Common Roots

Analysis

Common Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Meadville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Common Roots reported income of $1.2m and spending of $331k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $186k to $1.2m (+526%), an average of +526% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 526%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Common Roots sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eldercare Solutions of Ne Pa Inc ($1.2m), On the Rise Community Development Inc ($1.2m) and Trumbull County Agricultural Society ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (29% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $333k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.