Rooted Wi Inc

Analysis

Rooted Wi Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Rooted Wi Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $395k to $1.3m (+234%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 581%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rooted Wi Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Branch Nature Center Inc ($1.3m), Land Trust of Virginia Inc ($1.3m) and Wild Bear Nature Center ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $859k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 56 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.