Indigenous Roots

Analysis

Indigenous Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 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 (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, Indigenous Roots reported income of $1.0m and spending of $989k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $515k to $1.0m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Indigenous Roots 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 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cinnabar Arts Corporation ($1.0m), Lubbock Arts Alliance Inc ($1.0m) and Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $676k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 2 employees.