Food Roots

Analysis

Food Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Tillamook, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Food Roots reported income of $511k and spending of $492k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $336k to $511k (+52%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Food Roots sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tracy City Center Association ($511k), The Ebony Pearls Foundation of San Diego Inc ($512k) and LA Fuerza Unida Community Development Corporation ($511k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $393k against liabilities of $976, net assets of $392k. It reported 11 employees.