Grassroots Health

Analysis

Grassroots Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2023, Grassroots Health reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $533k to $1.1m (+107%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Grassroots Health sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medical Science Liaison Society Inc ($1.1m), Twin Cities Recovery Project Inc ($1.1m) and Cornerstone Pregnancy Services ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $500k. At year end it held assets of $528k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $507k. It reported 28 employees.