Root Cause Inc

Analysis

Root Cause Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Allen, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Root Cause Inc reported income of $170k and spending of $171k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $540k to $170k (-69%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Root Cause Inc sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Making a Daily Effort ($170k), Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio ($170k) and Maranatha Caring Mission ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (29% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $120k, net assets of -$106k. It reported 1 employees.