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Center for Rural Outreach and Public Services Inc

EIN 36-4563009 · Sewickley, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceGood84 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CROPS' MISSION IS "TO PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS AND UNDERSERVED RURAL COMMUNITIES TO REACH ECONOMIC, HEALTH AND SOCIAL EQUITY."

Income
$656,522
Spending
$611,356
Spent on programs
91%
Reserves
1.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 67%
Employees
1
Volunteers
1
Highest pay
$100,000, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 46% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (2)
  1. $367,461 spent. CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES FOR THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TEAM DEVELOPMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING, PROGRAM DESIGN, STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND FACILITATION SERVICES FOR NUMEROUS FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANT PROGRAMS AWARDED BY HRSA, SAMHSA, USDA, DOJ, DOE, HHS, FHWA, DOT, DOI, AND MORE. IN 2015 CROPS ORCHESTRATED THE FIRST EVER UTE MOUNTAIN NATIVE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP RETREAT THAT WAS ATTENDED BY 20 TRIBAL LEADERS, 20 NATIONAL PARTNERS AND 40 FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BENEFIT 2,100 LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE. IN 2023 CROPS PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE TRIBES SECOND NATIVE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP RETREAT CALLED NUCHU: PLANNING OUR VISION THAT PRIORITIZED 8 MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS WITH AN ESTIMATED 240M IN NEW FUNDING NEEDS AND THE CREATION OF OVER 500 GOOD PAYING JOBS IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS. OVER 50 FEDERAL, STATE AND PRIVATE FUNDING AGENCIES ATTENDED THE EVENT INCLUDING 20 TRIBAL LEADERS. CROPS HAS HELPED THE TRIBE GENERATE 180M IN 10 YEARS IN NEW FUNDING FOR BROADBAND, TRANSPORTATION, NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING REHABILITATION, WATER, WASTEWATER, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN 2025 CROPS HOSTED A HOUSING RETREAT AND RURAL FUNDERS LEARNING SESSION FOR THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE WITH OVER 50 PARTICIPANTES AT THE HOUSING RETREAT AND 25 AT THE RURAL FUNDERS LEARNING SESSION. THE TWO COMBINED EVENTS PRODUCED OVER 4.25M IN NEW GRANTS FOR THE TRIBE WITHIN 6 MONTHS. ALSO, IN 2025 CROPS HELD A SIMILAR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT WITH THE BLACKFEET NATION, A TRIBE OF OVER 17,000 LOCATED IN NORTHWEST MONTANA. THE 3-DAY EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 50 TRIBAL LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. THE RESULTS OF THE EVENT WERE USED TO DEVELOP THE TRIBES COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN WHICH WON 3 GOLD INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM AWARDS FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY, PRODUCT, AND INNOVATIVE FUND DEVELOPMENT. CROPS WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 5 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION BY THE ANTHEM AWARDS OUT OF 2,000 NOMINATIONS FROM 42 COUNTRIES. CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES FOR THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TEAM DEVELOPMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING, PROGRAM DESIGN, STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND FACILITATION SERVICES FOR NUMEROUS FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANT PROGRAMS AWARDED BY HRSA, SAMHSA, USDA, DOJ, DOE, HHS, FHWA, DOT, DOI, AND MORE. IN 2015 CROPS ORCHESTRATED THE FIRST EVER UTE MOUNTAIN NATIVE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP RETREAT THAT WAS ATTENDED BY 20 TRIBAL LEADERS, 20 NATIONAL PARTNERS AND 40 FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BENEFIT 2,100 LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE. IN 2023 CROPS PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE TRIBES SECOND NATIVE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP RETREAT CALLED NUCHU: PLANNING OUR VISION THAT PRIORITIZED 8 MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS WITH AN ESTIMATED 240M IN NEW FUNDING NEEDS AND THE CREATION OF OVER 500 GOOD PAYING JOBS IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS. OVER 50 FEDERAL, STATE AND PRIVATE FUNDING AGENCIES ATTENDED THE EVENT INCLUDING 20 TRIBAL LEADERS. CROPS HAS HELPED THE TRIBE GENERATE 180M IN 10 YEARS IN NEW FUNDING FOR BROADBAND, TRANSPORTATION, NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING REHABILITATION, WATER, WASTEWATER, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN 2025 CROPS HOSTED A HOUSING RETREAT AND RURAL FUNDERS LEARNING SESSION FOR THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE WITH OVER 50 PARTICIPANTES AT THE HOUSING RETREAT AND 25 AT THE RURAL FUNDERS LEARNING SESSION. THE TWO COMBINED EVENTS PRODUCED OVER 4.25M IN NEW GRANTS FOR THE TRIBE WITHIN 6 MONTHS. ALSO, IN 2025 CROPS HELD A SIMILAR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT WITH THE BLACKFEET NATION, A TRIBE OF OVER 17,000 LOCATED IN NORTHWEST MONTANA. THE 3-DAY EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 50 TRIBAL LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. THE RESULTS OF THE EVENT WERE USED TO DEVELOP THE TRIBES COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN WHICH WON 3 GOLD INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM AWARDS FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY, PRODUCT, AND INNOVATIVE FUND DEVELOPMENT. CROPS WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 5 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION BY THE ANTHEM AWARDS OUT OF 2,000 NOMINATIONS FROM 42 COUNTRIES.
  2. $188,518 spent. CROPS SPECIALIZES IN THE PRODUCTION OF AWARD-WINNING PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES PLANS (CEDS) FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION; LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL PUBLICATIONS ENGAGING TRIBAL YOUTH AND ELDERS; AND ANNUAL REPORTS. CROPS HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FROM TELLY AWARDS(HONORING EXCELLENCE IN FILM AND TELEVISION); ANTHEM AWARDS (HONORING SOCIAL IMPACT); WEBBY AWARDS(HONORING EXCELLENCE ON THE INTERNET); AND COMMUNICATOR AWARDS (HONORING EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION). CROPS LATEST AWARDING WINNING PUBLICATIONS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/UMUT_CEDS_2025-2026_DIGITAL (CEDS); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/UMUT_NUCHU_REPORT_PRF10 (ANNUAL REPORT); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/GROWINGUTE2 (LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PRESERVATION); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/SWO-CEDS_COMPLETEPROOF_01-30_2 (CEDS); AND HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/PIISCHIU_TUHKAANIGAY (CHILDRENS COOKBOOK); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/BLACKFEET_NATION_CEDS_2025-2026 CROPS SPECIALIZES IN THE PRODUCTION OF AWARD-WINNING PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES PLANS (CEDS) FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION; LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL PUBLICATIONS ENGAGING TRIBAL YOUTH AND ELDERS; AND ANNUAL REPORTS. CROPS HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FROM TELLY AWARDS(HONORING EXCELLENCE IN FILM AND TELEVISION); ANTHEM AWARDS (HONORING SOCIAL IMPACT); WEBBY AWARDS(HONORING EXCELLENCE ON THE INTERNET); AND COMMUNICATOR AWARDS (HONORING EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION). CROPS LATEST AWARDING WINNING PUBLICATIONS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/UMUT_CEDS_2025-2026_DIGITAL (CEDS); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/UMUT_NUCHU_REPORT_PRF10 (ANNUAL REPORT); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/GROWINGUTE2 (LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PRESERVATION); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/SWO-CEDS_COMPLETEPROOF_01-30_2 (CEDS); AND HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/PIISCHIU_TUHKAANIGAY (CHILDRENS COOKBOOK); HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/BEVSANTICOLA/DOCS/BLACKFEET_NATION_CEDS_2025-2026

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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