Civic Intelligence

Worcester Roots Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 05-0566468

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Apr 15, 2019

Organization Profilewww.worcesterroots.org
4 King StWorcester, MA 01610

(508) 343-0035

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

83rd percentile

0.20x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

78th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

23rd percentile

-11%

Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$11,610

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 19.0% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-49%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

17th percentile

-30%

Faster revenue growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets83rd percentile

Assets

Down

$16,391

Down $15,823 (-49%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$13,125

Down $6,707 (-34%) from 2017

Liabilities

Down

$3,266

Down $9,116 (-74%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue78th percentileNet Margin23rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$61,099

Down $25,664 (-30%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$67,806

Down $5,209 (-7.1%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$6,707

Down $20,455 (-149%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2011: $1,985Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $26,047Liabilities 2012: $8772012Assets 2013: $13,161Liabilities 2013: $19,567Net Assets 2013: -$6,4062013Assets 2014: $7,094Liabilities 2014: $12,357Net Assets 2014: -$5,2632014Assets 2015: $11,185Liabilities 2015: $20,929Net Assets 2015: -$9,7442015Assets 2016: $23,118Liabilities 2016: $16,794Net Assets 2016: $6,3242016Assets 2017: $32,214Liabilities 2017: $12,382Net Assets 2017: $19,8322017Assets 2018: $16,391Liabilities 2018: $3,266Net Assets 2018: $13,1252018Assets 2019: $18,896Liabilities 2019: $3,799Net Assets 2019: $15,0972019Assets 2020: $24,441Liabilities 2020: $475Net Assets 2020: $23,9662020Assets 2021: $24,306Liabilities 2021: $475Net Assets 2021: $23,8312021Assets 2022: $19,667Liabilities 2022: $947Net Assets 2022: $18,7202022Assets 2023: $136,079Liabilities 2023: $66,327Net Assets 2023: $69,7522023Assets 2024: $55,602Liabilities 2024: $3,134Net Assets 2024: $52,4682024Assets 2025: $80,917Liabilities 2025: $4,623Net Assets 2025: $76,2942025

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$16,391
Liabilities$3,266
Net Assets$13,125
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth17th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $103,363Expenses 2011: $112,449Net Income 2011: -$9,0862011Revenue 2012: $139,329Expenses 2012: $114,940Net Income 2012: $24,3892012Revenue 2013: $82,847Expenses 2013: $118,635Net Income 2013: -$35,7882013Revenue 2014: $108,795Expenses 2014: $107,652Net Income 2014: $1,1432014Revenue 2015: $138,683Expenses 2015: $142,871Net Income 2015: -$4,1882015Revenue 2016: $168,693Expenses 2016: $152,625Net Income 2016: $16,0682016Revenue 2017: $86,763Expenses 2017: $73,015Net Income 2017: $13,7482017Revenue 2018: $61,099Expenses 2018: $67,806Net Income 2018: -$6,7072018Revenue 2019: $96,701Expenses 2019: $94,729Net Income 2019: $1,9722019Revenue 2020: $81,231Expenses 2020: $69,656Net Income 2020: $11,5752020Revenue 2021: $30,120Expenses 2021: $30,255Net Income 2021: -$1352021Revenue 2022: $52,061Expenses 2022: $57,172Net Income 2022: -$5,1112022Revenue 2023: $184,995Expenses 2023: $133,963Net Income 2023: $51,0322023Revenue 2024: $186,708Expenses 2024: $204,293Net Income 2024: -$17,5852024Revenue 2025: $193,260Expenses 2025: $169,434Net Income 2025: $23,8262025

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$61,099
Expenses$67,806
Net Income-$6,707
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Apr 15, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.0
Gross Receipts
$61,099
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

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Worcester Roots' core staff and office operations provide support to our developing cooperatives and others in the cooperative and new economy movements, including workshops, outreach, research, and administration.$47,090$44,000
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 2015 and setup its own account, but some of their expenses and income for joint projects continue to be processed through Roots' bank account. Income and expenses for the new corporation processed through FFM's new account is not included in this report.$10,780$3,800
WooRides cooperative has brought Worcester, Ma its first ever cycle rickshaw service. After incubation by Worcester Roots since 2017, WooRides Inc incorporated as an independent cooperative on 08-02-2018.$2,844$6,651
With South Worcester Neighborhood Center, the City of Worcester, and other partners, Nuestro Huerto developed Camp Street Community Garden at a City Park in 2015, operated through 2017. Nuestro Huerto was also a member community farm on Southgate St in Worcester through 2016 before we helped the owner transition the property to hosting three farmers from Nepal on the site to provide for themselves, their families and communities. We continue to assist that farm. Nuestro's former director started a new member community farm in Leicester, not part of Nuestro/Roots.$265$632
Greenvitalize Urban Growers and Healing Garden are committed to food justice, urban agriculture, education and entrepreneurship. We are creating a local food cluster, training gardeners, and using grants to equip a donated greenhouse.$0$442
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MATTHEW FEINSTEINClerk, Co-Director, Media And Organizing CoordinatorPT$11,610-$11,610
IRVING ESPINOSADirector-$525$463$988
MEKHI GARRYDirector-$749-$749
JUDY DIAMONDSTONECo-Chair-$0--
BOONE SHEARDirector-$0--
KIM MCCOYTreasurer-$0--
JOYCE MCNICKLESDirector-$0--
MATTHEW JOHNSENDirector-$0--
EMILY KAWANODirector-$0--
SAMUEL TOUSSAINTCo-Chair-$0--
AMANDA BARKERDirector, Resigned 11/26/2018-$0--
THIDINALEI TSHIGUVHODirector-$0--
HOWARD LUCASDirector-$0--
PATRICIA FERAUDDirector-$0--
JANELLE CORNWELLDirector, Resigned 2/28/2018-$0--
SABBATINA KONADUAssistant Treasurer-$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
2019-04-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Coop Academy;3463|New Economy Summit;3324|other events;116|state filing fees;84|Cooperation Worcester;2374|Future Focus Media;3800|Healing Garden;442|Nuestro Huerto agriculture;632|Solidarity and Green Economy;932|WooRides Cooperative;6651|software and website;398|vehicles;154|depreciation of greenhouse and sold vehicle;2439|interest and bank fees and dues;404|insurance net premium payments in 2018;96|travel to conferences;4256|Youth cooperative;1994^Total;31559^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Description;EOY Amount^accounts receivable;3603|funds deposited 1 2 2019;9280|greenhouse equipment after depreciation;2781^Total;15664^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Description;EOY Amount^accounts payable;1024|payroll tax liabilities paid 1 29 2019;1402|loan from CFNE;840^Total;3266^”

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IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportPY170Pct00.43833
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IRS990ScheduleA/UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt00
IRS990ScheduleA/UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt00
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0Description;Amount^Coop Academy;3463|New Economy Summit;3324|other events;116|state filing fees;84|Cooperation Worcester;2374|Future Focus Media;3800|Healing Garden;442|Nuestro Huerto agriculture;632|Solidarity and Green Economy;932|WooRides Cooperative;6651|software and website;398|vehicles;154|depreciation of greenhouse and sold vehicle;2439|interest and bank fees and dues;404|insurance net premium payments in 2018;96|travel to conferences;4256|Youth cooperative;1994^Total;31559^
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Description;EOY Amount^accounts receivable;3603|funds deposited 1 2 2019;9280|greenhouse equipment after depreciation;2781^Total;15664^
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2Description;EOY Amount^accounts payable;1024|payroll tax liabilities paid 1 29 2019;1402|loan from CFNE;840^Total;3266^
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26
ReturnHeader/BuildTS02019-02-21 02:37:17Z
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm0Kim McCoy
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt0Treasurer
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum05088536477
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt02019-04-15
ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0Worcester Roots Project Inc
ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt0WORC
ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN0050566468
ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum05083430035
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt04 King St
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm0Worcester
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd0MA
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd001610
ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/IPAddress/IPv4AddressTxt075.136.84.7
ReturnHeader/ReturnTs02019-04-14T15:14:50-07:00
ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd0990EZ
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt02018-01-01
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt02018-12-31
ReturnHeader/TaxYr02018

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2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$16,391
Liabilities
$3,266
Net assets
$13,125
Revenue
$61,099
Expenses
$67,806
Net income
-$6,707
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.81$0.05$0.76$1.93$1.69$0.24
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.03$0.52$1.87$2.04$0.18
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.36$0.66$0.70$1.85$1.34$0.51
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.01$0.19$0.52$0.57$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.00$0.24$0.30$0.30$0.00
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.00$0.24$0.81$0.70$0.12
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.04$0.15$0.97$0.95$0.02
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.03$0.13$0.61$0.68$0.07
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.12$0.20$0.87$0.73$0.14
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.17$0.06$1.69$1.53$0.16
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.21$0.10$1.39$1.43$0.04
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.12$0.05$1.09$1.08$0.01
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.20$0.06$0.83$1.19$0.36
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.26$0.01$1.39$1.15$0.24
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$1.03$1.12$0.09