The Ruth Institute

Analysis

The Ruth Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, The Ruth Institute reported income of $578k and spending of $641k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $516k to $578k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Ruth Institute sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mount Morris Ambulance Service Inc ($578k), Robinson Memorial Hospital Foundation ($578k) and Loma Linda University Dental Group Inc ($578k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (34% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $172k. At year end it held assets of $64k against liabilities of $3,558, net assets of $61k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.