Rup INC FY2020 filing

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EIN 82-1603888 Unknown exempt organization Salt Lake City, UT
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
Expenses
$760K
FY2020

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).


Advocates for political change to protect Utah's public lands for everyone. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $760K in expenses, and $832K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Unknown exempt organization · Nonprofit
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Website
www.ruralutahproject.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$1.2MFY2020
Expenses
$760K
Net assets
$832K
People
10
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for political change to protect Utah's public lands for everyone.
Leadership
Tj Ellerbeck · Executive Director · $78K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $760K expenses
Bottom line
+35% surplus margin

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

NEUTRAL

Not on file

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Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

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Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2024 (2 years ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

2 funders, incl. Evergreen Action

2 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $72K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

72% to programs

72% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M

Revenue band $100K–1M. Not enough years on file for a trend. See detail →

Reported financial activity · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$760K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$832K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $409K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.11
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year
Program spending
72%
of expenses reach programs

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$890K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$59K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$409K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$890K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CRup INC
EINHdr · item D82-1603888
Principal addressHdr · item CSalt Lake City, UT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ruralutahproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MUT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$77,528Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tj Ellerbeck$40,179$94,380$81,478$85,371$77,528

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $545K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Issue Advocacy

RUP continued to engage in organizing work in seven counties in rural southeastern Utah, including in areas without large Indigenous populations. Through this program, RUP organizers held at least thousands of non-partisan, issue-based conversations with voters to learn the most effective way to organize in underrepresented rural…

$360Kprogram expense
02

Other Work

Additionally, RUP conducted other work across the places we organize - this included some elections-based work, such as meeting with and supporting candidates for public office and paid lobbying on land-use issues.

$185Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.2M
Investment income$1K
Other revenue$348
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.11
Program services72%$545K
Management & general17%$133K
Fundraising11%$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$760K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$885K
Total assetsLn 16$890K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$59K
Total net assetsLn 32$832K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $885K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $760K · Less non-cash grants $67K · Cash operating expenses/yr $692K
15.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $545K · Total expenses $760K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $133K · Total expenses $760K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $82K · Total expenses $760K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $82K · Solicited contributions $1.2M
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.2M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.2M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $1.2M
+0.10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $760K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $832K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $760K
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $890K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $832K · Total assets $890K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $890K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tj Ellerbeck · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $760K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $503K · Total expenses $760K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%——
Overhead ratio 17%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0.6%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$72K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$167K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$947K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$968K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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