Street Roots

Analysis

Street Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 June 2023, Street Roots reported income of $3.0m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $750k to $3.0m (+306%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 230%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Street Roots sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Services Center ($3.0m), First Maryland Disability Trust Inc ($3.0m) and The Carolyn E Wylie Center for Children Youth & Families ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $940k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 21 employees.