The House of Ruth Maryland
The House of Ruth Maryland reported $11.6 million in revenue and $12.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.36 went to program services, $9.11 to management and general costs and $8.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.4% of the total. Government grants made up 62.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $245,260 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 16% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.5% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 62.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $245,260 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.98% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 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 expenseResidential safe shelter and housing services are provided through the 84-bed emergency and transitional shelter and through limited hotel placements. In FY 2025, 323 adult victims and 347 children received safe, clean shelter or other housing and related services including hot meals, service coordination, counseling, childcare services, health care services, basic toiletries and daily living items. Hrm's safe homes program is designed to provide in community transitional housing for individuals and families that have experienced intimate partner violence (ipv/dv). Services provided include…
Client services and 24-hr hotline: provides crisis response, lethality assessment and initial access to all House of Ruth programs (in english and spanish as available) for victims and information and referral for others through our 24-hr contact center. Program provides victim outreach, comprehensive needs assessment, safety planning, and traditional case management coordination of agency and community resources such as links for victims to safe housing, employment opportunities, medical treatment, and immigrant services etc. The 24-hr hotline and client services staff handled 3,781 victim…
Domestic violence legal clinic: provides initial consultation including lethality assessment and safety planning, legal information, counseling and referral, representation at protective order hearings, representation at divorce and custody hearings and criminal court accompaniment to low-income victims of domestic violence. The clinic serves victims across maryland through its eight office locations. In FY 2025, 2,230 cases were handled by staff providing legal services to victims
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $230,109 | $0 | $15,151 | $245,260 |
| DIRECTOR, TRAINING AND EDUCATION Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,390 | $0 | $6,168 | $151,558 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PART YEAR) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,399 | $0 | $2,083 | $135,482 |
| DIRECTOR, LEGAL CLINIC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,199 | $0 | $12,492 | $134,691 |
| DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,394 | $0 | $3,840 | $129,234 |
| DIRECTOR, STABILITY SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,174 | $0 | $10,908 | $126,082 |
| DIRECTOR, HR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,256 | $0 | $5,215 | $117,471 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PART YEAR) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $54,923 | $0 | $1,347 | $56,270 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The House of Ruth Maryland (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $574K (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–1b23 · 23 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 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 5194
- Volunteers Part I, line 652
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to The House of Ruth Maryland totaling $294K 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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Of every $100 The House of Ruth Maryland spent in FY2025, $82.36 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The House of Ruth Maryland's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The House of Ruth Maryland reported that 82.4% of its $12.4 million in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 8.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The House of Ruth Maryland pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The House of Ruth Maryland reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $245,260, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The House of Ruth Maryland get its money?
Of $11.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 93.4% came from contributions and grants (including 62.8% from government grants) and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The House of Ruth Maryland a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1100236 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 June 30, 2025, object 202641279349303519 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510849349300611 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430479349301518 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330379349300023 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210529349300851 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120289349301707 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1100236: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.