Rural Futures International

Analysis

Rural Futures International is a registered charity in United States, based in Scotts, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 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 September 2023, Rural Futures International reported income of $1.2m and spending of $906k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Rural Futures International sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific International Center for High Technology Research ($1.2m), Mercy in Action Vineyard Inc ($1.2m) and Mexico Mennonite Aid ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $414k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $187k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 11 employees.