Nonprofits›Rural Action Inc

Community Improvement

Rural Action Inc

THE PLAINS, OH

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Total revenue

$12.8M

Total expenses

$11.4M

Net assets

$2.4M

Grants received

$3.4M

97 grants

EIN

311124220

Tax year

2024

Mission

Rural Action's mission is to build a more just economy by developing the region's assets in environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways. We envision a region with clean streams and healthy forests, thriving family farms, meaningful livelihoods and vibrant communities, with people engaged as good stewards of the world they live in and working together to make this vision a reality. We do this work in promising economic sectors for our region.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$12.1M
Program service revenue$97K
Investment income$37K
Other revenue$520K
Total revenue$12.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$3.2M
Salaries & benefits$5.6M
Fundraising$334K
Other expenses$2.6M
Total expenses$11.4M
Total assets$4.3M
Net assets$2.4M

People

16 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DEBBIE PHILLIPS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Board

$109K

35 hrs/wk

MARY ANN BORCH

CHAIR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

SAM MILLER

VICE-CHAIR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

SUSAN LOUGHRIDGE

TREASURER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

BILLIE KARIHER

SECRETARY

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DAVID BUTCHER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DR DAVID DESCUTNER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

LAUREN DIKIS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DR ANA ROSADO FEGER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

MIKE FORD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

SALLY LINDER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DR SAUMYA PANT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KEITH WILBUR

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KATRINA CARPENTER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

YI-TING WANG

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

BRIAN VADAKIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 97 of 97

FromAmountPurposeYear
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$272K
ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
2024
APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
$166K
—
2024
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$30K
VARIOUS PROGRAMS/GEN
2024
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH CHARITABLE
$22K
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
2024
MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY
$19K
SOLAR PROJECT
2024
United States Endowment for Forestry
$8K
Innovative Finance
2024
COMMUNITY FOOD INITIATIVES
$7K
SUPPORT
2024
FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO
$6K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$6K
—
2024
PEOPLES BANK FOUNDATION
$1K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$226K
—
2023
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
$125K
Support operations
2023
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$100K
GENERAL
2023
ATHENS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$88K
FOOD INSECURITY
2023
American Electric Power Foundation
$75K
Empowering the Next Generation of Energy Leaders
2023
STREAM & WETLANDS FOUNDATION
$50K
DONATION
2023
CHARLES M AND MARY D GRANT FDN XXXXX0004
$40K
GENERAL
2023
GROUNDWORK OHIO RIVER VALLEY INC
$40K
MOSAIC WATER FDN OHIO RIVER RESTORATION
2023
Lowe-Marshall Trust
$30K
general purposes
2023
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$25K
ASFC/ANNUAL DONATION
2023
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH CHARITABLE
$22K
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
2023
APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
$16K
—
2023
MARTHA HOLDEN JENNINGS FOUNDATION
$11K
A-64-23 RENEWING OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
2023
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION
$10K
URBAN AFFAIRS
2023
OhioHealth Corporation
$10K
Medical Surplus Collection and Distribution
2023
COMMUNITY FOOD INITIATIVES
$8K
SUPPORT
2023
THE LONGLEAF FOUNDATION
$6K
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2023
THE PHILIP J & CAROL J LYONS FOUNDATION
$3K
GENERAL
2023
PEOPLES BANK FOUNDATION
$3K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
Edwards Mother Earth Foundation
$313
General & Unrestricted
2023
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$175K
GENERAL
2022
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$75K
COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS TO EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
2022
THE JM KAPLAN FUND INC
$53K
THROUGH AN ENGINEERED BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS, THIS POLLUTED WATER CAN YIELD A COMMERCIAL GRADE IRON PIGMENT THAT CAN BE SOLD IN INDUSTRIAL QUANTITIES, PRODUCING A VALUABLE COMMODITY THAT CAN BE SOLD TO PAY FOR THE STREAM RESTORATION, CREATING JOBS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND FUNDING ADDITIONAL WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE
2022
EPSTEIN TEICHER PHILANTHROPIES
$50K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO
$41K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
CHARLES M AND MARY D GRANT FDN XXXXX0004
$40K
GENERAL
2022
COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$33K
—
2022
STREAM & WETLANDS FOUNDATION
$30K
DONATION
2022
Lowe-Marshall Trust
$30K
general support
2022
Lowe-Marshall Trust
$30K
general support
2022
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$25K
ASFC/ANNUAL DONATION
2022
APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
$21K
—
2022
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH CHARITABLE
$17K
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
2022
MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY
$15K
Central Appalachian Network participation
2022
LIVE HEALTHY APPALACHIA INC
$15K
PROG CONT
2022
ATHENS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$12K
NEIGHBOR LOAVES & MEALS: ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY WITH LOCAL INGREDIENTS; ANTI-RACISM SUPPORT OFFERINGS; ORGANIZATION FUND ANNUAL ALLOCATION; GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS
$10K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
OhioHealth Corporation Group Return
$8K
Environmental Education Programming 2023
2022
SERVICE YEAR EXCHANGE INC
$8K
SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE LEARNING COHORT
2022
Yale University
$7K
SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH
2022
PEOPLES BANK FOUNDATION
$1K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
THE PHILIP J & CAROL J LYONS FOUNDATION
$1K
GENERAL
2022
CASSIOPEIA FOUNDATION INC
$125
General Operating Support
2022
EPSTEIN TEICHER PHILANTHROPIES
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2021
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$75K
GENERAL
2021
SHARE OUR STRENGTH
$50K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2021
Lowe-Marshall Trust
$50K
General Support
2021
SHARE OUR STRENGTH
$50K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2021
CHARLES M AND MARY D GRANT FDN XXXXX0004
$40K
GENERAL
2021
STREAM & WETLANDS FOUNDATION
$30K
DONATION
2021
MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY
$15K
Central Appalachian Network participation.
2021
ATHENS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$12K
APPALACHIAN STEWARDS-EDUCATING FOR RESILIENCE; GENERAL SUPPORT; GRATITUDE GRANT
2021
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$9K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
THE LONGLEAF FOUNDATION
$5K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2021
THE PHILIP J & CAROL J LYONS FOUNDATION
$500
GENERAL
2021
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$125K
COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS TO EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
2020
EPSTEIN TEICHER PHILANTHROPIES
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INC
$75K
PROJECT SUPPORT - WHOLE-FARM ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM
2020
THE JM KAPLAN FUND INC
$72K
THROUGH AN ENGINEERED BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS, THIS POLLUTED WATER CAN YIELD A COMMERCIAL GRADE IRON PIGMENT THAT CAN BE SOLD IN INDUSTRIAL QUANTITIES, PRODUCING A VALUABLE COMMODITY THAT CAN BE SOLD TO PAY FOR THE STREAM RESTORATION, CREATING JOBS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND FUNDING ADDITIONAL WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN REGION.
2020
The Joyce Foundation
$50K
Environment
2020
NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION
$42K
SUPPORT US NATIONAL FORESTS AND GRASSLANDS
2020
ATHENS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$36K
REIMAGINED; RESILIENCE FUND; EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
2020
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
$30K
SEE PART IV
2020
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$28K
Unrestricted
2020
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$25K
ASFC/ANNUAL DONATION
2020
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH CHARITABLE
$25K
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
2020
FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO
$22K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY
$15K
Central Appalachian Network participation
2020
THE SCHERMAN FOUNDATION INC
$10K
PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT
2020
PARKERSBURG AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$7K
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2020
THE LONGLEAF FOUNDATION
$5K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2020
THE PHILIP J & CAROL J LYONS FOUNDATION
$1K
GENERAL
2020
MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY
$23K
Central Appalachian Network participation
2019
ATHENS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$15K
RESILIENCE FUND
2019
OhioHealth Corporation
$10K
CONTRIBUTION
2019
ATHENS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$9K
REIMAGINED
2019
ATHENS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$6K
REDUCING CONSUMPTION AND BUILDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
2019
STREAM & WETLANDS FOUNDATION
$40K
DONATION
2018
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH CHARITABLE
$25K
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
2018
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$22K
ANNUAL DONATION
2018
MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY
$14K
Central Appalachian Network participation
2018
THE LONGLEAF FOUNDATION
$5K
Community Development
2018
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$200
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2018
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$200
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2018
NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION
$30K
SUPPORT US NATIONAL FORESTS AND GRASSLANDS
2017

Funded by

$3.4M from 43 funders · 97 grants · 2017–2024

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

$622K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Coalfield Development Corporation

$264K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Epstein Teicher Philanthropies

$250K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Appalachian Sustainable Development

$203K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Educational Foundation Of America

$200K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Athens County Foundation

$179K · 7 grants · 2019–2023

Stream & Wetlands Foundation

$150K · 4 grants · 2018–2023

Lowe-Marshall Trust

$140K · 4 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN311124220
NTEE codeS320
Subsection03
Ruling date1985-06
Formed1985
Employees201
Volunteers750
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