Root Awakening Farm
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Root Awakening Farm is dedicated to providing a transformative healing environment for people in recovery from substance use disorders and other behavioral health issues through a unique blend of therapeutic agriculture wellness practices and community support.
- Income
- $119,800
- Spending
- $18,799
- Reserves
- 64.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $12,000, vice president
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
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, 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 (3)
- $2,000 spent. Behavioral Health Recovery Services: Peer recovery coaching support groups case management and community engagement such as outdoor recreation social events and communal meals.
- $2,000 spent. Wellness Services: Adaptive coping strategies through Mindfulness and meditation breathwork acupuncture yoga and sauna cold plunge.
- $2,000 spent. Farming: Our farm serves as a learning lab for sustainable agriculture and upskilling by equipping participants with hands on experience in: aquaponic and hydroponic food production beekeeping raising chickens nutrition and cooking education food processing creating and marketing value- added products jams salsas sauces etc.. The urban farm setting also serves as a therapeutic environment for our participants by calming nervous systems through connection to nature building confidence through growing something with their own hands and raising consciousness and awareness around the ways food impacts our minds and bodies.
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 August 2024.
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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