Ruth Stone House Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE RUTH STONE HOUSE IS A NONPROFIT LITERARY ARTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF POET RUTH STONE AND FOSTERING THE CREATION, STUDY, AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY POETRY AND THE LITERARY ARTS. THROUGH RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, WE SERVE WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND THE BROADER PUBLIC BY CULTIVATING CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY, AND ACCESS TO THE ARTS IN RURAL VERMONT AND BEYOND.
- Income
- $124,307
- Spending
- $67,541
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 15.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $7,300, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 46% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 95% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
- $30,922 spent. LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING: RUTH STONE HOUSE CONTINUED ITS SIXTH YEAR OF THE FREE WEEKLY WRITING WORKSHOP, PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE VIRTUAL WRITING EDUCATION TO POETS NATIONWIDE. FACILITATED BY DIRECTORS BEN AND BIANCA STONE, THE WORKSHOP ALTERNATES BETWEEN GENERATIVE WRITING SESSIONS AND PEOTRY CRAFT DISCUSSIONS, REACHING DOZENS OF PARTICIPANTS WEEKLY.ADDITIONALLY, EIGHT ONLINE CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN 2024, INCLUDING COURSES ON T.S. ELIOT, SIMONE WEIL, EMILY WILSON'S TRANSLATION OF THE ILIAD AND MYTHMAKING IN VERSE. THESE WERE TAUGHT BY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTORS AND SUPPORTED BY A NEW ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE CLASS ACCESS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DOCUMENT SHARING.
- IN-PERSON RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS: THE INWARD TOWARD THE GREATER MYTH RETREAT WAS HELD AT IN SITU POLYCULTURE IN 2024 - A FIVE DAY IMMERSIVE PROGRAM COMBINING POETRY, PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY, AND YOGA. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN WRITING WORKSHOPS, THEORETICAL DISCUSSIONS, AND SOMATIC PRACTICES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF POETS BIANCE STONE AND CANDACE JENSEN.RSH ALSO PARTNERED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS WILLOWELL AND THE GOSHEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PROVIDE ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS AND LITERARY EVENTS THAT SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
- LITERARY EVENTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THROUGHOUT 2024, RUTH STONE HOUSE HOSTED NUMEROUS PUBLIC ARTS EVENTS, INCLUDING THE BEER AND BROADSIDES LETTERPRESS AND POETRY SERIES, LIVE MUSIC AT THE HOUSE OF POETRY CONCERTS FEATURING ARTISTS SUCH AS JOLIE HOLLAND AND THE PANDORA CONSORT, AND SPECIAL READINGS BY PEOTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR WAS YOUTH LAUREATE CIDER AND BROADSIDES, A COLLABORATIVE CELEBRATION WITH SUNDOG POETY HONORING VERMONT'S FIRST YOUTH PEOT LAUREAT, HARMONY BELLE DEVOE. THESE EVENTS PROMOTE ARTISTIC COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, OFTEN DRAWING FULL HOUSES AND BRINGING VISITORS FROM ACROSS VERMONT.
- $22,490 spent. PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA - RUTH STONE HOUSE CONTINUED ITS PUBLICATION OF ITERANT, A NATIONAL LITERARY MAGAZINE NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR,E DITED BY WALTER STONE AND FEATURING PEOTRY AND ART FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF VOICES. THE ODE & PSYCHE PODCAST, HOSTED BY BIANCE STONE, EXPANDED ITS AUDIENCE WITH EPISODES EXPLORING RILKE'S DUINO ELEGIES AND INTERVIEWS WITH POESTS SUCH AS FORREST GANDER AND RYAN RUBY. BOTH PROJECTS EXTEND THE ORGANIZATION'S REACH TO A GLOBAL LITERARY AUDIENCE.PRESERVATION, RENOVATION, AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCED ITS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, RAISING OVER $80,000 IN 2024, IWTH AN ADDITIONAL $17,000 PLEDGED. THESE FUNDS SUPPORTED MAJOR RENOVATIONS, INCLUDING REBUILDING THE HISTORIC KITCHEN AND CONVERTING THE BACK PORCH INTO A CLASSROOM AND DINING SPACE. VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO PREPERTY MAINTENANCE, GARDEN RESTORATION, AND PREPARATION FOR EXPANDED PUBLIC USE OF THE RUTH STONE HOUSE AS A CULTURAL CENTERPARTNERSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS - RSH STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY TIES BY JOINING THE ADDISON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE ADDISON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THESE MEMBERSHIPS SUPPORT VISIBILITY, COLLABORATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS ACROSS THE REGION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2016 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2016.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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