Roote Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BY FURTHERING THE EDUCATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS TO HUMANITY'S BIGGEST CHALLENGES.
- Income
- $9,105
- Spending
- $142,265
- Reserves
- 17 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 100%
- Highest pay
- $106,388, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1462% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (2)
- $113,974 spent. EDUCATION: THERE ARE TWO PARTS OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM. FIRST, WE RUN THE ROOTE FELLOWSHIP, A 10-WEEK ONLINE SCHOOL TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE LIVE UP TO THEIR POTENTIAL. IN 2024, WE RAN ONE COHORT: RF8 FROM OCT-DEC WITH 80 FELLOWS. SEE IMPACTS OF THE FELLOWSHIP HERE: HTTPS://WWW.ROOTE.CO/FELLOWSHIP. SECOND, WE ARE CREATING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO HELP HUMANITY NAVIGATE THIS CENTURY. IN 2024, WE COMPLETED 3 LONG-FORM BLOG POSTS AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH FOR AN AI COMIC BOOK & LONG-FORM YOUTUBE SERIES WHICH WE PLAN TO RELEASE IN 2025.
- $3,126 spent. GENERAL PROGRAM: THESE FUNDS HELP RUN ROOTE'S ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS LIKE ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL WORK.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 November 6, 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? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2021.
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 November 4, 2026.
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