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US nonprofit · EIN 473356764 · Marietta, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 473356764) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2016.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Rescuing Hope Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$394k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$546k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$467k
$45k liabilities
Net assets
$422k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.9 years on average
Staff
10
85 volunteers
Left since last filing
3
38% of the board
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Rescuing Hope Inc's network

8 people6 organisationsi8 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bill Coontz ChairChairman2024
2 yrs
Carolynn PuffeDirector2024
2 yrs
Cathy ShippDirector2024
2 yrs
Christal McNairDirector2024
2 yrs
Ernie WagonerVice President2018
8 yrs
Freda LyonDirector2023
3 yrs
Minerva NixonDirector2024
2 yrs
Tom TannerDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Susan NorrisExecutive Dir.since 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Susan NorrisExecutive Dir.40$42k
Bill CoontzChairman5$0
Ernie WagonerVice President5$0
Freda LyonDirector5$0
Christal McNairDirector1$0
Minerva NixonDirector1$0
Carolynn PuffeDirector1$0
Cathy ShippDirector1$0
Tom TannerDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Rescuing Hope Inc
EIN
473356764
Address
1750 Powder Springs Rd Sw Po B, Marietta, GA, 30064-4850
State
Georgia
Mission
To enlighten the public about sex trafficking in america, educate potential victims and first responders, and empower advocates and survivors. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I70 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2015
Principal officer
Bill Coontz (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsErnie Wagoner
≥7years on the filingsTom Tanner
≥3years on the filingsFreda Lyon
≥2years on the filingsBill Coontz

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$467k
Total liabilities
$45k
Net assets or fund balances
$422k
Contributions and grants received
$358k
Program service revenue
$20k
Grants and similar paid out
$22k
Employees
10
Volunteers
85

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$394k$546kDeficit $153k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.