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ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC (EIN 46-1527090)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-11
IRS object ID
202412859349300326
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-10-11T11:06:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN391203191PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SVA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11221 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461527090EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROOTS ETHIOPIA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROOTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6083472960PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGHAN WALSHPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6083472960PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLYNN HESLINGAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273410PTIN
Phone6088318181PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEGHAN WALSHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$737,032GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ROOTSETHIOPIA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSUPPORTING COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR JOB CREATION AND EDUCATION IN ETHIOPIA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$772,827PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$728,197CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$30PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$30CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,689PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,596CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$778,546PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$735,823CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$651,192PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$542,571CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$17,592CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$102,630PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$71,750CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$753,822PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$614,321CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$24,724PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$121,502CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$449,340TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$569,677TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,790TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$625TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$447,550NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$569,052NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionROOTS ETHIOPIA IS A NON-PROFIT THAT EXISTS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE ACCESS TO WORK AND EDUCATION ARE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING A POVERTY-FREE WORLD. WE BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE NO BARRIERS TO ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES SUCCEEDING IN WORK AND SCHOOL. WE ASSIST FAMILIES TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WE SUPPORT WOMEN TO CREATE VALUABLE LOCAL MARKET WORK, AND WE JOIN WITH COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOLS, SO EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO LEARN.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$123,312ExpenseAmt
Grant$122,791GrantAmt
DescLEARNING RESOURCE PROJECTS PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF UNDER-RESOURCED RURAL SCHOOLS SO THEY CAN RAISE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. RESOURCES INCLUDE MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CLASSROOMS, LABS AND LIBRARIES; , TUTORIAL INCENTIVE FOR 28 LRP SCHOOLS FOR GRADE 8 STUDENTS, SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM RESOURCES; CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHING PROFESSIONALS, AND REPAIR OF SUBSTANDARD SCHOOL FACILITIES. DURING 2023, ROOTS ETHIOPIA FUNDED SUPPORT AND/OR PROJECTS FOR 30 RURAL SCHOOLS SERVING APPROXIMATELY >80,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, 17 PRE-PRIMARY CLASSROOMS RECEIVED TEACHING MATERIALS AND CLASSROOM FURNITURE.6 SCHOOLS GAINED LITERACY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT. ROOTS ETHIOPIA ALSO PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 200 SCHOOL STAFF; SCIENCE LABS AND PRE-PRIMARY FACILITATORS; INITIATED 8 NEW YOUTH SPORTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; IMPROVED SCHOOL LIBRARIES; BEGAN A NEW PROJECT TO DEVELOP A CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$167,197ExpenseAmt
Grant$166,491GrantAmt
DescSCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO AFFORD ACCESS TO AND EXCEL IN QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023, ROOTS ETHIOPIA FUNDED 234 SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WITH SUPPORT, STUDENT PERFORMANCE IMPROVED. FOR EXAMPLE, 4 SS STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING HIGHER EDUCATION. 1 STUDENT HAS GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY. 49 SS STUDENTS ARE RANKED IN THE TOP 10% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GRADES. 85% OF THE SS STUDENTS HAVE IMPROVED THEIR ACADEMIC SCORES, AND 97% HAVE IMPROVED THEIR ATTENDANCE. STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ALSO BENEFITTED FROM FOOD SUPPORT TO HELP BATTLE SKY-ROCKETING INFLATION OF FOOD PRICES THAT THREATEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DUE TO PRESSURE TO BE PART OF DAILY LABOR FOR FAMILY SURVIVAL.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$60,157ExpenseAmt
Grant$59,903GrantAmt
DescSELF-HELP ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUPS (AKA SHE, FORMERLY INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES + SELF-HELP SAVINGS GROUPS) CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE SMALL BUSINESS AND SAVINGS PROGRAMS SO FAMILIES CAN BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES. BETWEEN JAN 1, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023, 80 SHE GROUPS WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA WORK AREA. 80 SHE GROUPS MEANS A TOTAL OF 1,600 WOMEN ENGAGED IN SMALL MARKET BUSINESS. THERE WERE 2 TRAININGS FOR SHE WOMEN. IN ADDITION, 10 COMMUNITY FACILITATORS WERE TRAINED TO SUPERVISE AND SUPPORT SHE TEAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$194,205ExpenseAmt
Grant$193,386GrantAmt
DescHUMANITARIAN AID WAS DELIVERED DUE TO CONSECUTIVE DROUGHT IN THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA WORK AREA. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL LEADERS OUR FIELD TEAM DELIVERED FOOD BENEFITTING OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUALS. OVER 1,000 FAMILIES RECEIVED CORN, CASH SUPPORT AND COOKING OIL.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$193,386TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$544,871TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEGHAN WALSHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6088391150PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW CIRCLEAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MEGHAN WALSH
BOARD CHAIR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNE M OLSON
STRATEGY CHAIR20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASCHELAW CHAMISO
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KONGIT GIRMA
BOARD MEMBER10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY HARPER
TREASURER15.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMI BLUMENTHAL
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDI AILOR
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL JACOBS
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$728,197AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$728,197TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$30ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$8,805GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,209CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,596TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,596RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$30ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$542,571TotalAmt
Program Services$542,571ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,795TotalAmt
Program Services$2,300ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$8,495FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,420TotalAmt
Management And General$19,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$375TotalAmt
Fundraising$375FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,722TotalAmt
Fundraising$8,722FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,919TotalAmt
Management And General$11,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,044TotalAmt
Management And General$1,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,030TotalAmt
Management And General$5,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,257TotalAmt
Management And General$1,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MERCHANT CHARGES$13,105$13,105
SUPPLIES$83$83

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$614,321TotalAmt
Program Services$544,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,592FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,488BOYAmt
EOY$329,870EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,777BOYAmt
EOY$29,807EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,075BOYAmt
EOY$210,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$449,340BOYAmt
EOY$569,677EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,790BOYAmt
EOY$625EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,790BOYAmt
EOY$625EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,836BOYAmt
EOY$209,279EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,714BOYAmt
EOY$359,773EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$447,550BOYAmt
EOY$569,052EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$449,340BOYAmt
EOY$569,677EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$121,502ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$366,828CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$530,088CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$496,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$772,827CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$728,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,893,948TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$530,088CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$496,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$772,827CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$728,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,893,948TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$853,528SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,040,420PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$118CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$118CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,894,301TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.70500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75840PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$735,823TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$735,823RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$735,823TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$614,321TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$614,321ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$614,321TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Offices2OfficesCnt
Employee18EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES AND OTHER ASSISTANCETypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLEARNING RESOURCE PROJECTS (SCHOOL RESOURCES & TEACHER SUPPORT]; SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS; SELF HELP GROUPS; HUMANITARIAN AIDSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$542,571RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees18SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$542,571SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$542,571TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$542,571CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERSMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
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Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

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ExplanationMONITORING OF FUNDS: ALL PROSPECTIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS SUBMIT DETAILED/ITEMIZED PROPOSALS TO THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ROOTS ETHIOPIA ADDIS OFFICE PROGRAMS ALSO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING AND SELECT SOME SITES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES. IF THE PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, THE GRANT OR PROGRAM/PROJECT IS FUNDED VIA WIRE TRANSFER TO EITHER THE GRANTEE (WHO IMPLEMENTS THE PROJECT) OR THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA ADDIS OFFICE (WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT.) THIS INCLUDES: USING AGREED UPON CRITERIA TO SELECT AND APPROVE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS; MAKE APPROPRIATE PAYMENTS FOR PRE-APPROVED EXPENSES; MONITOR THE PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETION WHILE KEEPING THE COUNTRY DIRECTOR UPDATED AS TO PROGRESS AND ALSO WHILE COLLECTING DATA ON THE VARIABLES AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE; KEEPING FINANCIAL RECORDS, PARTICIPANT ROSTERS, AND PROJECT PLANS. THE GRANT RECIPIENT SUBMITS FINANCIAL REPORTS, ROSTERS AND PLANS BOTH PERIODICALLY AND UPON REQUEST. THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA ADDIS OFFICE SUBMITS FINANCIAL REPORTS, ROSTERS AND PLANS BOTH QUARTERLY AND UPON REQUEST. MEETINGS ARE HELD ON SITE AT INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OFFICES AND ROOTS ETHIOPIA OFFICES WHERE FINANCIAL RECORDS (CASH ACCOUNTING) AND PROJECT RECORDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE. BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR ROOTS ETHIOPIA STAFF CONDUCT SITE VISITS IN PROJECT LOCATIONS TO GATHER DATA AND REVIEW ADHERENCE TO AGREED UPON PROJECT CONDITIONS. AN EXTERNAL FINANCIAL AUDITOR REVIEWS AND APPROVES ROOTS ETHIOPIA ADDIS OFFICE FINANCIAL RECORDS ANNUALLY.ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM VIA INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ARE DIRECTED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS/POTENTIAL CORRECTIONS TO THE BOARD TREASURER BEFORE THE DATE UPON WHICH THE 990 WILL BE FINALIZED AND FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS INVOLVED WITH PROPOSED OR ONGOING TRANSACTIONS AND MONITORS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, ALL POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE, FINANCIAL BENEFITS, FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION. DEPENDING UPON THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT, THIS MAY INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUAL BEING REMOVED FROM A POSITION OF DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONFLICT SITUATION. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD, THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND SAID PERSON(S) SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. IN ADDITION, THE PERSON(S) SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DECISION OR RELATED DELIBERATION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15IN FICSAL YEAR 2023, ROOTS ETHIOPIA REVIEWED COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. AS PART OF THIS REVIEW, PEER DATA WAS USED TO ESTABLISH/REFINE PAY GRADES AND COMPENSATION BANDS FOR ALL POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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