BETA

ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC (EIN 46-1527090)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-11
IRS object ID
202113159349306406
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-11T14:18:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2021-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMEGHANPersonFirstNm
Person LastWALSHPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLYNN HESLINGAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273410PTIN
Phone6088318181PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$541,454GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$366,828PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$530,088CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$118PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$118CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,036PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,689CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$380,982PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$538,895CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$322,030PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$271,288CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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$39,404CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$61,395PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$104,410CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$383,425PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$375,698CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,443PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$163,197CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$206,963TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$377,297TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$187TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,324TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$206,776NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$369,973NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionROOTS ETHIOPIA, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT THAT EXISTS BECAUSE IT BELIEVES ACCESS TO WORK AND EDUCATION ARE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING A POVERTY-FREE WORLD. IT BELIEVES THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO BARRIERS TO ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES SUCCEEDING IN WORK AND AT 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 SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$153,815ExpenseAmt
Grant$131,352GrantAmt
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; SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM RESOURCES; CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHING PROFESSIONALS, AND REPAIR OF SUBSTANDARD SCHOOL FACILITIES. DURING 2020, ROOTS ETHIOPIA FUNDED SUPPORT AND/OR PROJECTS FOR 28 RURAL SCHOOLS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 40,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. ROOTS ETHIOPIA ALSO PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 130 SCHOOL STAFF; IMPROVED SCHOOL LATRINES; SCIENCE LABS; INITIATED NEW YOUTH SPORTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; IMPROVED SCHOOL LIBRARIES; AND REFURBISHED ONE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM. AN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF INPUT, OUTPUT, AND OUTCOME LEVEL INDICATORS SET BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF SUCH ACHIEVEMENTS WERE REGISTERED IN THREE SCHOOLS: MERKATO (PROMOTED FROM LEVEL 1 TO LEVEL 3), TEZA GREBA (PROMOTED FROM LEVEL 2 TO LEVEL 3), AND TUNTO (PROMOTED FROM LEVEL 2 TO LEVEL 3).Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$97,271ExpenseAmt
Grant$83,065GrantAmt
DescHUMANITARIAN AID WAS DELIVERED IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ROOTS ETHIOPIA RECOGNIZED THAT WHILE COVID-19 IS A HEALTH EMERGENCY, ITS IMPACT IS FELT BEYOND JUST PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, PARTICULARLY FOR FAMILIES WITH FOOD INSECURITY. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND HEALTH OFFICERS, OUR FIELD TEAM DELIVERED FOOD AND HEALTH EDUCATION BENEFITTING OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUALS. OVER 1,000 FAMILIES RECEIVED WHEAT FLOUR, COOKING OIL, SOAP, AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO HELP KEEP FAMILIES SAFE AND HEALTHY. HAND WASHING DEMONSTRATIONS, SOCIAL DISTANCING PRACTICE, AND CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION WAS SHARED. A REFERRAL LINK FOR FAMILIES CONNECTED NEARLY 400 MOTHERS TO THEIR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER AND FAMILIES WERE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE GOOD INFORMATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$51,461ExpenseAmt
Grant$43,945GrantAmt
DescSCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO AFFORD ACCESS TO AND EXCEL IN QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2020 AND DECEMBER 31, 2020, ROOTS ETHIOPIA FUNDED MORE THAN 200 SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WITH SUPPORT, STUDENT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE INCREASED VIVIDLY INCREASED. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2017 THE PASSING RATE FOR THE 8TH GRADE EXAMPLE IN MERKATO SCHOOL WAS 20%. FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED IN 2020, A 100% PASSING RATE HAS BEEN RECORDED! STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ALSO BENEFITTED FROM HUMANITARIAN AID PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY ROOTS ETHIOPIA IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$15,136ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,926GrantAmt
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 JANUARY 1, 2020 AND DECEMBER 31, 2020, 240 SHE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES CONTINUE TO OPERATE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH MENTORING AND SUPPORT FROM ROOTS ETHIOPIA. AS WITH THE STUDENTS SUPPORTED BY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, THE WOMEN ENGAGED IN SELF-HELP GROUPS BENEFITTED FROM HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS ORGANIZED BY ROOTS ETHIOPIA DURING THE 2020 COVID-19 PANDEMIC.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$15,136TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$12,926TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$317,683TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryETForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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)
Phone6083472960PhoneNum

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 (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MEGHAN WALSH
BOARD CHAIR20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNE M OLSON
VICE CHAIR20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN LAYNE
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA STEINBERG
BOARD MEMBER (ENDED 7/7/2020)10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE MCCONNELL
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASCHELAW CHAMISO
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KONGIT GIRMA
BOARD MEMBER10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY HARPER
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMI BLUMENTHAL
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$530,088AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$530,088TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$118TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$118ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$4,601FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$9FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,592TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,592ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$6,647GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,550CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,097TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,097RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$538,895TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,097RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,710ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,288TotalAmt
Program Services$271,288ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,856TotalAmt
Program Services$1,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,310FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,274TotalAmt
Program Services$4,519ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,582TotalAmt
Program Services$19,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,105FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10TotalAmt
Fundraising$10FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,065TotalAmt
Program Services$20,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,378FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$492TotalAmt
Fundraising$492FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,258TotalAmt
Management And General$1,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MERCHANT CHARGES$4,230$367$3,863
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES$1,493$594$246$653
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$150$150

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$375,698TotalAmt
Program Services$317,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,404FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,334BOYAmt
EOY$303,198EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,572BOYAmt
EOY$29,691EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,214BOYAmt
EOY$43,208EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$843BOYAmt
EOY$1,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,963BOYAmt
EOY$377,297EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187BOYAmt
EOY$7,324EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187BOYAmt
EOY$7,324EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,448BOYAmt
EOY$285,884EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,328BOYAmt
EOY$84,089EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,776BOYAmt
EOY$369,973EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,963BOYAmt
EOY$377,297EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$163,197ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$308,483CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$236,161CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$352,322CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$366,828CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$530,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,793,882TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$308,483CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$236,161CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$352,322CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$366,828CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$530,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,793,882TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$201,230SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,592,652PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$126CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$130CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$118CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$118CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$654TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,794,536TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.88750PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97390PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Offices2OfficesCnt
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES AND OTHER ASSISTANCETypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLEARNING RESOURCE PROJECTS (SCHOOL RESOURCES & TEACHER SUPPORT); SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS; SELF HELP ENTREPRENEUR GROUPS; HUMANITARIAN AIDSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$317,683RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees10SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$317,683SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$317,683TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$255,257CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERSMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceGENERAL SUPPORTTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$16,031CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:MONITORING 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.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC, ROOTS ETHIOPIA ADDED A HUMANITARIAN COMPONENT TO ITS 2020 PROGRAMMING.
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 2020, 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 IX, LINE 11GCONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,227. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,105. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,582.

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.