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The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 56-6024168 Website

Believing every individual has sacred value, we equip people to impact the world for good through the love of jesus christ.

The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc at a glance

Total assets
$38,983,070
+838.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$27,098,973
+165.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,359,940
-74.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,927,360
-47.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Raleigh

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $6.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Raleigh Rescue Mission Foundation Inc Raleigh, NCTransfer of Assets$6,196,278
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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$38,983,070$27,098,973$5,927,360——$1,359,940
2024$4,153,763$10,205,305$11,376,214$6,196,2781$5,264,566
2023$5,258,574$4,611,402$4,614,648——$55,619
2022$5,333,426$5,081,148$5,540,846——$21,483
2021$5,794,848$6,401,459$5,263,530——$32,347
2020$5,189,482$5,809,358$5,387,690——$1,315
2019$4,104,191$5,447,978$6,124,728——$8,356

About The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $39.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc is led by John Luckett, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Luckett

    CEO

    President & CEO → CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2019) → $147K (2025)

  • Jay Harvey Easterling

    Board Chair

    Chairman → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harris Vaughan

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Tiller

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Wiley

    Past Chair

    Chairman → Past Chairman, 2020

    Past Chairman → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Hoover

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Black

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Graybeal

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crystal Pressley

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Pierce

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Stephenson

    Board Member

    President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shontera Gillespie Coleman

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russel Killen

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Harvey Jay Easterling (2019–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Faith Motter (2023) — Manager
  • Former: Joshua Bivens (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ann Hahn (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Bill Kaack (2019) — Director
  • Former: Christopher E. Allen (2019) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Larry Caison (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Smith Andrews (2019) — Vice Chairman

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

John Luckett — CEO: $147KJohn LuckettCEO$147K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $147K, to John Luckett (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc

How large is The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc?

The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc reported $39.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $27.1M.

What is The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc?

The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Raleigh, NC. It holds $39.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc operate?

The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc's EIN?

The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6024168. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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