Organizing Roots Inc
Analysis
Organizing Roots Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Organizing Roots Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.1m (-37%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.
Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Organizing Roots Inc 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 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 826chi Inc NFP ($1.1m), Florida Parent Educators Associatio N Inc ($1.1m) and A Fathers Place ($1.1m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $487k (42% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $350k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 9 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 65%
- Program services 34%
- Other 0.3%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 826chi Inc NFP | Chicago | $1.1m |
| Florida Parent Educators Associatio N Inc | Melbourne | $1.1m |
| A Fathers Place | Conway | $1.1m |
| Patterson Library | Patterson | $1.1m |