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US nonprofit · EIN 463647313 · Lake Charles, LAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 463647313) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The Ruth Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$479k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$422k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$128k
$2 liabilities
Net assets
$128k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.4 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

The Ruth Institute's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jennifer Roback Morse PhD (also filed as Jennifer Morse)Founder & President2022
4 yrs
Miguel AguilarBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Robert MorseBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Stephen HicksBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Walter Hoye II ReverendBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Elizabeth KerekesCompany secretarysince 2022
Jennifer Roback Morse PhDPresidentsince 2020
Norrie VladuchickCompany secretarysince 2020
Rachel GoldenTreasurersince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Rachel GoldenTreasurer38$50k
Jennifer Roback Morse PhDFounder & President10$17k
Elizabeth KerekesSecretary11$14k
Miguel AguilarBoard Member0$0
Walter Hoye II ReverendBoard Member0$0
Robert MorseBoard Member0$0
Stephen HicksBoard Member0$0
Gail FinkeBoard Member0$0

About

Legal name
The Ruth Institute
EIN
463647313
Address
630 W Prien Lake Rd Suite B 246, Lake Charles, LA, 70601-0700
State
Louisiana
Mission
The ruth institute promotes marriage as a fundamental, lifelong union between a man and a woman. The institute advocates collaboration and cooperation between women and men. Basing the message on high quality scientific research, the institute educates the public as to why marriage matters. The institute advocates for the full participation of women in all aspects of society. With particular... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F03 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Jennifer Morse (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsJennifer Roback Morse PhD
≥4years on the filingsMiguel Aguilar
≥4years on the filingsRobert Morse
≥4years on the filingsStephen Hicks

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$128k
Total liabilities
$2
Net assets or fund balances
$128k
Contributions and grants received
$459k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
3