RUARK FOUNDATION

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Plain text RUARK FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2025. https://furp.org/org/ruark-foundation-873983456. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). RUARK FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2021–2025]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/ruark-foundation-873983456

MLA “RUARK FOUNDATION.” furp.org, tax years 2021–2025, https://furp.org/org/ruark-foundation-873983456. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2021–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $894K · expenses $357K · assets $4.7M

EIN
87-3983456
Address
301 SHORE DR, TUNKHANNOCK, PA 18657-7944
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
William Ruark DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 2
Ryan Ruark DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 2
Lindsay Shalata DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 2
Shawn Wallace DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 2
Michael Mey DIRECTOR2021-2025 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
RYAN RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
LINDSAY SHALATA DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
SHAWN WALLACE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
MICHAEL MEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
RYAN RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
LINDSAY SHALATA DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
SHAWN WALLACE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
MICHAEL MEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
RYAN RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
LINDSAY SHALATA DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
SHAWN WALLACE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
MICHAEL MEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
RYAN RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
LINDSAY SHALATA DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
SHAWN WALLACE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
MICHAEL MEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
RYAN RUARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
LINDSAY SHALATA DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
SHAWN WALLACE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
MICHAEL MEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 11 grants to organizations · $315K
2024 · 12 grants to organizations · $383K
2023 · 16 grants to organizations · $192K
2022 · 9 grants to organizations · $106K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 3 contributors · $636K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILLIAM RUARK Organization or other TUNKHANNOCK, PA $295,340- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2 RYAN RUARK Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
3 LINDSAY SHALATA Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $140,452- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 3 contributors · $450K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILLIAM RUARK Organization or other TUNKHANNOCK, PA $175,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2 RYAN RUARK Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $175,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
3 LINDSAY SHALATA Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 3 contributors · $515K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILLIAM RUARK Organization or other TUNKHANNOCK, PA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 RYAN RUARK Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
3 MESHOPPEN WOOD PRODUCTS Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $14,880- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $600K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILLIAM RUARK Organization or other TUNKHANNOCK, PA $300,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 RYAN RUARK Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $300,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 3 contributors · $2.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILLIAM RUARK Organization or other TUNKHANNOCK, PA $1,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 RYAN RUARK Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $1,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
3 LINDSAY SHALATA Organization or other MESHOPPEN, PA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$894,178$356,990 $4,700,150$4,700,150 $635,792- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$684,104$413,647 $3,765,240$3,765,240 $450,000- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$597,548$214,230 $3,278,904$3,278,904 $565,985- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$586,546$123,602 $2,632,772$2,632,772 $600,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,250,000$600 $2,250,000$2,249,400 $2,250,000- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
PARKER FOUNDATIONPAT22 $919,559$919,413 TRUSTEE$7,710 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
FRENCH FOUNDATIONPAT22 $883,999$514,996 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
DODGE FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $948,335$117,324 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
IDEKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $879,567$407,996 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
R P SIMMONS FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $979,951$1,184,511 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CAROLINE LOTT JESSEN FOUNDATIONPAT22 $898,212$125,721 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INCPAT22 $847,544$646,898 EXECUTIVE DI$100,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DANOWITZ FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT22 $887,390$160,375 PRESIDENTTREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RICHARD AND SUSAN MASTER FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $901,888$1,737,277 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE@JOHN M AND JOAN F THALHEIMER FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT22 $971,448$561,340 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE BAIR INVESTMENT CORPORATIONPAT22 $835,188$95,081 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2024)$323,796 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ARGUS FUNDPAT22 $892,680$1,435,601 PRESIDENT$130,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
VESTA FUNDPAT22 $986,422$454,725 DIRECTOR$11,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
IRENE AND CARROLL RHEINSTROM FUND BPAT22 $855,407$494,078 CO-TRUSTEE$13,861 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HELEN D & ADRIAN G NEWCOMB FUNDPAT22 $858,735$581,015 TRUSTEE$93,182 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LYDIA J FITCH U WPAT22 $837,608$731,041 TRUSTEE$102,348 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
NEW YORK CENTRAL TRUSTPAT22 $915,961$596,215 TRUSTEE PARTTIME$2,500 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SAMUEL H FLEMING ESTATE TEPAT22 $864,159$676,816 TRUSTEE$70,071 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ELIZABETH R ENGLAND TR UWPAT22 $837,722$1,062,954 TRUSTEE$33,914 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SHAFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTPAT22 $974,942$700,154 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FATHER FLANANGANS BOYS HOME TRUSTPAT22 $901,828$898,301 TRUSTEE$120,979 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ROBERT C HOFFMAN CHARITABLE TR 27 28 001 1093852PAT22 $934,831$472,534 Trustee$79,293 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JACK J SMITH JR CHARITABLE TRUSTPAT22 $907,276$625,551 CO-TRUSTEE$99,801 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BODHI CHARITABLE TRUSTPAT22 $915,664$0 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RUFUS FOUNDATIONORT22 $886,047$78,759 President Exec Director$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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HARMON FOUNDATION INC TRUST $2,063,7387 1Private foundation2010–2025 HARMON FOUNDATION INC
DANIEL B AND FLORENCE E GREEN FOUNDATION $75,0003 1Private foundation2022–2024 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC
DRUKIER FOUNDATION INC $50,0001 1Private foundation2025–2025 ASHER FOUNDATION
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC $50,0001 1DAF sponsor2022–2022 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC
SWITCHPOINT FOUNDATION $50,0001 1Private foundation2025–2025 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC
THE THOMAS R KLINE FOUNDATION $35,0003 1Private foundation2023–2025 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC
SVM FOUNDATION $31,9041 1Private foundation2020–2020 MGG FOUNDATION
PLM FOUNDATION $25,0001 1Private foundation2021–2021 MGG FOUNDATION
CREATE TAILWIND FOUNDATION $20,0001 1Private foundation2023–2023 NAUGLE FOUNDATION
RICHARD J FASENMYER FOUNDATION $15,0002 1Private foundation2012–2013 THE WILSON FOUNDATION
SHIKIAR FAMILY FOUNDATION $10,0001 1Private foundation2018–2018 HARMON FOUNDATION INC
THE RACHEL & DREW KATZ FOUNDATION $10,0001 1Private foundation2023–2023 M NIGHT SHYAMALAN FOUNDATION INC
COLTON FAMLIY FOUNDATION $10,0002 1Private foundation2020–2021 WALLACE FOX FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $356,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $315,386 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $315,386 88.3%
Fees: other professional $34,065 9.5%
Taxes $6,324 1.8%
Other expenses $1,215 0.3%
Total$356,990100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $413,647 spent · pay $0 · grants $383,459 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $383,459 92.7%
Fees: other professional $28,850 7.0%
Other expenses $1,033 0.2%
Taxes $290 0.1%
Fees: legal $15 0.0%
Total$413,647100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $214,230 spent · pay $0 · grants $191,548 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $191,548 89.4%
Fees: other professional $21,447 10.0%
Taxes $1,170 0.5%
Fees: legal $35 0.0%
Other expenses $30 0.0%
Total$214,230100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $123,602 spent · pay $0 · grants $106,295 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $106,295 86.0%
Fees: other professional $16,846 13.6%
Fees: legal $280 0.2%
Other expenses $145 0.1%
Taxes $36 0.0%
Total$123,602100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $600 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: legal $600 100.0%
Total$600100%

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