Rooted Families
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE EQUIP LOCAL CONGREGATIONS ACROSS MONTANA TO LAUNCH AND SUSTAIN FAMILY ADVOCACY MINISTRIES THAT MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND ONGOING COACHING, WE HELP CHURCHES TRANSFORM THEIR COMPASSION FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN INTO PRACTICAL, LIFE- CHANGING ACTION. WE FOCUS ON THE APPROXIMATELY 2,200 MONTANA CHILDREN WHO ENTER THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM EACH YEAR, MANY FACING TRAUMA THAT FOLLOWS THEM INTO ADULTHOOD WITHOUT INTERVENTION. OUR CHURCH-BASED APPROACH HELPS CONNECT THESE CHILDREN WITH SAFE, STABLE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES THAT CAN BREAK THE CYCLE OF INSTABILITY. WE SUPPORT FOSTER FAMILIES, KINSHIP CAREGIVERS, AND BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES NAVIGATING DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES BY CONNECTING THEM WITH TRAINED CHURCH COMMUNITIES READY TO HELP. WHETHER PROVIDING RESPITE CARE, PRACTICAL RESOURCES, OR SIMPLY WALKING ALONGSIDE THEM DURING HARD TIMES, WE ENSURE FAMILIES DONT FACE CRISIS ALONE.
- Income
- $28,084
- Spending
- $629
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $170 spent. PRESERVE, SUPPORT, AND CONNECT FAMILIES: WE WORK TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM ENTERING FOSTER CARE BY STRENGTHENING BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES BEFORE CRISIS HITS. THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING CURRICULUM AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FROM LOCAL CHURCHES, WE HELP FAMILIES BUILD STABILITY AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO STAY TOGETHER. WE SURROUND FOSTER, ADOPTIVE, AND AT-RISK FAMILIES WITH VOLUNTEER CARE TEAMS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON HELP WHEN ITS NEEDED MOST. THESE CHURCH-LED SUPPORT TEAMS OFFER EVERYTHING FROM MEALS AND RESPITE CARE TO EMOTIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT, ENSURING NO FAMILY FACES CRISIS ALONE. WE HELP CHILDREN FIND PERMANENT FAMILIES THROUGH REUNIFICATION SUPPORT AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE LED BY LOCAL CHURCHES. BY EQUIPPING CHURCHES TO GUIDE FAMILIES THROUGH THE REUNIFICATION AND ADOPTION PROCESS, WE HELP VULNERABLE CHILDREN EXPERIENCE THE LASTING LOVE AND STABILITY OF A FOREVER FAMILY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in June 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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