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ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT INC (EIN 80-0490699)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-09-25
IRS object ID
201522689349200217
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-09-25T13:59:20-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Saggar & Rosenberg PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1One Church Street Suite 204AddressLine1Txt
CityRockvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800490699EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Roots of Development IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROOTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024660805PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11325 18th Street NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChad BissonnettePersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Signature2015-09-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSusan J RosenbergPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00059813PTIN
Phone3017389040PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.rootsofdevelopment.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$186,240GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$137,367ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$14InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$48,139FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$13,227SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$34,912SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Other Revenue Total$720OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$173,013TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$38,273GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$86,920SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$2,322FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$6,840OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,063PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$46,760OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$182,178TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$9,165ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$35,738NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,573NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,960BOYAmt
EOY$32,874EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$597BOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,557BOYAmt
EOY$32,874EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,819BOYAmt
EOY$6,301EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,738BOYAmt
EOY$26,573EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT HELPS IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN HAITI OBTAIN THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT. WE PROMOTE AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT BY FACILITATING A PROCESS IN WHICH WE LISTEN TO DIVERSE COMMUNITY VOICES, BUILD ON THE INHERENT STRENGTH OF EACH, AND COMPLETE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS THAT LEAD TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Financed capacity building workshops, leadership trainings, and the purchasing of organizational materials and infrastructure to strengthen the capacity of our local partners (a community association and its member groups).$69,134$13,073
Provided the funding and professional assistance needed to strengthen and start local businesses including a transportation business and a non-perishable goods store.$60,904$17,000
Provided our local partners with funding to improve and build local infrastructure that included solar lighting and housing.$34,567$8,200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$164,605TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Sara Guderyahn
President1.00$0
Sak Pollert
Secretary1.00$0
James Martin
Treasurer1.00$0
Michael Lowry
Director1.00$0
Oguz Tolon
Director1.00$0
Montgomery Erwin
Director1.00$0
Chad Bissonnette
Executive Dir.40.00$50,000$3,843
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChad BissonnettePersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11325 18th Street NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024660805PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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$73,840CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$101,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$161,116CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$103,378CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$128,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$568,351TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$73,840CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$101,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$161,116CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$103,378CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$128,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$568,351TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$126,267SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$442,084PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$249CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$336TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,836CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,197CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,047CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,230TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$605,917TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.72960PublicSupportCY170Pct
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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 G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual DC FundraiserEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$27,179GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$27,179GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,886RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$896FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,144OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Bike and Walk-a-ThonEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$20,960GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$20,960GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,301OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$48,139GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$48,139GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$5,886RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$896FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$6,445OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$13,227DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$34,912NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Revenue.1Refund $720
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1| Donee's Name: APDAG | Donee's Address: Gransous 3 Seksyon Kominal, La Gonave Haiti | Cash Amount Given: $25200
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.2| Donee's Name: CDECH | Donee's Address: 7 Impasse Borno, rue Catalpa Delmas 75, Port au Prince Haiti | Cash Amount Given: $13073
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $944
Other Expenses.1005Travel $3824
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $428
Other Expenses.1Program Expenses $25891
Other Expenses.2Group Trip Expenses $10251
Other Expenses.3Dues and Subscriptions $3905
Other Expenses.5Promotional Materials & Media $731
Other Expenses.6Utilities $681
Other Expenses.7Meeting & Activity Expenses $105
Other Assets.1Bank Refund Receivable - Beginning $597 Bank Refund Receivable - Ending $0
Total Liabilities.1Credit Card Payable - Beginning $3468 Credit Card Payable - Ending $4841
Total Liabilities.2Payroll Tax Liabilities - Beginning $2351 Payroll Tax Liabilities - Ending $1460

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