Common Roots Farm

Analysis

Common Roots Farm is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Common Roots Farm reported income of $481k and spending of $219k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $279k to $481k (+72%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Common Roots Farm sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of San Antonio Foundation ($481k), Celebration Foundation Inc ($481k) and Florida Association of Realtors Disaster Relief Fund ($481k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $645, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 5 employees.