Grow Rural Pa Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO WORK WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM GROW AND TO THRIVE BY 1) PROVIDING TECHNICAL& MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO BUILD HUMAN CAPITAL CAPACITY AND TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; 2) DEVELOPING POLICY STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
- Income
- $124,713
- Spending
- $115,500
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Highest pay
- $40,000, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 2024, 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, 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 (3)
- $109,145 spent. COMPRISED A WORKING GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS, REPONSSIBLE FOR PRODUCING A CONCEPT THAT WAS DESIGNED TO REPURPOSE A LOCAL ENERGY ASSET. THE TEAM WORKED WITH THE OWNERS OF RECLAIMED MINE LANDS. BY WORKING WITH THE LOCAL OWNERS, MANAGERS OF LOCAL POWDER METAL COMPANIES AND LOCAL CARBON COMPANIES, WE WRE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A SUPPLY CHAIN THAT COULD USE RECLAIMED MINE LANDS. WE ALSO IDENTIFY A POTENTIAL REUSE OF RECLAIMED OR ABANDONED MINE LANDS, TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CLEAN THE WATER CONTAMINATED BY ACID MINE DRAINAGE, AND WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN (A CRITICAL FEEDSTOCK NEED FOR LOCAL POWDER METAL PLANTS). OUR CONCEPT WAS EMBRACED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND OUR TEAM WAS ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP IN WASHINGTON, DC IN JULY 2024.
- $342 spent. WE ASSISTED THE BOROUGH OF RIDGWAY BY WRITING A GRANT TO THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR A POWER GRANT TO DEVELOP A MASTER SITE PLAN FOR THE RIDGWAY RIVERFRONT. WE HELP DEVELOP A MASTER SITE PLAN FOR 28 ACRES OF RIVERFRONT. THE BOROUGH OF RIDGWAY WANTED TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT WOULD INCLUDE PUBLIC RECREATIONAL SPACES INCLUDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE CLARION RIVER (A CONGRESSIONALLY DESIGNATED WILD & SCENIC RIVER) AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES: HOWEVER THE PLAN WAS ALSO TO ASSESS OTHER COMPATIBLE USES OF THE RIVERFRONT. THE BOROUGH OF RIDGWAY ASKED US TO FACILITATE AND MANAGE THE PROJECT. WE HIRED A CONTRACTOR, LANDSCAPE ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT WHICH WAS DONE AND FINALIZED BY AUGUST 2024
- $1,000 spent. GROW RURAL PA PROVIDES MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES TO MANY CONSTITUENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 12 COUNTY REGION KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA WILDS. WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING BUSINESSES AND IDENTIFYING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS. OUR PRESIDNT OF GROW RURAL PA IS ACTIVE IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITITES AROUND THE REGION, ACTIVELY SEEKING OUT OPPORTUNITIES TOGETHER TO ADDRESS HEALTH AND HOUSING ISSUES, GENERATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND OUTDOOR RECRATION AND DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY IMPORVEMENTS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 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 March 2022.
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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