Rural Community Assistance Partnership
Rural Community Assistance Partnership reported $36.8 million in revenue and $36.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.19 went to program services, $2.80 to management and general costs and $1.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. Government grants made up 93.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $339,298 (CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 96% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $36MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $37MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 93.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $339,298 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.93% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDrinking and waste water program and solid waste program:through the U.S. Department of agriculture (usda) rural development (rd), rural utilities service (rus), and the U.S. Environmental protection agency (epa)'s office of water, technical assistance and training programs are directed towards small water and waste disposal systems that are either current receivers of or are eligible for usda water and environmental program funding (small rural and tribal communities with populations under 10,000). Through this program, rcap worked with rural communities to provide technical assistance to…
Research and economic development program:the U.S. Economic development administration (eda) research grants cover two projects that further develop research around rural innovation and urban and rural connectivity. These projects build out rcap's research portfolio with topics important to the rural communities it serves.one of rcap's strategic programs is regional utility collaboration, also known as regionalization. Rcap has been building internal capacity and national awareness to help to support and facilitate these on the ground partnerships so that small systems have an array of…
Usda disaster relief:provide technical assistance, traininig and services under the calendar year 2022 circuit rider technical assistance (crta) grants program. Rcap and it's six partners provide deep-dive technical assistance and training to drinking water, waste water, stormwater and solid waste systems via 156 technical assistance projects in rural and tribal communities that are eligible under cy22 disaster crta. Program activites include intensive onsite ta to support post-disaster mitigation, emergency preparedness and recovery assistance, identifying and evaluating solutions to address…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $290,997 | $0 | $48,301 | $339,298 |
| CHIEF OF GOV'T REL. & POLICY (THRU 12/24) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,987 | $0 | $40,498 | $197,485 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,107 | $0 | $37,412 | $183,519 |
| DIRECTOR OF CAPACITY DEV. & OUTREACH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,697 | $0 | $53,986 | $163,683 |
| ASSOCIATE DIR. OF RES. & DATA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,314 | $0 | $19,138 | $140,452 |
| SENIOR DCS ENGINEER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,057 | $0 | $23,132 | $136,189 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rural Community Assistance Partnership (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $554K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 532
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Rural Community Assistance Partnership totaling $45,016 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Rural Community Assistance Partnership's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Rural Community Assistance Partnership reported that 96.2% of its $36.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.8% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rural Community Assistance Partnership pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rural Community Assistance Partnership reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $339,298, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rural Community Assistance Partnership get its money?
Of $36.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 93.6% from government grants) and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rural Community Assistance Partnership a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7367533 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202632089349301268 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532259349301978 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432199349300808 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202321659349300617 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202230749349301133 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202100689349300635 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7367533: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.