Roots Rising Inc

Analysis

Roots Rising Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 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 (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, Roots Rising Inc reported income of $815k and spending of $530k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $462k to $815k (+76%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Roots Rising Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanders County Coalition for Families ($815k), Mesa Independent Living ($815k) and Newington Elementary Childrens Center Inc ($815k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $195k. At year end it held assets of $933k against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $899k. It reported 8 employees.