Rural Coalition

Analysis

Rural Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 Coalition reported income of $5.3m and spending of $4.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2023, income grew from $726k to $5.3m (+624%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rural Coalition sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stationary Engineers & Participating Employers Pre Appren ($5.3m), Retreat Farm ($5.3m) and Northwest Michigan Works Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 29 employees.