Ruths Shawl

Analysis

Ruths Shawl is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Ruths Shawl reported income of $152k and spending of $148k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $151k to $152k (+0.5%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Ruths Shawl sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partners for Progressive Israel ($152k), S2s Project Inc ($152k) and Ubuntu Center for Peace ($152k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $261k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $261k.