Roots of Health

Analysis

Roots of Health is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2023, Roots of Health reported income of $103k and spending of $217k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $146k to $103k (-29%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Roots of Health sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Capital Connections Inc ($103k), Christian Mission for the Deaf ($103k) and Community Health Africa - a Poverty Solution Chaps Inc ($103k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. It paid $2,199 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $280k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $280k.