demonstrate organizational capacity, a track record, and clear project success metrics. The cycle is closed.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 57338, Salt Lake City, UT 84157
Phone: (818) 850-6146
Website: https://ourrescue.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Our Rescue funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Human Trafficking Training Center ($245K). Together the top 10 received $962K.
Grant Size Distribution
784 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 738 grants of 784 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Our Rescue’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states. The largest reported shares were Texas (22%), Missouri (10%), California (9%), Illinois (3%), and North Carolina (3%). The organization’s 2026 Survivor Care Impact Grant description welcomed applications for U.S.-based projects from anywhere in the country.
Its 2025 filing also reports cash assistance in Central America and the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe, North America (Canada and Mexico only), South America, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 178 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Our Rescue gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $289K (2019) to $5.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 178 grants totaling $2.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Human Trafficking Training Center Chadwick, MO | Training and Capacity Building Support | $245,000 |
| Unbound Now Waco, TX | Supplies & Equipment Support | $150,000 |
| City of Arlington - Arlington Police Department Arlington, TX | Training and Capacity Building Support | $140,000 |
| County of Riverside California - Riverside County District Attorney Riverside, CA | Logistics Support | $104,165 |
| Rescue Hill Nazarene Compassionate Ministry Center Arlington, TX | Supplies & Equipment Support | $100,000 |
| We Fight Monsters LTD Memphis, GA | Facility Repairs & Maintenance Support | $65,000 |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, ME | Training and Capacity Building and Investigative Software Support | $50,486 |
| County of Solano - Solano County Sheriff's Office Fairfield, CA | Supplies & Equipment Support | $40,291 |
| Montgomery County Texas - Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office Conroe, TX | Supplies & Equipment Support | $33,961 |
| Garvin County - Garvin County Sheriff's Office Pauls Valley, OK | Investigative Software and Supplies & Equipment Support | $32,902 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Grant counts were 163 in 2023, 182 in 2024, and 178 in 2025.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36,921,783 | $35,421,220 | $37,321,892 | $2,886,746 | 178 | $10,188,221 |
| 2024 | $59,012,856 | $32,364,134 | $38,974,750 | $2,386,811 | 182 | $472,918 |
| 2023 | $68,974,653 | $50,417,913 | $48,980,751 | $2,474,393 | 163 | $3,222,429 |
| 2022 | $71,484,414 | $29,362,724 | $44,481,219 | $4,754,877 | 223 | $154,424 |
| 2021 | $82,138,813 | $42,310,069 | $31,472,574 | $5,534,488 | 38 | $1,426,574 |
| 2020 | $68,076,312 | $47,549,013 | $13,559,174 | $1,296,124 | 20 | $571,370 |
| 2019 | $30,917,380 | $22,385,502 | $9,530,682 | $288,536 | 5 | $671,725 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Our Rescue states its mission is to end human trafficking and child exploitation while empowering survivors to reclaim their lives and thrive. Its filing describes a program focused on rescuing children from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Its grant programs include survivor care and law enforcement support. The 2026 Survivor Care Impact Grant description says the program partners with service agencies and provides training, technical assistance, and financial support to strengthen community-based survivor care. The organization’s grant records also show awards for training and capacity building, supplies and equipment, logistics, investigative software, and facility repairs and maintenance.
Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate some of the work supported. Rescue Hill Nazarene Compassionate, which received $100,000 in 2025, says it helps survivors of human trafficking through recovery services, resources, a stabilization home for survivors and their small children, and advocacy. Call to Freedom, which received $17,500 in 2025, says it supports people affected by sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation through a continuum-of-care model.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Our Rescue reported 178 grants totaling $2,886,746. Grants ranged from $4,734 to $245,000, with a median of $10,654. Among the largest awards were $245,000 to Human Trafficking Training Center for training and capacity building; $150,000 to Unbound Now for supplies and equipment; and $140,000 to the City of Arlington–Arlington Police Department for training and capacity building. Other notable awards included $104,165 to the Riverside County District Attorney for logistics support and $100,000 to Rescue Hill Nazarene Compassionate for supplies and equipment.
The organization also announced a separate $260,000 in grants to 10 nonprofits in January 2025. In June 2026, it announced eight recipients of its Survivor Care Impact Grant. The 2026 U.S. grant description offered awards of $5,000 to $25,000, with awards announced by June 1 and beginning in July 2026. That cycle is past. The grant page says there are no open applications at this time.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sean Vassilaros as chairman of the board and Carlos Bauer as senior vice president, finance. It also lists Abigail Casas Munoz, James Sweeney, Jeff Frazier, Jeff Menne, Jim Dinkins, Kelly Crouch, Matthew Millhollin, and Michelle Livingstone as board members.
Our Rescue is led by Derek Benner, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 10 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Derek Benner
CEO
Board of Directors → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$413K (2025)
Sean Vassilaros
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board → Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Bauer
Senior Vice President & Finance
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$214K (2024) → $286K (2025)
Kristi Brangle
Senior Vice President, People & Hq Chief of Staff
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$197K (2024) → $339K (2025)
Tammy Lee
Former CEO
CEO → Former CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$402K (2024) → $416K (2025)
Teresa Harland
Senior Vice President & Advancement
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$201K (2024) → $418K (2025)
Dodd DuPree
Vice President of International Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$226K (2025)
Janeen Vogelaar
Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$265K (2025)
Mitchell Abrahamsen
Former Chief Mission Support Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$165K (2025)
Nathan Davis
Regional Vice President of North American Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$222K (2025)
Renata Parras
General Counsel & Senior Vice President Strategic Partnerships
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$355K (2025)
Abigail Casas Munoz
Board of Directors
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Sweeney
Board of Directors
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Frazier
Board of Directors
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Crouch
Board of Directors
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
MATTHEW MILLHOLlIN
Board of Directors
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Menne
Board of Directors
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Dinkins
Board of Directors
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Livingstone
Board of Directors
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Matthew Osborne (2019–2024) — Vice President, Advancement & Education
- Former: Mark Blake (2021–2024) — Former General Counsel & Board Member
- Former: Simon Brewer (2021–2024) — Former Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Jeff Carter (2022–2024) — Vice President & Customer Relationship Management
- Former: Lindy Borchardt (2024) — Board of Directors
- Former: Mitch Abrahamsen (2024) — Chief Mission Support Officer
- Former: Marc Reynolds (2019–2023) — Board of Directors
- Former: Stephen Fairbanks (2019–2023) — Board of Directors
- Former: Tim Ballard (2019–2023) — Founder & CEO
- Former: Brad Damon (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Wes Mortenson (2020–2023) — Board of Directors
- Former: Jessica Mass (2021–2023) — Vice President, Aftercare & Survivor Care
- Former: David W. Jacobs (2023) — Interim CEO
- Former: Jerry Gowen (2019–2022) — Chief Experience Officer
- Former: Craig Anderson (2020–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Emily Evans (2020–2022) — Chief Communications Officer
- Former: Benjamin Pack (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Alessandra Serano (2022) — Chief Legal Officer
- Former: Nathon Lewis (2022) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Kevin Kozak (2021) — Director of Operations
- Former: Nate Lewis (2021) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Jonathan Lines (2019–2020) — Chief of Operations
- Former: Julianne Blake (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tevya Ware (2019–2020) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Ben Pack (2020) — Director
- Former: Nathan Richardson (2020) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: Kelly Wilson (2019) — President
- Former: Todd Reynolds (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $418K, to Teresa Harland (Senior Vice President, Advancement). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Our Rescue
How much does Our Rescue give each year?
Our Rescue gave $2.9M across 178 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 182 grants.
What is Our Rescue's typical grant size?
Our Rescue's median grant in 2025 was $10,655, and its average grant was $16,218, across 178 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Our Rescue give grants?
Our Rescue's top state is Texas, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Missouri (10%) and California (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Arlington, TX (2 grants), Des Moines, IA (2 grants), Anderson, IN (2 grants) and Maryville, TN (2 grants).
Does Our Rescue give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 178 grants with a stated purpose on Our Rescue's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Supplies & Equipment Support" (61 grants), "Investigative Software Support" (48 grants) and "K9 Support" (34 grants).
Who are Our Rescue's largest grantees?
Our Rescue's largest 2025 grantees include Human Trafficking Training Center ($245,000), Unbound Now ($150,000) and City of Arlington - Arlington Police Department ($140,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 19% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Our Rescue?
Our Rescue reported $36.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $35.4M.
What does Our Rescue fund?
Our Rescue states its mission is to end human trafficking and child exploitation while empowering survivors to reclaim their lives and thrive. Its filing describes a program focused on rescuing children from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Our Rescue?
For the 2026 Survivor Care Impact Grant, organizations applied through the program’s application link. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Our Rescue's EIN?
Our Rescue's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3614979. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Our Rescue funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/our-rescue-morg_2f8bb1055a094f22b747ab995c53a7e0
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