Ruby's Heart
Also known as Ruby's Pantry
Ruby's Heart reported $44.7 million in revenue and $46.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.32 went to program services, $1.54 to management and general costs and $0.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $89,718 (Executive Director). Revenue rose 8% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $46MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $45MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.3% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.8% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $89,718 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.19% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.6 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 5 | 90.9% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseRuby's Pantry:The Organization runs a food distribution program that distributes donated corporate surplus food through over 87 church-sponsored distribution sites in the Midwest. In 2024, there were 241,967 families served in these distributions; 19,571,202 pounds of food received from donors. As is our practice, $603,284 was donated to sponsoring churches to be used for benevolence and other expenses
Ruby's Second Hand:The Organization operates a thrift store in Siren, WI that provides donated clothing and other items at low prices. It also has a program where teachers from the local school district that the Organization serves can send home a list for students in need of clothing, and Ruby's Second Hand will fill the order without cost
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $78,826 | $0 | $10,892 | $89,718 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ruby's Heart (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $89,718 (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
2024 · 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–1b5 · 3 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 2Yes
- 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 4No
- 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 584
- Volunteers Part I, line 620,000
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Ruby's Heart totaling $789 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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Every number above is copied from Ruby's Heart's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ruby's Heart, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Ruby's Heart's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Ruby's Heart reported that 98.3% of its $46.0 million in expenses went to program services, 1.5% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ruby's Heart pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ruby's Heart reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $89,718, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ruby's Heart get its money?
Of $44.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ruby's Heart a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 30-0157388 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523219349313442 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202540789349300724 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349309013 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349304519 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349301017 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349323994 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 30-0157388: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.