Rural Office of Community Services

Analysis

Rural Office of Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Wagner, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 years ago. 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 Office of Community Services reported income of $15.4m and spending of $14.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $15.4m (+295%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Rural Office of Community Services sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership Inc ($15.4m), Yeshiva of North Jersey ($15.4m) and Abraham and Laura Lisner Home for Aged Women ($15.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $845k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 193 employees.