Ruth's Gleanings

Tax-deductible

Spartanburg, SC501(c)(3)Since 2018Human ServicesEIN 82-4277688

Ruth's gleanings empowers people in nutritional poverty by increasing access to fresh, healthy food.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 470 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 surplus $6K a year · 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$434K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$486K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$84K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$434K
FY2025▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$538K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$459K
FY2025$434K
Expenses
$486K
FY2025▼ -0.7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$486K
Net assets
$84K
FY2025▼ -38%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$84K

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 Feb 2018.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $354K Management & general 15% · $74K Fundraising 12% · $58K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,040Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$41,492Pt VII · Sec A
Foodshare Administrator
$21,752Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tonja Smith’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tonja Smith$79,040$72,456$68,042$63,000$62,925
Jeff Randall$41,492$42,889$43,288$43,551—
Channing Houser—$29,130$35,880$35,361—
Terri Smith$21,752$23,071$21,060$18,738—
Forest Reynolds—$6,699$7,504$12,374—

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

Increases access to fresh, healthy food for people facing nutritional poverty.

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3 program services account for $350K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Foodshare program is a healthy fresh produce box that is aggregated and distributed bi-weekly through marketing and sales of the food at wholesale cost to individuals and families. It is geared for low-income and SNAP/EBT participants.

$310Kprogram expense
02

Gleaning program is where we bridge the gap between food waste and nutritional poverty by rescuing excess healthy, fresh food and distributing it to partner organizations who serve those in need. This is done at no cost to donors or recipients.

$32Kprogram expense
03

Food hub program is a program to help aggregate, market and distribute fresh produce into the local system of emergency food providers.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$434K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$198
Money outPt IX
$486K
Ln 25
Programscol B$354K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$84K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$198
Total revenueLn 12$434K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$365
Total assetsLn 16$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$84K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6470
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$99K$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$521$2K
Net assetsLn 32$136K$84K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$117K$46K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$9K$7K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$128
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$148$34K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$1K$400
Information technologyLn 14$12K$8K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$31K$7K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$6
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$160K$3K$300
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$603
Total functional expensesLn 25$486K$354K$74K$58K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $434K$486K−$51K$84K 990 PDF
FY2024 $459K$489K−$30K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023 $428K$410K$18K$166K 990 PDF
FY2022 $378K$394K−$15K$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 $538K$528K$10K$181K 990 PDF
FY2020 $379K$272K$107K$171K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $434,396 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,506
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$220,139
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$32,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$231,645
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $202,553$202,553
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $198$198
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $202,751 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$434,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $485,852 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,921 · Management $45,941 · Fundraising $18,080$180,942
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,914 · Management $6,837 · Fundraising $1,383$17,134
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,199 · Management $2,101$5,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,171 · Management $128$3,299
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $148 · Fundraising $34,350$34,498
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,232 · Management $1,267 · Fundraising $400$3,899
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,803 · Management $1,344 · Fundraising $3,018$12,165
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,958 · Management $6,609$37,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,874 · Management $6$5,880
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,232 · Management $1,836$3,068
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,268$6,268
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,911 · Management $4,579$7,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $160,055 · Management $2,880 · Fundraising $300$163,235
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,504 · Management $603$5,107
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $354,190 · Management $74,131 · Fundraising $57,531$485,852
Part X · Balance sheet $86,030 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,401$66,175
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,025$5,875
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,883$13,615
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,900$365
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,209$86,030
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $296$1,798
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $521$1,798
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $135,688$84,232
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $135,688$84,232
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,209$86,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $84,232 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$434,396
XI-2 Total expenses$485,852
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,456
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$135,688
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$84,232

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