Ruah Woods FY2023 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)EducationEIN 26-2221421

Ruah Woods helps men and women live their vocation to love according to God's plan as informed by Theology of the Body. The ministry provides psychological services from a Catholic perspective and develops Theology of the Body K-12 curriculum and teacher formation to transform the culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$472K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $666K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$472K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2023▲ +40%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +57%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$4.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2009.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.0M Management & general 14% · $349K Fundraising 3% · $83K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $472K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Psychological Services
$158,050Pt VII · Sec A
$108,617Pt VII · Sec A
$93,717Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$64,217Pt VII · Sec A
$47,316Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Sodergren’s $148K as Director of Psychological Services is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Andrew Sodergren$148,346$158,050——
Andrew Sodergren——$128,311$123,072
Courtney Brown$120,138$64,217——
Emily Dowdell—$108,617——
Michael Grasinski——$102,239$37,500
Emilly Dowdell$101,460———
Michael Reckers$99,330$93,717——
Leslie Kuhlman———$82,532

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers Catholic counseling and education to help people live their vocation of love.

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2 program services account for $2.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

The ruah woods institute (rwi) provies k-12 supplemental curriculum for catholic schools. The curriculum supplement is based on the teachings of pope ST. John paul ii's theology of the body. In 2023, rwi sold 82,401 units of k-8 supplemental curriculum to 753 customers in 123 dioceses.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Ruah woods psychological services (RWPS) provides psychological counseling to a variety of patients in keepting with the teachings of the catholic church. In 2023, RWPS employed five clinitions and provided services in cincinnati and dayton, oh. In 2023, RWPS provided 4,899 clinical units of psychological counseling.

$720Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$999K
Other incomeLn 4–11$635K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$349K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$669K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$142K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$999K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$635K
Gains on assetsLn 7$460
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$553K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$669K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$351K$669K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K$226K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$246K$147K$73K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$146K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$13K$2K$481
Other employee benefitsLn 9$189K$155K$28K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$107K$88K$16K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$836$836
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$694$297
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$42K$13K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$121K$101K$14K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$95K$79K$11K$5K
TravelLn 17$87K$58K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$44K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$87K$13K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$803$343
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$66K$3K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$349K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.3M$3.5M$1.8M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.4M$2.5M$923K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.2M$220K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$2.0M−$178K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.6M$554K$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,377,989 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $645,878 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$142,473
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,587,781
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,634
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,730,254
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $999,050$999,050
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,054$13,054
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $460$460
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$10,707−$10,707
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,644,928 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,807$3,377,989
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,455,259 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $146,857 · Management $73,388 · Fundraising $25,578$245,823
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,069,760 · Management $146,318 · Fundraising $19,749$1,235,827
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,738 · Management $2,296 · Fundraising $481$15,515
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $155,043 · Management $27,664 · Fundraising $6,013$188,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,949 · Management $15,854 · Fundraising $3,321$107,124
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $836$836
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,951 · Management $694 · Fundraising $297$5,942
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,093$45,093
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,042$15,042
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,554 · Management $12,923 · Fundraising $3,834$58,311
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $101,207 · Management $14,215 · Fundraising $6,075$121,497
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,780 · Management $11,065 · Fundraising $4,729$94,574
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,988 · Management $28,644$86,632
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43,577$43,577
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $86,726 · Management $12,965 · Fundraising $5,206$104,897
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,542 · Management $803 · Fundraising $343$9,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,815 · Management $2,613 · Fundraising $7,733$76,161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,022,458 · Management $349,442 · Fundraising $83,359$2,455,259
Part X · Balance sheet $2,776,560 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $307,286$116,038
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $43,476$552,576
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,492$49,779
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $149,886$277,439
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,825$8,332
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,144,526$1,133,832
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$638,564
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $784$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,709,275$2,776,560
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,625$193,077
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,668$33,412
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,293$226,489
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,625,982$1,998,071
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$552,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,625,982$2,550,071
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,709,275$2,776,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,550,071 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,377,989
XI-2 Total expenses$2,455,259
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$922,730
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,625,982
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,359
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,550,071

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