Roots Colorado

Analysis

Roots Colorado is a registered charity in United States, based in Littleton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, 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 December 2022, Roots Colorado reported income of $667k and spending of $707k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $567k to $667k (+18%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 103%. 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, Roots Colorado sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Picket Fence Foundation ($667k), Proviso Public Partnership ($667k) and Pennsyvania State Association of County Fairs ($667k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $302k. At year end it held assets of $608k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $593k. It reported 46 employees.