Ruff Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651189117
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Englewood, CO, USA
Phone
3035232765
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Training, Behavior

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,370
Expenses
$11,074
Assets
$10,615

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAURA SHELDON (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • RACHEL CHAFFEE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CARRIE HANK (SECRETARY)
  • LAURA SHELDON (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • RACHEL CHAFFEE (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education and public demonstrations

What it reported doing in 2025

Educational programs: trained dog owners in foundation, beginner and intermediate training flyball. Our education programs provide a constructive outlet for high-drivedog owners with needed guidance on how to manage dogs who require regular vigorous exercise.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -32.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.96; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 34% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.