Growing Community Roots

Analysis

Growing Community Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Growing Community Roots reported income of $102k and spending of $85k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $102k (+107%), an average of +107% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Growing Community Roots 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 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Health and Education for Rural Africa Chera Inc ($102k), Ezra Ltzedaka Inc ($102k) and A Bright Future for Kids Inc ($102k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $71k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $71k.