Rooted Northwest Arkansas

Analysis

Rooted Northwest Arkansas is a registered charity in United States, based in Springdale, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 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, Rooted Northwest Arkansas reported income of $431k and spending of $444k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $431k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rooted Northwest Arkansas sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soar Special Needs ($430k), Horizon North Housing Inc ($431k) and Camp Sunshine Inc ($430k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $383k against liabilities of $2,170, net assets of $380k. It reported 6 employees.