Rural Peoples Platform

Analysis

Rural Peoples Platform is a registered charity in United States, based in Addy, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 Peoples Platform reported income of $382k and spending of $118k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $169k to $382k (+126%), an average of +126% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rural Peoples Platform sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sellwood Moreland Improvement League ($382k), Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners ($382k) and Challenge Detroit ($382k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $323k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $323k.