Ruths List Florida Action INC

Not tax-deductible

Tampa, FL501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 46-3321987Revenue $276K in FY2024

On file with the IRSruthslistfl.orgPo Box 4558, 33677-4558 · Tampa, FLTax-exempt since Jun 2023

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Provide skills training to pro-choice women

60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
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: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$276K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$276K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$717K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$276K
Expenses
$246K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$662K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$246K
Net assets
$63K
FY2024▲ +89%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$63K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2023.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $147K Management & general 15% · $38K Fundraising 25% · $61K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
$45,747Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Diamond’s $46K as Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lucy Sedgwick——$90,369$98,998—
Pamela Goodman————$60,891
Christina Diamond$45,747$24,000———
Barbara Zdravecky———$16,015$25,025

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 skills training to women who support reproductive rights.

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2 programs · $147K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Engaging Future Leaders

Workshops and meetings held and attended to encourage civic engagement, leadership, and development trainings at the community level. Up to a dozen such meetings were held or attended over the course of the year, mostly via zoom due to COVID-19 with over 400 participants.

$91Kprogram expense
02

Trainings

Held 4 trainings throughout 2024 that over 140 women attended.

$56Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$147K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 64
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$33K$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$33K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$21K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$96K$15K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$878
Legal feesLn 11b$225$225
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$4K$3K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$300$300
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$21K$92$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$261$261
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$147K$38K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $276K$246K$30K$63K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$283K−$68K$33K 990 PDF
FY2022 $515K$525K−$10K$101K 990 PDF
FY2021 $717K$662K$56K$111K 990 PDF
FY2020 $463K$462K$1K$56K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $276,147 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,103$276,147
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,103$276,147
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $178,919$178,951
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,353$67,460
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $283,272$246,411
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,169$29,736
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $276,147 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$276,147
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$276,147
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$276,147
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $246,411 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,088 · Fundraising $24,659$45,747
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,897 · Management $15,026 · Fundraising $19,310$130,233
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,093 · Fundraising $878$2,971
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $225$225
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,125$1,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,959 · Management $2,896 · Fundraising $1,250$8,105
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $300$300
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,491$2,491
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,488$5,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,340 · Fundraising $1,189$4,529
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,257$10,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,798 · Management $92 · Fundraising $13,789$34,679
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $261$261
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,175 · Management $37,861 · Fundraising $61,375$246,411
Part X · Balance sheet $63,037 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,301$63,037
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,301$63,037
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,301$63,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,301$63,037
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,147
XI-2 Total expenses$246,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,301
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,037

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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