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RUTH'S REFUGE INC

BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 834437163 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE P20 · Human Services · Small ($100K-$1M) · ruthsrefuge.org
revenue
$499K
expenses
$400K
net assets
$399K
employees
4
volunteers
150
program ratio
83%
profile · synthesized from sources

Ruth's Refuge provides furniture and household essentials to refugees, asylum seekers, and asylees in New York City. The organization helps families furnish apartments and establish homes after resettlement, often when they lack resources due to debt, unemployment, or displacement. It operates through in-kind donations, online wishlists, and volunteer support, partnering with local resettlement agencies.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Home Furnishings Donation Program
Provides refugees and asylum seekers with furniture and home essentials such as tables, chairs, couches, dressers, and kitchenware to equip their new apartments
Staying Warm for the Holidays
Seasonal drive collecting new blankets, quilts, and towels to help refugee families stay warm during winter months
Volunteer Move Team
Volunteers assist with inventorying donations, packing, and setting up apartments for newly arrived families, including furniture assembly and moving support
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Furniture and Household Essentials Provision 2 activities
    • Creates and fulfills personalized wishlists for newly relocated refugees
      Develops and shares customized wishlists to address the immediate needs of newly relocated refugees and asylum seekers, coordinating donations to fulfill those needs.
    • Provides furniture and household essentials to refugees and asylum seekers in New York City
      Distributes essential furniture such as small couches, dressers, and tables, as well as household items including microwaves, rugs, air conditioners, rice cookers, and linens to refugees and asylum seekers in New York City. The organization accepts both new and used donations of furniture and household goods for this purpose.
  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
    • Organizes volunteer efforts for donation processing and apartment setup
      Engages volunteers in key operational tasks including inventorying donations, packing items for clients, and assisting with apartment setup for refugee families.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$499K
Contributions & grants$496K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$2K1%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$400K
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead17%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$157K
Grants paid out$137K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$418K
Cash$380K
Investments$0
Liabilities$19K
Net assets$399K
Liquid reserves11.4 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +9.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
LEAH COVER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $60K
board members · 4
  • ADAM GREENE — TREASURER
  • DIANA TRAUTNER — SECRETARY
  • HANNAH GOLDBERG — VICE CHAIR
  • JONATHAN WALDAUER — CHAIRMAN
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Facebook Partner — Uses Facebook to share personalized wishlists for refugee families.
  • local resettlement agencies Partner — Collaborates with local resettlement agencies to provide furniture and home essentials to refugees and asylum seekers.
  • monday.com Partner — Provides form platform for donation approval process
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Driven In-Kind Mobilization
    methodology: community-driven_in-kind_mobilization
    By activating community networks through personalized wishlists shared on social media, we fulfill the immediate household needs of refugees and asylum seekers more rapidly and with greater personal relevance, because community-sourced donations increase both the speed and appropriateness of aid.