The Ruth Institute

Tax-deductible

Lake Charles, LA501(c)(3)Since 2013Mental HealthEIN 46-3647313Revenue $479K in FY2025

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The Ruth Institute promotes marriage as a fundamental, lifelong union between a man and a woman. The Institute advocates collaboration and cooperation between women and men. Basing the message on high quality scientific research, the Institute educates the public as to why marriage matters. The Institute advocates for the full participation of women in all aspects of society. With particular emphasis on family friendly, free market, and faith filled forms of participation. The Institute views human sexuality as a social force for building up the family. The Institute provides speakers and other programs to college campuses and church groups around the country. The Institute assists students in forming their own pro-life pro-marriage groups.the Institute produces seminars for students and young adults, giving them the tools they need to defend the family to their peers and to prepare for married life. The Institute sponsors student essay contests and produces and sells material.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $31K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$479K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$422K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$128K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$479K
FY2025▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$615K
FY2021$669K
FY2022$822K
FY2023$578K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$479K
Expenses
$422K
FY2025▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$602K
FY2021$685K
FY2022$856K
FY2023$641K
FY2024$428K
FY2025$422K
Net assets
$128K
FY2025▲ +78%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$128K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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% · $314K Management & general 25% · $105K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$49,913Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & President
$16,663Pt VII · Sec A
$14,019Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Golden’s $50K as Treasurer is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Morse————$102,808$102,808
Jennifer Roback Morse PHD$16,663$64,731$99,000$99,000——
Rachel Golden$49,913$45,080$44,112$43,022$42,336$43,738
Elizabeth Kerekes$14,019$15,011$17,723$15,646——
Norrie Vladuchick————$14,984$10,971

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

The Ruth Institute is a mental health nonprofit based in Lake Charles, LA, formed in 2013.

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1 program · $314K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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$314Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$422K
Ln 25
Programscol B$314K
Managementcol C$105K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$128K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2
Net assetsLn 32$128K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$73K$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$921$2
Net assetsLn 32$72K$128K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$11K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$243K$243K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$7K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$928$928
Total functional expensesLn 25$422K$314K$105K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $479K$422K$56K$128K 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$428K$11K$72K 990 PDF
FY2023 $578K$641K−$63K$61K 990 PDF
FY2022 $822K$856K−$34K$124K 990 PDF
FY2021 $669K$685K−$15K$158K 990 PDF
FY2020 $615K$602K$13K$173K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $478,531 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $425,372$459,207
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,999$19,324
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $439,371$478,531
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 $325,998$307,944
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$3,900
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,415$110,584
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,413$422,428
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,958$56,103
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $478,531 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$459,207
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,207
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $19,324$19,324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $19,324 · Excluded from tax $0$478,531
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $422,428 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,505 · Management $49,913$60,418
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $242,533$242,533
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,993$4,993
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,139$3,139
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,900$3,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,065$30,065
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,435$9,435
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,146$3,146
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $15,619$15,619
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $21,130$21,130
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,462$4,462
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,563$8,563
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,909$1,909
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,476 · Management $4,712$12,188
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $928$928
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,967 · Management $104,561 · Fundraising $3,900$422,428
Part X · Balance sheet $127,915 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,732$127,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $72,732$127,915
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $921$2
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $921$2
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $71,811$127,913
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,811$127,913
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $72,732$127,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,913 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$478,531
XI-2 Total expenses$422,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,103
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,811
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,913

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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