Rugged Cross Ranch Ministries

Analysis

Rugged Cross Ranch Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Yamhill, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Rugged Cross Ranch Ministries reported income of $533k and spending of $633k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $574k to $533k (-7.2%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Rugged Cross Ranch Ministries sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Keren Achim ($533k), Bird of Pray Foundation ($533k) and Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation ($533k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $69k. At year end it held assets of $563k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $548k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.