Liabilities / Assets
97th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Worcester Roots Project
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 05-0566468
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
1.87x
Liabilities / Revenue
85th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
33rd percentile
Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
80th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 10.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
85th percentile
Faster asset growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
77th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$11,185
Up $4,091 (+58%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down-$9,744
Down $4,481 (-85%) from 2014
Liabilities
Up$20,929
Up $8,572 (+69%) from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$138,683
Up $29,888 (+27%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$142,871
Up $35,219 (+33%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$4,188
Down $5,331 (-466%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- May 16, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $138,683
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
working with communities facing economic or environmental injustice, training and empowering youth, supporting development of related urban worker cooperatives. We re-established youth programming.
working with communities facing economic or environmental injustice, training and empowering youth, supporting development of related urban cooperatives.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester Roots' core staff and office operations provide support to our service programs. | $69,110 | $58,758 |
| Diggers landscaping cooperative provides a variety of yard and garden services specializing in permaculture. We are committed to working closely with homeowners to create functional, aesthetically pleasing, and sustainable spaces that fit into the client's lifestyle. | $21,236 | $19,334 |
| Nuestro Huerto is a member based community farm located at 20 Southgate Street in Worcester. The farm also donates produce to Jeremiah's Inn. We collaborated with South Worcester Neighborhood Center on Camp Street, then developed community gardens there in 2015. | $20,311 | $15,014 |
| Future Focus Media cooperative produces high quality video, photography and audio, while training youth in TV and film production with the goals of building youth's job skills and creating powerful stories. FFM is the principle founder of a new film festival: Central Mass Film Festival. FFM incorporated as an employee cooperative in April, but expenses and some income continued to be processed through Roots' bank account until Roots thereby reimbursed FFM for FFM's prior accrued net assets and FFM set up its own accounts. Income and expenses for the new corporation processed through the new account is not included in this report. | $13,135 | $16,270 |
| Toxic Soil Busters (TSB), a youth-run worker cooperative, has employed youth between the ages of 14 and 19 in Main South and Piedmont. Toxic Soil Busters has offered soil testing, lead-safe landscaping services, outreach services, video production, and training. | $10,132 | $13,038 |
| The Co-op Academy is a holistic cooperative entrepreneurship training and mentorship program with an emphasis on creating sustainable, member-owned businesses. | $3,930 | $2,062 |
| 4 Elements is a youth program that uses hip-hop as a vehicle to achieve greater self-confidence, leadership development, and community empowerment. | $425 | $425 |
| Worcester Energy Barnraisers provides (mostly volunteer) weatherization services. | $300 | $0 |
| We are a co-founder of the Worcester Solidarity And Green Economy (SAGE) Alliance, organizing region-wide conferences and collaborating with the Worcester Co-op Academy. | $105 | $84 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW FEINSTEIN | Clerk, Co-Director, Media And Organizing Coordinator | PT | $13,972 | - | $13,972 |
| AMANDA BARKER | Director | PT | $7,936 | - | $7,936 |
| SCOTT GUZMAN | Director | PT | $6,648 | - | $6,648 |
| SABBATINA KONADU | Assistant Treasurer | PT | $3,151 | - | $3,151 |
| JUDY DIAMONDSTONE | Director | PT | $1,129 | - | $1,129 |
| JANELLE CORNWELL | Director | - | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| DEJONGH WELLS | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| KIM MCCOY | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| STEVE MCCAULEY | Assistant Clerk | - | $0 | - | - |
| SAMUEL TOUSSAINT | Youth Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JUAN MIGUEL CUELLO | Youth Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| LOUISE DWYER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| OCTAVIA TAYLOR | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| PATRICIA FERAUD | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| BOONE SHEAR | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHAWN FOREMAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| THIDINALEI TSHIGUVHO | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Worcester Roots Project Inc
- EIN
- 05-0566468
- Phone
- 5083430035
- Address
- 4 King St, Worcester, MA 01610
Signing Officer
- Name
- Kim McCoy
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 5088536477
- Signed
- 2016-05-16
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^youth networking banquet;871|Coop Academy;2062|other events;828|filing fees;123|Roots' share of Stone Soup greenhouse expenses;1187|office supplies;338|Future Focus non contractor expenses;8716|Nuestro Huerto non payroll expenses;2587|Solidarity and Green Economy meeting and website;84|vehicle expenses;2234|depreciation;840|loan interest;655|bank fees;270|workers comp insurance;2120|liability insurance;1209|conferences;155|Toxic Soil Busters travel etc;988^Total;25267^”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“correction to paypal balance”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Description;EOY Amount^accounts receivable;800|vehicle;3176|undeposited funds;197^Total;4173^”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26
“Description;EOY Amount^accounts payable;3728|payroll tax liabilities paid by January 2016;3401|Cooperative Fund of New England loan;13800^Total;20929^”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Description;Amount^youth networking banquet;871|Coop Academy;2062|other events;828|filing fees;123|Roots' share of Stone Soup greenhouse expenses;1187|office supplies;338|Future Focus non contractor expenses;8716|Nuestro Huerto non payroll expenses;2587|Solidarity and Green Economy meeting and website;84|vehicle expenses;2234|depreciation;840|loan interest;655|bank fees;270|workers comp insurance;2120|liability insurance;1209|conferences;155|Toxic Soil Busters travel etc;988^Total;25267^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | correction to paypal balance |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Description;EOY Amount^accounts receivable;800|vehicle;3176|undeposited funds;197^Total;4173^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Description;EOY Amount^accounts payable;3728|payroll tax liabilities paid by January 2016;3401|Cooperative Fund of New England loan;13800^Total;20929^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Kim McCoy |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Treasurer |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 5088536477 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2016-05-16 |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | WORC |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 5083430035 |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Worcester |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2016-05-16T19:17:28-07:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2015-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2015-12-31 |
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2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $11,185
- Liabilities
- $20,929
- Net assets
- -$9,744
- Revenue
- $138,683
- Expenses
- $142,871
- Net income
- -$4,188