Resources for Philippine Rural Communities Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To address, educate, coordinate and provide aid and relief to adults and children in rural communities in the Philippines.
- Income
- $56,475
- Spending
- $61,210
- Reserves
- 18.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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. 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 (1)
- $57,444 spent. A. March 9-14, 2025: Agricultural training, Sarangani Province, Philippines A training conducted in Kiamba, Sarangani Province is a very memorable and encouraging one. It marked a big accomplishment of one of RPRC's main goals of training farmers from one community so that these farmers can also train others in their community and other traibal communities in other provinces. In this particular training, 10 farmers from the Manobo tribe from the Agusan Province travelled 10-12 hours to the Sarangani Province to train Tiboli pastors. Because the Manobo farmers have already been doing the natural farming technology for several years since RPRC volunteers first came to their communities, the topics they taught to the Manobo farmers were full of illustrations and examples based on their actual experiences in their farms. The topics taught were the basic concepts of living soil, composting using different methods, how to make and apply bio-char, seed saving, how to prepare various concoctions for soil conditioners, fertilizers, pesticides, and for different stages of plant growth.B. March 15-16: Meeting with Pastors in Bukidnon-Davao Province, Philippines to see if there is a good fit for RPRC programs.C. March 18-21: Agricultural Trainers' Training Selected farmers who have previously attended RPRC agriculture trainings in the past convened in Brooke's Point, Palawan Province for a special type of training which covered comprehensively many natural farming practices and seed saving. The main goal is to prepare these farmers to be RPRC trainers in Palawan Island.D. March 24-29: Agriculture training-Brooke's Point and Rizal municipalities, Palawan, Philippines After the trainers' training in Brooke's Point, the select farmers proceeded to the municipality of Rizal to conduct training for farmers who live in various communities in southern part of Palawan Island. It was a very fruitful training especially that majority of the participants attended such kind of training for the first time. E. June 2-14, 2025: Assessment trip in Cuba Four volunteers namely, Tom Carter and Cora Carter from RPRC; and Pastor John Sanchez, and Pastor Josh Hersey from Church on the Rock Church (COTR) in Florida, travelled to four provinces in Cuba. The main purpose of this travel was for COTR leaders to assess whether this is a type of mission they would like their church to get involved in. The team brought over 1,000 packets of seeds to distribute to the farmers. After the trip, RPRC and COTR along with the local leaders decided to bring an agriculture training in December, 2025.F. September 25-27, 2025: Cuba team training in Sparta, NC, USA G. October 7-27, 2025: Philippine missions in several communities 1. October 8- Mactan Cebu for flight arrival 2. October 9-11- arrival in Puerto Princesa to prepare for mission trips to the islands 3. October 12-19- agriculture teams conducted agriculture trainings among the Malbog tribe in Balabac Island in the areas of Catagupan, Malaking-Ilog, and Indalawan communities. 4. October 20- Meeting with church leaders in Aborlan 5. October 22-23- Meeting with the TLRGO farmers regarding the RPRC new goat project. 6. October 24-26- Meetings in Manila.H. November 9, 2025: Seed saving training for Cuba mission team held in St. Augustine, FloridaI. December 7-15: Agriculture training in Camaguey, Cuba This is the first time that RPRC sent an agriculture training team to Cuba. It was a very productive time doing practical hands-on training in land stewardship, composting, no-till approach to farming, making natural fertilizers, pesticides, and concoctions for various stages of plant growth. One of the main topics discussed was on seed saving. The farmers feedbacks were very encouraging to the training team. Some said they finally have dreams and visions again in their farming. One participant even said he has experienced one of the happiest days of his life. And many more other comments that reflect joy and hope.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 2025.
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 February 2015.
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 November 4, 2026.
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