Rutherford Institute

Analysis

Rutherford Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 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 June 2024, Rutherford Institute reported income of $894k and spending of $821k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $932k to $894k (-4.0%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Rutherford Institute sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maydm Inc ($894k), Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland County Inc ($894k) and Herkimer County College Foundation Inc ($894k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $510k. At year end it held assets of $509k against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $374k. It reported 4 employees.