Civic Intelligence

Root Cause Institute Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 20-0703238

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020

Organization ProfileROOTCAUSE.ORG
Cambridge, MA
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.17x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 59% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

21st percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2020

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-9.1%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

43rd percentile

-2.6%

Faster revenue growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,517,814

Down $152,300 (-9.1%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$1,261,772

Down $272,695 (-18%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$256,042

Up $120,395 (+89%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue46th percentileNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

Down

$2,255,463

Down $60,789 (-2.6%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$2,528,158

Up $134,283 (+5.6%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$272,695

Down $195,072 (-251%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2010: $491,900Liabilities 2010: $324,929Net Assets 2010: $166,9712010Assets 2011: $1,111,702Liabilities 2011: $346,210Net Assets 2011: $765,4922011Assets 2012: $2,929,922Liabilities 2012: $113,137Net Assets 2012: $2,816,7852012Assets 2013: $2,333,716Liabilities 2013: $357,145Net Assets 2013: $1,976,5712013Assets 2014: $2,830,317Liabilities 2014: $526,538Net Assets 2014: $2,303,7792014Assets 2015: $1,540,163Liabilities 2015: $312,867Net Assets 2015: $1,227,2962015Assets 2016: $1,058,859Liabilities 2016: $296,588Net Assets 2016: $762,2712016Assets 2017: $1,509,337Liabilities 2017: $197,503Net Assets 2017: $1,311,8342017Assets 2018: $1,942,206Liabilities 2018: $330,116Net Assets 2018: $1,612,0902018Assets 2019: $1,670,114Liabilities 2019: $135,647Net Assets 2019: $1,534,4672019Assets 2020: $1,517,814Liabilities 2020: $256,042Net Assets 2020: $1,261,7722020Assets 2021: $1,560,820Liabilities 2021: $388,585Net Assets 2021: $1,172,2352021Assets 2022: $1,290,299Liabilities 2022: $528,758Net Assets 2022: $761,5412022Assets 2023: $874,826Liabilities 2023: $232,271Net Assets 2023: $642,5552023Assets 2024: $861,999Liabilities 2024: $247,443Net Assets 2024: $614,5562024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$1,517,814
Liabilities$256,042
Net Assets$1,261,772
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth43rd percentile

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

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2010: $2,774,6182010Expenses 2011: $2,589,4602011Revenue 2012: $4,685,773Expenses 2012: $2,634,480Net Income 2012: $2,051,2932012Revenue 2013: $2,642,821Expenses 2013: $3,483,035Net Income 2013: -$840,2142013Revenue 2014: $4,049,372Expenses 2014: $3,722,164Net Income 2014: $327,2082014Revenue 2015: $2,869,071Expenses 2015: $3,467,641Net Income 2015: -$598,5702015Revenue 2016: $2,566,466Expenses 2016: $3,031,491Net Income 2016: -$465,0252016Revenue 2017: $2,453,617Expenses 2017: $1,904,054Net Income 2017: $549,5632017Revenue 2018: $2,412,497Expenses 2018: $2,098,325Net Income 2018: $314,1722018Revenue 2019: $2,316,252Expenses 2019: $2,393,875Net Income 2019: -$77,6232019Revenue 2020: $2,255,463Expenses 2020: $2,528,158Net Income 2020: -$272,6952020Revenue 2021: $1,770,100Expenses 2021: $1,859,637Net Income 2021: -$89,5372021Revenue 2022: $1,617,375Expenses 2022: $2,028,069Net Income 2022: -$410,6942022Revenue 2023: $1,781,143Expenses 2023: $1,943,879Net Income 2023: -$162,7362023Revenue 2024: $1,912,922Expenses 2024: $1,940,921Net Income 2024: -$27,9992024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$2,255,463
Expenses$2,528,158
Net Income-$272,695
Open 2020 Filing
Filing Detail Status

This 2020 filing currently has summary financial data only. Detailed schedules, leadership, and program rows are not available for this filing yet.

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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Root cause is a nonprofit research and consulting firm that partners with nonprofits, philanthropy, government, and business to advance solutions to today's toughest social issues.

Document Assets

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,517,814
Liabilities
$256,042
Net assets
$1,261,772
Revenue
$2,255,463
Expenses
$2,528,158
Net income
-$272,695
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.86$0.25$0.61$1.91$1.94$0.03
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.87$0.23$0.64$1.78$1.94$0.16
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.29$0.53$0.76$1.62$2.03$0.41
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.56$0.39$1.17$1.77$1.86$0.09
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.52$0.26$1.26$2.26$2.53$0.27
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.67$0.14$1.53$2.32$2.39$0.08
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.94$0.33$1.61$2.41$2.10$0.31
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.51$0.20$1.31$2.45$1.90$0.55
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.06$0.30$0.76$2.57$3.03$0.47
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.54$0.31$1.23$2.87$3.47$0.60
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.83$0.53$2.30$4.05$3.72$0.33
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.33$0.36$1.98$2.64$3.48$0.84
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.93$0.11$2.82$4.69$2.63$2.05
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.11$0.35$0.77$2.59
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.49$0.32$0.17$2.77
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