LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 1050, LEXINGTON, KY 40588-1050

In care of

% JAMES B CONNELL

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

Laura Carr, PO Box 1050, LEXINGTON, KY 40588

Signed the 990

Laura Carr, Executive Director

Phone

(859) 381-9600

Website

www.lexingtonrescue.org

Return prepared by

R & R CPAS

Mission

The organization is a Christ-centered ministry that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of hurting people in the greater Lexington area. Its activities are focused on rebuilding lives.

Program accomplishments

• OUTREACH SERVICES - In 2025, we ministered to 307 people who were experiencing homelessness, including providing overnight shelter, daytime shelter, and help getting off the street. During the winter months, our team managed 20 motel rooms for the citys emergency winter shelter efforts, providing 65 people with overnight shelter in the coldest months. Year-round, the mission welcomed anyone who was homeless to our daytime shelter, where they received help meeting their immediate needs, including mail, laundry, showers, and supplies, and help connecting to critical services, including addiction treatment. We were able to help 55 people off the streets and into residential substance abuse treatment programs. In 2025, our Homeless Intervention Program team helped 66 homeless households move into housing, including 80 adults and 27 children, by providing housing counseling, rent assistance, case management, and support. After six months, 73% of our clients had still maintained their rental housing. Our team also prevented 20 seniors from eviction by partnering with the social workers at Connie Griffith and Ballard Towers, across the street from the mission. By working with them, we were able to intervene in situations in which their senior residents were on the brink of eviction to help stabilize them and prevent homelessness. In 2025, the Lexington Rescue Mission served more meals to hungry men, women, and children than ever before. We served 49,417 community meals, 15,084 meals to our residents, and 3,462 meals for holidays and programs such as Circles and Steady Hands, for a total of 67,963 meals. In 2025, we served 2,343 people including 1,570 new clients through walk-in hours, offering a listening ear, prayer, and help meeting their basic needs. After moving into our new building in the spring, we more than doubled the number of people we were serving daily through walk-ins, with clients coming in for 5,007 visits. Walk-in hours also served the key point of connection to other services in the new building, including connecting 253 people to Jubilee Jobs and 155 people to the Isaiah House Community Health Center. Further-more, our Resource Coordinators provided 900 follow-up case management sessions to 258 people, helping them to take steps out of poverty, and they achieved 372 of their goals toward stability.
  Expenses $1,228,216
• RESTORATIVE SERVICES - In 2025, we housed 89 men and 23 women in our transitional homes, providing them with the support they needed to rebuild their lives on Jesus Christ. While they were in the program and upon exit, they achieved the following outcomes: 50 volunteered in the community, 67 gained employment, 87 maintained sobriety, 41 reunified with family, 3 returned to rehab, 6 moved to permanent housing, and 14 were baptized. The average number of days residents stayed at the Potters House was 48 days, House of Hope was 170 days, and Grace Place was 334 days. Upon program exit, 23 residents left the program successfully and 46 left in poor standing. Last year, we saw significant improvements in residents getting involved in their churches, engaging with mentors, and developing deeper community as well as growing in their relationship with Christ. We are so thankful for the ways He is moving in their lives.
  Expenses $655,159
• RE-ENTRY SERVICES - In 2025, we had a record number of people come to the mission after being released from incarceration, needing help with their re-entry. We provided 147 people with 679 re-entry case management sessions, helping them with their specific challenges. Of these 147 re-entry clients, 137 stayed out of jail or prison. Furthermore, we taught 448 incarcerated men and women life-skills using Jobs for Life and The Genesis Process, and 124 graduated from these classes. We taught the classes in Fayette, Madison, and Woodford County detention centers, and this month, we expanded into Jessamine County Detention Center. We were able to rebuild much of the jail ministry that was lost during the COVID shutdown, thanks to God opening doors. He also moved powerfully in these classes, with 50 people making personal commitments to Christ and 27 people being baptized.
  Expenses $309,616
• EMPLOYMENT SERVICES - In 2025, God opened the door to expand Jobs for Life to equip people for work and offer hope for the future. We started teaching Jobs for Life classes to the men in the recovery programs at Revive Ministries and The Hope Center, and we continued our classes at Victory House. Last year, 190 people took our Jobs for Life classes, 68 graduated from Jobs for Life and we placed 92 people in jobs. As we look ahead to the coming year, we have more opportunities to expand Jobs for Life, but we need volunteers who can mentor and teach in order to add these new classes.
  Expenses $150,837

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

61-1387338

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2001

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P29)

Assets (IRS master file)

$11,071,498

Income (IRS master file)

$6,158,480

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 61-1387338).

Questions about LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC

What is the EIN of LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC is 61-1387338.

Is LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.

Are donations to LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Laura Carr.

Who are the officers and directors of LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,034 (Laura Carr, Executive Dir.).

How much revenue does LEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,476,251, expenses of $3,514,210 and total assets of $11,071,498 at year end.

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