Ruffed Grouse Society

Analysis

Ruffed Grouse Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ruffed Grouse Society reported income of $6.8m and spending of $7.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $6.8m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ruffed Grouse Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inland Northwest Land Trust ($6.8m), Wilderness Inquiry Inc ($6.9m) and American River Conservancy ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $317k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $11.1m. It reported 47 employees.