Roots for the Home Team

Analysis

Roots for the Home Team is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Roots for the Home Team reported income of $104k and spending of $230k, spending 220% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $223k to $104k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Roots for the Home Team sits at the 34th 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 35th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Pike County Inc ($104k), Leonardo Edward Shrestha Foundation ($104k) and Prairie Achievement Center ($104k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $143, net assets of $75k. It reported 2 employees.