Ruffed Grouse Society

Analysis

Ruffed Grouse Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ruffed Grouse Society reported income of $504k and spending of $499k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $960k to $504k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ruffed Grouse Society sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New River Land Trust ($504k), 350vermont ($504k) and Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $182k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $182k.