Just Roots

Analysis

Just Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Just Roots reported income of $503k and spending of $458k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $47k to $503k (+959%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Just Roots sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eden Invitation ($503k), Fallbrook Senior Citizens Ser Club ($503k) and Medicine Lodge Daycare Inc ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $239k. At year end it held assets of $408k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $396k. It reported 16 employees.