2022-11-14T13:42:10-06:00 2021-12-31 233018514 DUNLAPSLK PC 1300 HORIZON DRIVE SUITE 106 CHALFONT PA 18914 990 2021-01-01 800490699 ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT INC ROOT 2026836863 PO BOX 77438 WASHINGTON DC 20013 CHAD BISSONNETTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026836863 2022-11-14 1 CHAD BISSONNETTE 999009999 JULIA L DAVIS P00163568 2675943755 2022-11-11 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CHAD BISSONNETTE PO BOX 77438 WASHINGTON DC 20013 356511 0 X WWW.ROOTSOFDEVELOPMENT.ORG X 2007 DC ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT'S MISSION IS TO HELP LEADERS IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ACQUIRE THE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HAITI. 6 6 1 15 0 0 225493 350256 0 0 45 30 1514 2253 227052 352539 105058 139568 0 0 83880 88766 0 0 22500 53045 66111 241983 294445 -14931 58094 132980 176658 131851 135935 1129 40723 X ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT'S MISSION IS TO HELP LEADERS IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ACQUIRE THE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. 0 0 86183 48849 IN 2021, ROOTS CONTINUED STRENGTHENING THE INTERNAL CAPACITIES OF OUR LOCAL HAITIAN PARTNER, RASIN DEVLOPMAN, MAKING THE ORGANIZATION MORE RESILIENT AND MORE INDEPENDENT. ROOTS HELPED RASIN DEVELOP ITS FIRST WORKPLAN AND BUDGET, AND RASIN ACHIEVED NEARLY ALL OF ITS PROGRAMMATIC GOALS AND ADDED TWO NEW PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 2021 ALSO SAW A 34% INCREASE IN RASIN'S OVERALL REVENUE AND A 20% INCREASE IN DIRECT PROJECT SPENDING. SIGNIFICANTLY, ROOTS ALSO OVERSAW THE HIRING OF TRIANGLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, A HAITIAN MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING FIRM THAT IS CONSULTING WITH RASIN ON DEVELOPING AN MEL SYSTEM FOR THE ORGANIZATION. RASIN ALSO LAUNCHED ITS OWN, INDEPENDENT WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. 127503 58169 4021 WITH OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT, RASIN PROVIDED OVER 60 HOURS OF LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS TO MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS THROUGH THEIR TWA WOCH DIFE PROGRAM. WITH OUR ASSISTANCE, THE PAN-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WORKED WITH THE POPULATION OF LA GONAVE TO FINALIZE THE ISLAND'S FIRST COMMUNAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR COMMUNITIES TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS ON DEVELOPING THE ISLAND. WITH ROOTS' SUPPORT, RASIN DEVLOPMAN ALSO IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL PROJECTS TARGETED TOWARD THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, INCLUDING CREATING A NETWORK OF WOMEN LEADERS FROM AROUND THE ISLAND AND PROVIDING MOTORCYCLE CLASSES FOR YOUNG WOMEN. ALSO IN 2021, WE HELPED FINANCE 11 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND, INCLUDING PAVING ROADS, REPAIRING A POTABLE WATER FACILITY, INSTALLING SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, INSTALLING SOLAR STREETLAMPS, BUILDING A COMMUNITY LIBRARY, AND CONSTRUCTING A PUBLIC SQUARE. 32550 32550 IN 2021, ROOTS, TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNER RASIN, ALSO LAUNCHED OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT AND AMBITIOUS PROJECT TO DATE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LA GONAVE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE CENTER WILL BE AN OFFICE AND TRAINING SPACE FOR RASIN DEVLOPMAN'S OPERATIONS, BUT BEYOND THAT, IT WILL BE A HUB FOR COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE WORLD, WHERE LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS CAN COME TOGETHER TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. WITH ROOTS LEADING THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE LAND FOR THE CENTER AT THE END OF 2021, SECURING .3 OF AN ACRE ON WHICH THE CENTER WILL BE BUILT. 246236 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 DC X X CHAD BISSONNETTE 2026836863 1366 C STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 ERNEST VOYARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN FRANCOIS BAUER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS WELLS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNA WILLITS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RUDY BRIOCHE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGALIE PRADEL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD BISSONNETTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.25 X 80000 0 1961 80000 0 1961 0 0 0 0 0 101023 34210 215023 350256 30 30 0 101023 1768 -1768 -1768 6225 2204 4021 4021 352539 4021 0 -1738 139568 139568 88766 66575 4438 17753 849 849 8000 8000 1420 135 1150 135 1493 770 239 484 10076 2269 4839 2968 2502 1378 574 550 348 261 87 755 441 11 303 3947 3947 1662 1662 PROGRAM EXPENSE 34839 34839 FUNDRAISING 220 220 294445 246236 25709 22500 21735 52383 111245 124275 132980 176658 7651 11735 124200 124200 131851 135935 X 1129 40723 1129 40723 132980 176658 X 58094 -18500 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 184499 169743 223525 225493 350256 1153516 184499 169743 223525 225493 350256 1153516 1153516 20 14 9 45 30 118 4917 4934 9851 1163485 6225 0.99140 0.99050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 338011 3972 3972 334039 18500 18500 352539 298417 3972 3972 294445 0 294445 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IS MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINES THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IN THE CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 1,768. COGS 2,204. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PPP LOAN WAS RECORDED AS GRANT REVENUE ON 2020 FINANCIAL 18,500. STATEMENT HOWEVER LOAN WAS FORGIVEN IN 2021 THEREFORE ADDED TO REVENUE ON 990 RETURN FOR 2021. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE 1,768. COGS 2,204. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, PHASE 1 OF CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER. 174407 0 0 0 0 0 0 174407 0 174407 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, PROVIDE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS/LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND PHASE 1 OF CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER. 139568 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT RECEIVES PROJECT REPORTS REGULARLY AND FINANCIAL REPORTS EVERY 1-2 MONTHS. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: DC ANNUAL 101023 101023 1768 101023 101023 1768 1768 -1768 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL BEFORE IT IS FILED. COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS ARE REQUESTED. IF AND WHEN ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AND THE 990 IS APPROVED, THE 990 IS FINALIZED AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT EVALUATE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND DISCUSS ANY CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS FILE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING THEIR ONBOARDING PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVERY YEAR. ANY CHANGE IS BASED ON THE DIRECTOR'S PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE GOALS. THE BOARD USES READILY-AVAILABLE, NON-PROFIT RESOURCES ON THE WEB ABOUT STAFF COMPENSATION TO ENSURE SALARIES ARE REASONABLE AND RELATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PPP LOAN WAS RECORDED AS GRANT REVENUE ON 2020 FINANCIAL -18,500. STATEMENT BUT LOAN WAS FORGIVEN IN 2021 THEREFORE ADDED TO REVENUE ON 990 RETURN FOR 2021. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED THE ACCOUNTING METHOD FROM THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS TO ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. THERE WERE NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE2C THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FONDATION RASIN DEVLOPMAN 2 RUE BAS BUREAU BLVD ISAAC ANSEAGALETS LA GONAVE HA PROVIDE GRANTS TO FUND COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND COVID-19 AID. HA EXEMPT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FONDATION RASIN DEVLOPMAN B 139568 CASH SCHEDULE R, PART II THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT, INC. IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF FONDATION RASIN DEVLOPMAN, A HAITIAN NON-PROFIT.