Civic Intelligence

Grassroot Givers Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 80-0267317

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Nov 05, 2018

Organization Profilewww.grassrootgivers.org
PO Box 84Delmar, NY 12054

(518) 817-5921

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.16x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE S • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

38th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 38% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE S • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

50th percentile

3.4%

Higher net margin than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE S • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

42nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 42% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • NTEE S • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

71st percentile

14%

Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE S • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

89th percentile

58%

Faster revenue growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE S • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$189,768

Up $23,151 (+14%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$159,675

Up $24,703 (+18%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$30,093

Down $1,552 (-4.9%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue38th percentileNet Margin50th percentile

Revenue

Up

$724,584

Up $266,442 (+58%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$699,881

Up $253,374 (+57%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$24,703

Up $13,068 (+112%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth71st percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2014: $26,262Net Assets 2014: $26,2622014Assets 2015: $35,426Liabilities 2015: $539Net Assets 2015: $34,8872015Assets 2016: $166,617Liabilities 2016: $31,645Net Assets 2016: $134,9722016Assets 2017: $189,768Liabilities 2017: $30,093Net Assets 2017: $159,6752017Assets 2018: $182,516Liabilities 2018: $13,653Net Assets 2018: $168,8632018Assets 2019: $211,557Liabilities 2019: $17,178Net Assets 2019: $194,3792019Assets 2020: $264,911Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $264,9112020Assets 2021: $468,184Liabilities 2021: $796Net Assets 2021: $467,3882021Assets 2022: $505,174Liabilities 2022: $45,617Net Assets 2022: $459,5572022Assets 2023: $524,634Liabilities 2023: $28,894Net Assets 2023: $495,7402023Assets 2024: $1,039,072Liabilities 2024: $332,919Net Assets 2024: $706,1532024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$189,768
Liabilities$30,093
Net Assets$159,675
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth89th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2014: $46,711Expenses 2014: $45,084Net Income 2014: $1,6272014Revenue 2015: $71,852Expenses 2015: $63,227Net Income 2015: $8,6252015Revenue 2016: $458,142Expenses 2016: $446,507Net Income 2016: $11,6352016Revenue 2017: $724,584Expenses 2017: $699,881Net Income 2017: $24,7032017Revenue 2018: $334,150Expenses 2018: $324,962Net Income 2018: $9,1882018Revenue 2019: $351,502Expenses 2019: $325,986Net Income 2019: $25,5162019Revenue 2020: $392,074Expenses 2020: $321,542Net Income 2020: $70,5322020Revenue 2021: $833,383Expenses 2021: $630,906Net Income 2021: $202,4772021Revenue 2022: $670,124Expenses 2022: $677,955Net Income 2022: -$7,8312022Revenue 2023: $838,597Expenses 2023: $802,414Net Income 2023: $36,1832023Revenue 2024: $1,145,162Expenses 2024: $934,749Net Income 2024: $210,4132024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$724,584
Expenses$699,881
Net Income$24,703
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Nov 5, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$724,835
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To support programs operated by nonprofit organizations in the Capital Region of New York. To support individuals, families, homeless shelters, housing programs, veterans organizations, food pantries, inner city after-school programs, child and family service agencies, substance abuse treatment programs, and programs assisting those who are victims of domestic violence, poverty, mental illness and HIV/Aids.To make the connection between those in need of specific supplies and material resources and those who have supplies and resources to share.

To make a connection between the needs in our community and those with resources to share. Our two main programs, a community store and a book project, distribute like-new donations to those in need in our community.Grassroot Givers continued its mission of making a connection between the needs in our community and those with resources to share. Our two main programs, a community store and a book project, distribute like-new donations to those in need in our community. In 2017, Grassroot Givers gave away, free of charge, $462,480 worth of donated clothing and housewares and $167,316 worth of donated books to people in need. This environmentally friendly business model keeps donations out of the landfill by recycling and re-purposing beautiful in-kind donations.We support individuals and families in poverty. This includes those leaving a shelter and setting up an apartment, refugee families who do not have access to basic essentials, as well as adults and children in Albany who dont hav

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Inventories for Sale or Use$136,719$128,851▼ $7,868
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$19,719$40,322▲ $20,603
Loans From Officers Directors$15,978$15,978→ $0
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$11,171-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$9,568$9,180▼ $388
Intangible Assets$611$244▼ $367
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$0-
Total Assets$166,617$189,768▲ $23,151
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$15,667$14,115▼ $1,552
Total Liabilities$31,645$30,093▼ $1,552
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$129,372$148,506▲ $19,134
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$5,600$11,169▲ $5,569
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$134,972$159,675▲ $24,703
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$166,617$189,768▲ $23,151

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$9,180$921$10,101
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay42nd percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Gina SzesnatPresident
David CherubinVice President
James BilikDirector
Jill RifkinDirector
Lissa D'Aquanni formerDirector
Mary Partridge-BrownExecutive Director
Roberta SandlerExecutive Director
Ellen KellySecretary
Marilyn KaltenbornTreasurer
Patrick E Brown FormerTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$717,685
Program Service Revenue
$2,242
Investment Income
$3
Other Revenue
$4,654
All Other Contributions
$717,685
Change in Net Assets
$24,703

Noncash Contribution Practices

Property subject to holding requirements
No
Reviewed unusual noncash gifts
No
Third parties used for noncash contributions
No

Noncash Contributions

Contribution TypeReported AmountValuation Method
Clothing and Household Goods$470,812Thrift Shop Va
Books and Publications$151,116Thrift Shop Va
Total Noncash Contributions$621,928-
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$629,796
Other Expenses$60,087
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$9,998
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Grants to Domestic Individuals$629,796--$629,796
Occupancy$14,520$927-$15,447
Other Salaries and Wages$9,146--$9,146
All Other Expenses$2,755$2,430-$5,185
Fees for Services Accounting-$4,500-$4,500
Other Expenses$4,084$376-$4,084
Insurance$2,676--$2,676
Information Technology$1,014$65-$1,079
Interest$860--$860
Payroll Taxes$852--$852
Depreciation Depletion$710$45-$755
Advertising$355--$355
Office Expenses-$293-$293
Total Functional Expenses$691,245$8,636$0$699,881
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$4,905
Fundraising Direct Expenses$251
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$15,978$15,978→ $0
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
No
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The President and Treasurer review the form 990 prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Availability to the public of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements: These documents are made available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Grassroot Givers Inc
EIN
80-0267317
Phone
5188175921
Address
PO Box 84, Delmar, NY 12054

Signing Officer

Name
Gina Szesnat
Title
President
Signed
2018-11-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
2008
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
8
Independent Board Members
8
Employees
2
Volunteers
2,000

Preparer

Firm
TL Roe CPA PC
Address
449 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY 12054
Preparer
Terrell L Roe CPA
Phone
5184391517
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$189,768
Liabilities
$30,093
Net assets
$159,675
Revenue
$724,584
Expenses
$699,881
Net income
$24,703
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.04$0.33$0.71$1.15$0.93$0.21
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.52$0.03$0.50$0.84$0.80$0.04
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.51$0.05$0.46$0.67$0.68$0.01
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.47$0.00$0.47$0.83$0.63$0.20
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.26$0.00$0.26$0.39$0.32$0.07
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.21$0.02$0.19$0.35$0.33$0.03
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.18$0.01$0.17$0.33$0.32$0.01
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.03$0.16$0.72$0.70$0.02
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.17$0.03$0.13$0.46$0.45$0.01
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.04$0.00$0.03$0.07$0.06$0.01
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.03$0.05$0.05$0.00