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Rescue Me Tucson

Public charity · Grantmaker Tucson, AZ EIN: 83-1488062 Website

Rescue Me Tucson provides resources for pets and their people through its compassionate collaborative-based pet adoption model. Rescue Me Tucson opened their Rescue Me Marana pet adoption center in Sept 2021 to help area shelters and rescues get more animals adopted.

Rescue Me Tucson at a glance

In short: Rescue Me Tucson reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$3,074 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-4.0% vs 2024
Total assets
$69,460
+10.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$145,589
-2.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$17
-19.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$141,009
-4.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Rescue Me Tucson 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

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Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $21K (2020). In 2025 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Geronimo Animal Rescue Team Globe, AZTo assist with the rescue of stray animals to shelters, and to help families in need to avoid displaced animals due to inability to care for pets in hard times. We also provide assistance related to pet families disrupted but regional wildfires.$20,316
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$69,460$145,589$141,009$3,074Total only$17
2024$63,165$149,718$148,127$3,203Total only$21
2023$61,574$128,554$123,642$4,810Total only$11
2022$56,662$134,065$113,256$3,111Total only$8
2021$35,853$85,149$112,488$20,3161$27
2020$63,192$93,256$33,453$20,9181$51

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

About Rescue Me Tucson

Based on IRS filings

Rescue Me Tucson is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $69K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $17.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rescue Me Tucson is led by Nancy Young Wright, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy Young Wright

    President

    On filings since 2020

    65 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Ann Salvage-Gettinger

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Allen Wright

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Cindy Hefley (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Dawn Vandaveer (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Linda Simmons (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Eileen Ratajczak (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: A L 'Lee' Bucyk (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Jeff Dorman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jen Becker (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kim Kelly (2020) — Director
  • Former: Steve Oliver (2020) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Rescue Me Tucson

How much does Rescue Me Tucson give each year?

Rescue Me Tucson reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.

How large is Rescue Me Tucson?

Rescue Me Tucson reported $69K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $146K.

What is Rescue Me Tucson?

Rescue Me Tucson is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Tucson, AZ. It holds $69K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rescue Me Tucson operate?

Rescue Me Tucson has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Rescue Me Tucson's EIN?

Rescue Me Tucson's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1488062. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 20, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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