Community Roots Foundation

Analysis

Community Roots Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Niguel, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Community Roots Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $931k to $1.7m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Community Roots Foundation 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hebrew at the Center Inc ($1.7m), Imagine Superstition Middle Inc ($1.7m) and Tajweed Institute Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $19k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $729k. At year end it held assets of $737k against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $695k. It reported 32 employees.