Ruling Our Experiences INC FY2022 filing

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 27-2913874Revenue $1.6M in FY2022

On file with the IRSrulingourexperiences.org1335 Dublin Rd Ste 18a, 43215-1000 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Jan 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of this corporation is to (1) Provide educational programs and services; (2) Engage in research and evaluation, and (3) Participate in activities that provide information and increase public awareness of social, emotional, personal and educational issues facing girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $495K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
38 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 37.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$260K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2022▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$854K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $881K Management & general 15% · $176K Fundraising 11% · $131K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Lisa Hinkelman’s $148K as Founder/CEO/Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Dr Lisa Hinkelman$147,541$134,036$125,803

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

Educates, researches, and raises awareness about girls' social, emotional, and educational challenges.

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1 program · $881K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Ruling Our Experiences, Inc. (ROX) provides evidence-based interventions focused on the education and empowerment of girls. ROX programming includes: a 20-week curriculum for girls, professional development training for teachers, counselors, and educators, workshops and trainings for parents and community members, and research and…

$881Kprogram expense

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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$878K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$621K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$881K
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$131K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$878K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$621K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
SavingsLn 2$706K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$378K$260K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$497K$398K$45K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$24K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$35K$4K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$104K$104K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$7K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$23K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$40K$5K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$74K$9K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$175
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$474$290
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$630
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$260K$238K$1K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$53K$18K$2K$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$881K$176K$131K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.4M$476K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.0M$315K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$95K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.6M$1.2M$423K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$854K$1.2M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.1M$502K$2.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,610,787 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,676,233$877,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $320,241$620,997
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,770$13,416
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,231$98,550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,014,475$1,610,787
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $490,939$569,908
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $362,692$617,809
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $853,631$1,187,717
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,160,844$423,070
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,610,787 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$174,577
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$703,247
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,411
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$877,824
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $620,997$620,997
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $13,416$13,416
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $98,550$98,550
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $732,963 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,610,787
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,187,717 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $397,726 · Management $44,744 · Fundraising $54,687$497,157
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,585 · Management $2,653 · Fundraising $3,243$29,481
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,616 · Management $3,894 · Fundraising $4,760$43,270
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $104,170$104,170
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,070 · Fundraising $4,713$11,783
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,467 · Management $2,637 · Fundraising $3,227$29,331
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,105 · Management $4,512 · Fundraising $5,514$50,131
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,825 · Management $9,124$82,949
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,662$15,662
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,414 · Management $175$1,589
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,328 · Management $474 · Fundraising $290$3,092
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,095 · Management $630$5,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $238,466 · Management $1,091 · Fundraising $20,754$260,311
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,516 · Management $2,165 · Fundraising $33,385$53,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $880,875 · Management $176,269 · Fundraising $130,573$1,187,717
Part X · Balance sheet $3,929,238 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,369,882$3,034,935
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$705,689
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,500$80,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,754$52,887
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $23,733$25,639
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,395$16,789
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,050$12,799
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,507,314$3,929,238
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,807$39,904
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $271,808$219,804
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $378,491$259,708
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,090,374$2,955,452
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,038,449$714,078
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,128,823$3,669,530
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,507,314$3,929,238
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,669,530 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,610,787
XI-2 Total expenses$1,187,717
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$423,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,128,823
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$117,637
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,669,530

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