Finding Our Roots

Analysis

Finding Our Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Houma, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 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, Finding Our Roots reported income of $73k and spending of $59k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $123k to $73k (-41%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Finding Our Roots sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Jefferson Inc ($73k), Show Choirs of Bemidji Inc ($73k) and Vicksburg Battlefield Museum Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $151k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $151k.