Public Charity

RURAL ACTION INC

RURAL ACTION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in THE PLAINS, OH. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $12.8M revenue, $11.4M expenses, $4.3M total assets. 71 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311124220 THE PLAINS, OH Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.8M
Total Expenses$11.4M
Total Assets$4.3M
Grant Records71
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
$272,310
2024
FOOD INSECURITY
$95,257
2024
VARIOUS PROGRAMS/GEN
$30,000
2024
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
$22,000

Showing up to 5 of 71 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Billie Kariher
BOARD MEMBER Brian Vadakin
BOARD MEMBER David Butcher
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Debbie Phillips
BOARD MEMBER Dr Ana Rosado Feger
BOARD MEMBER Dr David Descutner

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Top Grant Purposes

Unspecified
$466,840 6 grants
GENERAL
$350,000 3 grants
ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
$272,310 1 grant
FOOD INSECURITY
$183,611 2 grants
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
$159,900 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.8M $11.4M $4.3M
2023 $7.0M $7.2M $2.6M
2022 $5.3M $5.0M $2.4M
2020 $3.7M $3.7M $1.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $12.8M (+245%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.3M.

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