Roots & Branches Conservancy

Analysis

Roots & Branches Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Mill Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2022, Roots & Branches Conservancy reported income of $528k and spending of $575k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $11k to $528k (+4600%), an average of +261% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 5345%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Roots & Branches Conservancy sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Society for the Royal Academy of Music Inc ($528k), Arts for All Wisconsin Inc ($528k) and Saving the Blue Inc ($528k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7,750 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7,750.