Civic Intelligence

The Roots Foundation Inc

EIN 47-4182322 • 501(c)3 • Asheville, NC

990-N Coverage

Profile

Build outdoor classrooms & education

PO Box 6433Asheville, NC 28816

therootsfound.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

22nd percentile

-23%

Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$37,468

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 34.3% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

11th percentile

-89%

Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

53rd percentile

1.3%

Faster revenue growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,459

Down $12,099 (-89%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$1,459

Down $12,099 (-89%) from 2019

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin22nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$53,101

Up $703 (+1.3%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$65,200

Up $21,935 (+51%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$12,099

Down $21,232 (-232%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth11th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2016: $5,221Liabilities 2016: $2,009Net Assets 2016: $3,2122016Assets 2017: $9,218Liabilities 2017: $3,238Net Assets 2017: $5,9802017Assets 2018: $605Net Assets 2018: $6052018Assets 2019: $13,558Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $13,5582019Assets 2020: $1,459Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,4592020

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$1,459
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$1,459
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth53rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $77,796Expenses 2016: $87,206Net Income 2016: -$9,4102016Revenue 2017: $114,179Expenses 2017: $111,411Net Income 2017: $2,7682017Revenue 2018: $109,269Expenses 2018: $114,644Net Income 2018: -$5,3752018Revenue 2019: $52,398Expenses 2019: $43,265Net Income 2019: $9,1332019Revenue 2020: $53,101Expenses 2020: $65,200Net Income 2020: -$12,0992020

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$53,101
Expenses$65,200
Net Income-$12,099
Open 2020 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,459
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$1,459
Revenue
$53,101
Expenses
$65,200
Net income
-$12,099
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.53$0.65$0.12
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.52$0.43$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.01$1.09$1.15$0.05
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.03$0.06$1.14$1.11$0.03
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.02$0.03$0.78$0.87$0.09
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 8, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$53,101
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Build outdoor classrooms & education

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Built outdoor classrooms and developed age-appropriate lessons & activities for pre-kindergarten, elementary, and middle school students.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay96th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Matthew ParrisChairman-$0--
Michael SowinskiTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Roots Foundation Inc
EIN
47-4182322
Address
PO Box 6433, Asheville, NC 28816

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Sowinski
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8284079246
Signed
2021-11-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
CFO Consultants LLC
Address
1528 Smokey Park Highway, Candler, NC 28715
Preparer
Michael Sowinski CPAABV
Phone
8287122913
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountUtopian Seed-Fiscal Sponsorship 64,843”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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