Rural Organizing Project

Analysis

Rural Organizing Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Cottage Grove, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 June 2024, Rural Organizing Project reported income of $956k and spending of $826k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $826k to $956k (+16%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Rural Organizing Project sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Safe of Central Missouri Inc ($955k), Community Restorative Justice Center Inc ($956k) and Project Peacemakers Inc ($954k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $2,473, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 8 employees.