Just Roots Inc

Analysis

Just Roots Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Just Roots Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $461k to $3.0m (+554%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Just Roots Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oklahomas Action Rehabilitation ($3.0m), Silicon Valley Independent Living Center ($3.0m) and Schi Early Intervention ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $609k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $352k, net assets of $964k. It reported 26 employees.