Reach Up Reach Out Ministries

What it reported doing in 2025

2025 RURO PROGRAM SERVICES & ACCOMPLISHMENTSREACH UP REACH OUT OVERALL MISSIONReach Up Reach Out (RURO) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that engages individuals in compassionate outreach by providing care and long-term support to orphans, widows, and other vulnerable people in developing nations. RURO fulfills its mission through four primary programs, which continued in 2025 in honor of the life and legacy of our founders' son, Caleb, who was the catalyst for RURO's inception: Worship & Arts Camp + Conference: From June 11 to June 26, 2025, RURO hosted a mission trip to Uganda, where a team provided a creative summer camp experience for over 250 orphans and street children. The trip also included a graduation ceremony for 48 RURO Sisterhood graduates and an empowerment conference for over 1,000 widows and underserved women living in extreme poverty. The team collected video updates and personally checked in with scholarship recipients for children and women.Christmas Around the World Guatemala: In December 2025, RURO served over 1,000 children in Antigua, Guatemala, through Christmas outreach activities including crafts, soccer, food baskets, and gifts. The mission strengthened ongoing partnerships with three local nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable communities.RURO Child Education Sponsorship Uganda & Kenya: RURO provided ongoing educational support for vulnerable children, covering tuition, meals, medical care, and school supplies. By the end of 2025, the program will have served 284 children, with 145 actively receiving scholarships during the year.RURO Sisterhood Sponsorship Uganda: Through a 12-month training and business development program, RURO empowered widows and vulnerable women to launch self-sustaining enterprises in tailoring, handicrafts, food service, and agriculture. In 2025, 48 women received scholarships, and a total of 331 women have completed the program since its inception.Additionally, RURO supported the following U.S.-based nonprofit organizations aligned with our mission: 2819 Church: Support for faith-based ministry and outreach programs serving communities in need.National Immigration Forum: Advocacy and resources supporting fair and compassionate immigration policies and services.Redeemed Life Church: Support for ministry initiatives serving local and international communities through faith-based outreach.One Hope Florida: Organization dedicated to connecting churches and community partners to serve vulnerable children and families.St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital: Support for pediatric research and treatment for children facing life-threatening illnesses.Watoto Ministries: A ministry focused on caring for vulnerable children and empowering women in Uganda through education, discipleship, and community development.RURO remains committed to sustainable, faith-driven programs that bring hope, dignity, and opportunity to underserved communities worldwide.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.2%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 76.8%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.93; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 28.6%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings