Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
New Britain Roots Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-4350118
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
48th percentile
Higher net margin than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 25.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
5th percentile
Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$6,562
Down $13,986 (-68%) from 2016
Net Assets
$6,562
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Down$0
Down $16,375 (-100%) from 2016
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$90,880
Up $27,260 (+43%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$88,491
Up $28,013 (+46%) from 2016
Net Income
Down$2,389
Down $753 (-24%) from 2016
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- May 14, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.0
- Gross Receipts
- $96,543
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
ROOTS is a community-engaged 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting food security and agricultural education in K-12 programs. We make healthy food accessible and affordable to low-income families. We work with Connecticut farmers, food artisans and healthy food advocates. We learn from, work with, and teach with people of all ages. ROOTS provides farmers' market outreach programs, increasing the consumption of healthy and locally grown produce for our low income neighbors and builds school and community gardens in New Britain.
ROOTS is a community-engaged 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting food security and farm to school education in K-12 programs. We make healthy food accessible and affordable to our low-income neighbors. We work with Connecticut farmers, food artisans and healthy food advocates. We learn from, work with, and teach with people of all ages. ROOTS provides farmers' market outreach programs, increasing the consumption of healthy and locally grown produce for our low income neighbors.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Education: Provide after-school programs for K-12 public school students, support and materials for school gardens, field trips to farms, and workshops and demonstrations at community events. Funded through School Contracts and grants. | $40,000 | $36,115 |
| Food Security: Operate a mobile farmers market to serve low-income neighborhoods with low access to nutritious food. In 2017, we visited 5 sites throughout New Britain and served over 1,200 customers. | $24,300 | $26,443 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Listro | Executive Director | FT | $23,369 | - | $23,369 |
| Megan Hourigan | Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| Miranda Velez | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Abigail Adams | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Anne Foss | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Bobbie Emery | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- New Britain Roots Inc
- EIN
- 46-4350118
- Phone
- 2035018083
- Address
- PO Box 853, New Britain, CT 06050
Signing Officer
- Name
- Joseph Listro
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 2035018083
- Signed
- 2018-05-14
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $6,562
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $6,562
- Revenue
- $90,880
- Expenses
- $88,491
- Net income
- $2,389