Russian Old Believers

Analysis

Russian Old Believers is a registered charity in United States, based in Silverton, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Russian Old Believers reported income of $79k and spending of $188k, spending 238% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $156k to $79k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Russian Old Believers sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 30th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifestream Global Ministries Inc ($79k), Vallejo Together ($79k) and South Bay Wheelmen Foundation ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $957k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $957k.