Rock River Valley Self-Help Enterprises

Analysis

Rock River Valley Self-Help Enterprises is a registered charity in United States, based in Sterling, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 June 2023, Rock River Valley Self-Help Enterprises reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $4.5m (+16%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rock River Valley Self-Help Enterprises sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc ($4.5m), Prea Foundation Inc ($4.5m) and Lean Construction Institute Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $589k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 198 employees.