Rural Resources Incorporated

Analysis

Rural Resources Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Greeneville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Rural Resources Incorporated reported income of $268k and spending of $322k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $230k to $268k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rural Resources Incorporated sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Analysis Planning and Management Institute Inc ($268k), Open Land Conservancy of Chester County ($268k) and Alta Vista Botanical Gardens ($268k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $155k. At year end it held assets of $837k against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $653k. It reported 12 employees.

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.