Ruby Tuesday Team Disaster Response Fund

Analysis

Ruby Tuesday Team Disaster Response Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Maryville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 May 2024, Ruby Tuesday Team Disaster Response Fund reported income of $65k and spending of $113k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2024, income fell from $269k to $65k (-76%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Ruby Tuesday Team Disaster Response Fund sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Osceola Fire Department Inc ($65k), Laurelton Volunteer Fire Association Inc ($65k) and Eau Claire Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $129k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $129k.

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.