Rooted School

Analysis

Rooted School is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Rooted School reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.0m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rooted School sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association for Family Child Care Foundation ($3.0m), Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc ($3.0m) and Two Bit Circus Foundation ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 30 employees.