Savannah Guthrie’s Family Offers $1.42M Reward-It has been more than three weeks since Nancy Guthrie, 84, vanished from her home in the Catalina Foothills area just outside Tucson, Arizona — and the pain her family is carrying has become impossible to contain in silence. On Tuesday, February 24, TODAY show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie broke down in an emotional Instagram video, announcing that her family is offering up to $1 million for any information that leads to her mother’s recovery. Combined with the FBI’s existing $100,000 reward and an additional $102,500 from Tucson Crime Stoppers (known locally as 88-CRIME), the total reward now stands at over $1.42 million.
“It is day 24 since our mom was taken in the dark of night, from her bed,” Savannah said in the video, her voice cracking. “And every hour and minute and second, and every long night, has been agony since then — of worrying about her, fearing for her, aching for her, and most of all, just missing her.”
What Happened to Nancy Guthrie?
Nancy Guthrie was last seen entering her home on the night of January 31, 2026. When she failed to show up at a friend’s house the following morning to watch a livestreamed church service — something completely out of character for her — her family reported her missing on February 1.
Authorities quickly moved to treat the case as a kidnapping. Blood found on the front porch of her home was confirmed to belong to Nancy. Ransom notes demanding payment in cryptocurrency were later received, though deadlines on those notes have since passed without resolution.
On February 10, FBI Director Kash Patel publicly released doorbell camera footage showing a masked, armed individual wearing gloves and a backpack outside Nancy’s front door. A glove recovered near the property yielded a DNA sample, but it has not yet matched anyone in a national criminal justice database. Investigators have not publicly named any suspects.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have all been involved in the investigation. Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that several hundred law enforcement personnel are working the case, and more than 20,000 tips have already been received from the public.
A Family Holding On to Hope
Savannah has been posting a series of video updates on Instagram since her mother disappeared, each one more raw than the last. In Tuesday’s video — wearing yellow, a color that has become a symbol of hope and solidarity for Nancy’s return — she spoke with the kind of quiet devastation that only comes from weeks of agonized waiting.
She acknowledged what many feared but few wanted to say out loud: that her mother, who is 84 years old and relies on vital daily medication, may not have survived this ordeal.
“We still believe in a miracle. We still believe that she can come home, hope against hope,” she said. “As my sister says, we are blowing on the embers of hope. We also know that she may be lost. She may already be gone. She may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves, and is dancing in heaven with her mom and her dad and with her beloved brother Pierce and with our daddy.”
Despite that grief, Savannah’s message was not one of surrender. It was a plea. A direct, urgent call to whoever out there might know something.
“Someone out there knows something that can bring her home. Somebody knows. We are begging you to please come forward now.”
She also addressed that person directly — the one who may be holding her mother, or who may have information they’ve been sitting on out of fear. “Please, if you hear this message, if you’ve been waiting and you haven’t been sure — let this be your sign.”
The $1 Million Reward — and a $500,000 Gift to Other Families
Sources close to the Guthrie family revealed that the family had actually been prepared to offer a cash reward much earlier in the investigation, but law enforcement advised them to hold off out of concern that a large influx of tips could overwhelm the system already in place. After careful coordination with investigators, the family decided Tuesday was the right time to go public with the offer.
The reward, funded entirely by the Guthrie family, is offered for any information leading to Nancy’s recovery — whether that means bringing her home alive or finding answers.
But in what was perhaps the most quietly powerful part of her announcement, Savannah also revealed that her family is donating $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
“We know that we are not alone in our loss,” she said. “We know there are millions of families that have suffered with this kind of uncertainty.”
The organization’s CEO, Michelle DeLaune, responded warmly, saying the Guthrie family’s donation was “rooted in a simple but powerful belief: when a family is in crisis, they deserve someone to stand with them.”
How to Submit a Tip
Authorities have urged anyone with information — no matter how small or seemingly insignificant — to come forward. You can remain anonymous if you choose.
- FBI Tip Line: 1-800-CALL-FBI
- Tucson Crime Stoppers (88-CRIME): 520-88-CRIME (anonymous)
- Pima County Sheriff’s Office tip line is also active and accepting leads
A makeshift memorial has grown outside Nancy Guthrie’s home in recent days, with neighbors and strangers leaving flowers and handwritten signs. One note, seen by reporters near the front of the property, addressed the perpetrator directly: “Unintentional things happen, and we get that. Life is made up of choices. Please make the right one now.”
Background: Who Is Nancy Guthrie?
Nancy Guthrie is the mother of four children, including Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC’s TODAY. She has appeared on the show over the years and was by all accounts a deeply faith-driven woman. Savannah’s 2024 book, “Mostly What God Does,” was in many ways a tribute to the spiritual foundation her mother gave her — making the current situation carry an almost unbearable weight for anyone who has read it.
At 84, Nancy’s age and her need for daily medication have made law enforcement particularly concerned about her condition with every passing day.
A Nation Watching
The case has drawn national attention, not just because of Savannah Guthrie’s prominence, but because of the sheer human devastation at its center. An elderly woman, taken in the night. A family shattered. A community left searching for answers that haven’t come.
“Please be the light in the dark,” Savannah said at the end of her Tuesday video.
That is all her family is asking for now. Not certainty. Not a guarantee. Just someone, somewhere, with the courage to step forward and be that light.
If you have any information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or Tucson Crime Stoppers at 520-88-CRIME. Tips can be submitted anonymously.
