Ruja

Analysis

Ruja is a registered charity in United States, based in Boise, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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 December 2023, Ruja reported income of $129k and spending of $126k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $56k to $129k (+132%), an average of +132% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Ruja sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Training and Empowering Leaders International ($129k), Humanity Beyond Barriers Inc ($129k) and Rebuild Africa Inc ($129k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4,550 against liabilities of $77, net assets of $4,473.