Ruritan National Corp
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What it says it does
The Belmont Ruritan Club is a community service organization. We provide $12,000 in educational grants to 6 seniors from the 3 surrounding county high schools. We also support Wreaths Across America, Hunter for the Hungry, St. Judes Childrens Hospital, SAWs ( Servants At Work ) who build wheel chair ramps free of charge for the needy. We also work with the Belmont Club of Women to maintain the Belmont Community Center which serves the community for WiFi, a library, a polling station, a church, and other community functions.
- Income
- $36,148
- Spending
- $24,991
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $500 spent. Educational Grants - $10000 to 6 students in 2025. Over $75000 in the past 6 years. We award to deserving students who have a need for regular colleges or vocational schools.
- Capital Improvement Project for the Belmont Community Center ( building where the Belmont Ruritan Club meets )
- Operations and Maintenance for the Belmont Community Center - Upgraded kitchen, fire code items, exit signs, and plumbing
- Donation to SAWs for a wheel chair ramp build
- Sponsored 50 wreaths for the Culpeper Veterans Cemetery - Wreaths Across America organization
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1964.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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