Ruth's Gleanings

Spartanburg, SC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2018 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
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

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CRuth's Gleanings
EINHdr · item D82-4277688
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2018
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSpartanburg, SC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ruthsgleanings.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.12
Program services73%$354K
Management & general15%$74K
Fundraising12%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$486K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -31% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -80% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$86K
FY2025▼ -37%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$86K
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▲ +245%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$474
FY2022−$261
FY2023$4K
FY2024$521
FY2025$2K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$86K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$66K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$84K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$232K · 53%
Program service revenue$203K · 47%
Contributions & grants53%$232K
Program service revenue47%$203K
Investment income$198
Total revenueLn 12$434K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $66K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $486K · Less non-cash grants $32K · Cash operating expenses/yr $453K
1.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $354K · Total expenses $486K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $74K · Total expenses $486K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $58K · Total expenses $486K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $45K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $251K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $232K · Total revenue $434K
53%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $434K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $203K · Total revenue $434K
47%
Investment reliance
Investment income $198 · Total revenue $434K
+0.05%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $203K · Total expenses $486K
42%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $434K · Prior year $459K
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $379K · FY2025 $434K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $84K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $434K · Expenses $486K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $86K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $84K · Total assets $86K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $86K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tonja Smith · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $79K · Total expenses $486K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $198K · Total expenses $486K
41%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%——
Overhead ratio 15%——
Fundraising cost ratio 25%——
Revenue growth -5%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $434K$486K-5% 990 PDF
FY2024 $459K$489K+7% 990 PDF
FY2023 $428K$410K+13% 990 PDF
FY2022 $378K$394K-30% 990 PDF
FY2021 $538K$528K+42% 990 PDF
FY2020 $379K$272K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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