Public Charity

Foundation For Rural Service

Foundation For Rural Service is a Public Charity headquartered in Arlington, VA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.3M expenses, $5.2M total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $443K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521889647 Arlington, VA Education NTEE: B Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$443K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The foundation for rural services (FRS), in cooperation with NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association, seeks to sustain and enhance the quality of life in America by advancing an understanding of rural issues. Our vision is to harness the power of the rural communications industry to enrich lives in America.

Where $100 goes at Foundation For Rural Service

How Foundation For Rural Service divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$63 Programs the work itself
$27 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $63 for programs

$28
Other Program Services
45% of program spending
$15
Scholarship Program
24% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 352,665 grants
$15
Youth Tour
23% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY/TREASURER Andy Isackson
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Andy Smith
DIRECTOR Ashley Shiner
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Bob Silverman
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Brian Sullivan
CHAIR Camille Christiansen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$397,629 8 grants
Animal Welfare
$20,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$20,000 1 grant
Youth Development
$5,112 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.3M $1.3M $5.2M
2023 $910K $1.1M $5.0M
2022 $1.0M $1.0M $4.8M
2020 $862K $706K $4.7M
2019 $999K $884K $4.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $999K to $1.3M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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