Roots Charter High School

Analysis

Roots Charter High School is a registered charity in United States, based in West Valley, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Roots Charter High School reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.1m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Roots Charter High School sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Fort Worth Montessori School ($3.1m), Staten Island Hebrew Public Charter School ($3.1m) and Payette River Technical Academy Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $2,400 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $226k, net assets of $778k. It reported 47 employees.