About the Fund
A fund built for urgency, governed by accountability.
The Rescue Action Fund is a funding and mobilization organization. We raise capital — and we direct it, quickly and responsibly, to vetted frontline organizations conducting direct rescue operations for victims of human trafficking.
Our Mission
Move funding where rescue is possible.
We exist to close the gap between donor intent and frontline action. When a child can be brought out of exploitation, funding should never be the reason it doesn't happen.
We are not a field-rescue agency. We do not conduct operations ourselves. We fund the vetted, accountable organizations that do — operators with deep ground knowledge, the experience to navigate complex environments, and the judgment to act responsibly when the moment requires it.
Why We Exist
The funding gap is the rescue gap.
Frontline operators routinely know where victims are and how to extract them safely — but lack the resources to act on the timeline the moment requires. We exist to eliminate that gap.
Rescue-first Philosophy
Prevention, justice, and aftercare matter — rescue makes them possible.
A survivor cannot receive aftercare until they are out. A trafficker cannot be prosecuted with full integrity without survivor testimony. A prevention strategy cannot mature in a community where exploitation continues unchecked. Rescue is upstream of every other intervention.
That conviction shapes every funding decision. We prioritize operations that move victims from exploitation to safety — and we fund the continuum that surrounds those operations: identification, intervention, transfer to aftercare, and the case support that helps hold traffickers accountable.
The Role of Influence
Music, creators, and cultural power as rescue infrastructure.
Modern fundraising moves at the speed of culture. Artists and creators can mobilize attention and capital that traditional channels cannot reach. Used responsibly, that power becomes operational capacity for partners on the ground.
Ethical Funding Principles
What we will and will not do.
Vetted and partner-led
We fund vetted frontline organizations and trust them to make operational decisions calibrated to the realities on the ground.
Survivor dignity first
Trauma-informed standards govern every funded program. We never publish exploitative imagery.
Financial accountability
Independent oversight, anti-diversion controls, and transparent reporting on every dollar.
Verified impact
Every claim is verified. Every report is published. Donors see what their funding actually moved.
Cultural power as fuel
Music, art, and creator influence multiply resources — we mobilize them responsibly.
Global reach, local operators
Funded partners are embedded in the regions and communities where they operate.
Founder
Jaime Gehly
Founder & Executive Director
Jaime Gehly is a music producer, entrepreneur, and longtime anti-trafficking advocate who has spent more than a decade using the power of music and culture to confront human trafficking. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Jaime studied drums at McNally Smith College of Music in Minneapolis and went on to master's-level studies with legendary percussionist Marv Dahlgren. At 21, he was signed to MCA Records as a founding member of the rock band Sunset Black, launching a career that has spanned recording, production, film scoring, and artist development.
For years, Jaime worked side-by-side with celebrated British producer Gary Miller — the David Bowie, Katy Perry, Donna Summer, and Stock Aitken Waterman producer who founded Rock Against Trafficking. As Gary's long-time creative and operational partner, Jaime helped translate Gary's vision into a working organization: producing records with global artists, building partnerships with major labels and distributors, and channeling the proceeds into the fight to end human trafficking.
Serving as Director of Operations for Rock Against Trafficking, Jaime ran the day-to-day of the nonprofit — overseeing campaigns, artist relations, fundraising, and partner coordination. He played a central role in landmark initiatives including RAT's first-of-its-kind direct distribution deal through Sony / The Orchard, which routed 100% of direct-to-consumer proceeds back into anti-trafficking work. After Gary Miller's passing, Jaime carried that mission forward and continued to build the network of artists, executives, and frontline organizations needed to move resources into rescue work.
The Rescue Action Fund is the next chapter of that work. After years inside the anti-trafficking world, Jaime founded RAF to do one thing extremely well: move serious capital, fast and accountably, to vetted frontline partners conducting direct rescue operations — and to support the survivor care and justice efforts that must follow. Rescue can't wait, and RAF is built around that conviction.
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