Roots of Empathy USA

Analysis

Roots of Empathy USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 August 2023, Roots of Empathy USA reported income of $325k and spending of $440k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $449k to $325k (-28%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Roots of Empathy USA sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 36th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Backpacks for Life Inc ($325k), Totowa Education Foundation Inc ($326k) and Intero Foundation ($325k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $190k. At year end it held assets of $848k against liabilities of $200k, net assets of $649k. It reported 12 employees.