Rural Office of Community Services
Rural Office of Community Services reported $15.9 million in revenue and $14.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.78 went to program services, $7.22 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.0% of the total. Government grants made up 89.5%. Revenue rose 228% between FY2020 and FY2024. Source: Form 990, FY2024.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor 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, 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$7.58 $1.2M
- Government grants$89.43 $14M
- Program service revenue$2.99 $476K
Investment income was negative: −$3,226. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 89.5% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 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
FY2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTransportation program provides rural transportation for elderly and low- income and disabled
Nutrition program provided meals to elderly, shut ins, low income and disabled people
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2024 · 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–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- 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 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 5210
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Rural Office of Community Services totaling $1,600 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 Rural Office of Community Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Rural Office of Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Rural Office of Community Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, Rural Office of Community Services reported that 92.8% of its $14.0 million in expenses went to program services, 7.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Rural Office of Community Services get its money?
Of $15.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 97.0% came from contributions and grants (including 89.5% from government grants) and 3.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rural Office of Community Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-0365648 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202541689349300219 · read the filing · XML
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402919349301285 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302199349300960 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202201389349301170 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202130889349301168 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-0365648: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.