The House of Ruth Inc

Analysis

The House of Ruth Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dothan, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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 December 2023, The House of Ruth Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The House of Ruth Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bountiful Childrens Foundation ($1.2m), United Way of Muscatine Iowa Incorporated ($1.2m) and Hand in Hand of Glynn Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $632k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $322k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 20 employees.