Ruthless Kindness EIN 84-2838142

Ruthless Kindness

EIN  84-2838142 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sebastopol, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps at-risk animals and people facing violence and suffering.
Leadership
Sarah Reidenbach · CEO · $123K
Money in and out
$486K revenue, $374K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Helps at-risk animals and people facing violence and suffering. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $486K in revenue, $374K in expenses, and $183K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$486K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$374K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$183K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $112K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +206% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +176% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$486K
FY2024▲ +116%
Expenses
$374K
FY2024▲ +27%
Total assets
$186K
FY2024▲ +146%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2024▼ -25%
Total revenue
$486K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$374K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$183K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$112K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$186K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $312K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provided free mobile veterinary medicine appointments to 435 pets of people in crisis, and held 28 free veterinary clinics on-site at agencies serving at-risk people.

$225Kprogram expense
02

Provided 761 days and nights of foster care for the pets of victims of domestic violence

$58Kprogram expense
03

16 days of Empathy Education held for children directly exposed to violence at home.

$29Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRuthless Kindness
EINHdr · item D84-2838142
Principal addressHdr · item CSebastopol, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$122,621Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treas
$27,424Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Reidenbach’s $123K as CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Sarah Reidenbach$122,621$116,320$26,231
Kate Kuzminski$27,424

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$465K · 96%
Other revenue$21K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$465K
Other revenue4%$21K
Investment income$78
— government grantsLn 1e$121K
Total revenueLn 12$486K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.07
Program services86%$321K
Management & general7%$26K
Fundraising7%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$374K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$171K
Total assetsLn 16$186K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$183K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $171K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $374K · Less non-cash grants $492 · Cash operating expenses/yr $373K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $321K · Total expenses $374K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $374K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $27K · Total expenses $374K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $18K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $222K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $465K · Total revenue $486K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $121K · Total revenue $486K
25%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $486K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $78 · Total revenue $486K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $374K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $486K · Prior year $225K
+116%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $183K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $486K · Expenses $374K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $186K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $183K · Total assets $186K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $186K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Reidenbach · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $123K · Total expenses $374K
33%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $221K · Total expenses $374K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 116%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

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
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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)$486K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$225K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$221K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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