T Ruah

Analysis

T Ruah is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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, T Ruah reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.3m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, T Ruah sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doulos Partners ($3.3m), Marion Medical Mission ($3.4m) and Solventas Foundation ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $606k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 27 employees.