Ruth Ellis Center Inc

Analysis

Ruth Ellis Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Highland Park, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Ruth Ellis Center Inc reported income of $5.1m and spending of $5.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $5.1m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ruth Ellis Center Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rewarding Environments for Adultliving Inc ($5.1m), Norcal Premier Soccer ($5.2m) and Outward Bound California ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $247k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 53 employees.