GRASSROOT PROJECTS

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $574K · expenses $626K · assets $225K

EIN
82-1063744
Address
314 210TH CT SE, SAMMAMISH, WA 98074-7032
Website
WWW.GRASSROOTPROJECTS.ORG
NTEE code
W12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Priya Gangwani (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Grassroot Projects creates and supports equitable communities for immigrant and refugee children by removing barriers and empowering kids to reach their full potential as they enjoy their childhoods. This is accomplished by having a very low-resistance client intake process, decreased need for documentation, multilingual volunteers, and delivering care packages to the families either at their homes or at a specific pick-up point.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Nimisha Goyal Board Member / Part-time Exec. Dir. (WA)2021-2024 $50,681$92,756 1
Priya Gangwani Board Member / Part-time Exec. Dir. (IN)2021-2024 $40,078$60,118 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sarah Tharp President2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Graham Melendez Secretary / Vice President2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Bui Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Oudumbar Rajput Treasurer2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Julie Henson Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Fabiha Islam Board Member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brittan Stockert Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lisa Freeman (former) Board Secretary2021-2023 30 $0 reported 1
Rakesh Gangwani (former) Treasurer2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Chithra Adams (former) Board Member2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Sapan Sarvaiya (former) Board Member2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $91K · 7 employees · 120 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nimisha Goyal Board Member / Part-time Exec. Dir. (WA)35 $50,681$0$0 $50,6811
Priya Gangwani Board Member / Part-time Exec. Dir. (IN)35 $40,078$0$0 $40,0781
Sarah Tharp President3 $0$0$0 $01
Graham Melendez Secretary / Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Oudumbar Rajput Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Bui Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Julie Henson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Fabiha Islam Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Brittan Stockert Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $62K · 6 employees · 95 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nimisha Goyal Vice President40 $42,075$0$0 $42,0751
Priya Gangwani President30 $20,040$0$0 $20,0401
Lisa Freeman Board Secretary30 $0$0$0 $01
Rakesh Gangwani Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Tharp Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Chithra Adams Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Graham Melendez Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Bui Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Oudumbar Rajput Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 70 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sarah Tharp Board Member3 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Freeman Board Secretary30 $0$0$0 $01
Priya Gangwani President25 $0$0$0 $01
Nimisha Goyal Vice President30 $0$0$0 $01
Chithra Adams Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Graham Melendez Board Member3 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Bui Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Rakesh Gangwani Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Sapan Sarvaiya Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH THARP BOARD MEMBER20 $0$0$0 $01
LISA FREEMAN BOARD SECRETARY20 $0$0$0 $01
PRIYA GANGWANI PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
NIMISHA GOYAL VICE PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$573,841$625,708 $224,803$224,152 $570,190$1,126 $90,7597120
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$587,856$559,772 $215,593$215,593 $586,834$0 $62,115695
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$463,518$435,434 $215,593$215,593 $462,496$0 $62,115695
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$393,440$358,685 $187,509$187,509 $393,440$0 $0370
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$257,210$155,154 $152,754$152,754 $257,210$0 $000

Funders of this organization

18 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,393,355 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
KIDVANTAGE Public charity Exact 2020-2024 5$769,200 2024$235,831
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CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022, 2024 3$131,184 2024$50,000
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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA INC Public charity Exact 2022-2023 4$120,882 2023$40,492
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2025 7$117,359 2025$31,594
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THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021 3$85,000 2021$57,500
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INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$64,000 2023$47,000
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ROTARY FOUNDATION OF INDIANAPOLIS INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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47TH AVENUE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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RENTON REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$17,000 2022$7,000
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2024 2$12,750 2024$12,750
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EUGENE AND MARILYN GLICK FOUNDATION CORPORATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2021-2022, 2024 3$9,000 2024$6,000
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EQUITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2020-2024 5$6,550 2024$2,500
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EASTSIDE COMMUNITY AID Public charity Exact 2023 1$6,000 2023$6,000
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ELLISON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2024-2025 2$1,500 2025$1,000
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GE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2020-2022, 2024 4$1,101 2024$250
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DICKS SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRASSROOT PROJECTS” 2020-2023 4$829 2023$156
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$1,622,00018 92018–2024 TESTIMONIES OF HOPE INC; MISHOR INC; N-STAR EVENTS INC; SANDY SPRINGS FOUNDATION INC and 5 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,378,10140 162015–2024 ROLF BENIRSCHKE LEGACY FOUNDATION; WARRIOR REUNION FOUNDATION; UWVC FOUNDATION INC; COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC and 12 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,343,92154 262017–2024 PITTSFORD PRESERVATION CORPORATION; MISHOR INC; ROLF BENIRSCHKE LEGACY FOUNDATION; SPENCER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION and 22 more
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO DAF sponsor$855,45515 12010–2024 ROLF BENIRSCHKE LEGACY FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$638,75930 92012–2024 MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOUNDATION INC; ADVOCATES FOR HOMELESS & THOSE IN NEED INC; REACH OUT HONDURAS INC; WOODY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION and 5 more
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$622,34513 22011–2024 REACH OUT HONDURAS INC; NEIGHBORS UNITED
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$611,76019 62013–2024 REACH OUT HONDURAS INC; N-STAR EVENTS INC; ROLF BENIRSCHKE LEGACY FOUNDATION; 2535 WATER and 2 more
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$564,50014 52018–2024 WARRIOR REUNION FOUNDATION; OH-GO; COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC; TRAVIS COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION and 1 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor$446,0003 22017–2024 SANDY SPRINGS FOUNDATION INC; KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARTIES OF GEORGIA INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $625,708 spent · pay $158,568 · grants $0 · events $711
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Client supplies $440,731$440,204$120$407 70.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $90,759$48,799$10,071$31,889 14.5%
Other salaries and wages $55,167$29,662$6,122$19,383 8.8%
Payroll taxes $12,642$6,630$1,435$4,577 2.0%
Fees: accounting $10,553$0$10,553$0 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $8,417$251$202$7,964 1.3%
Office expenses $3,801$40$3,594$167 0.6%
Insurance $2,460$0$2,460$0 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $711$0$686$25 0.1%
Fees: other services $250$0$250$0 0.0%
Other (as described)Volunteer engagement $201$120$81$0 0.0%
Other (as described)Background checks $16$0$16$0 0.0%
Total$625,708100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $559,772 spent · pay $123,631 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Client supplies $405,388$400,824$4,441$123 72.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $62,115$47,245$9,788$5,082 11.1%
Other salaries and wages $49,797$38,849$2,550$8,398 8.9%
Payroll taxes $11,719$1,727$9,863$129 2.1%
Occupancy $10,759$4,910$5,849$0 1.9%
All other expenses $4,331$499$3,757$75 0.8%
Other (as described)Annual fee to Indiana Diaper Bank $3,500$3,500$0$0 0.6%
Office expenses $3,473$80$3,393$0 0.6%
Fees: other services $2,416$0$2,416$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Volunteer engagement $2,264$590$1,674$0 0.4%
Insurance $2,195$0$2,195$0 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $837$1$836$0 0.1%
Fees: accounting $825$0$825$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Background checks $153$0$153$0 0.0%
Total$559,772100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $358,685 spent · pay $21,864 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Client Supplies $317,986$317,986$0$0 88.7%
Other salaries and wages $21,254$8,760$12,267$227 5.9%
Occupancy $8,757$0$8,757$0 2.4%
Office expenses $3,163$679$2,311$173 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,930$0$2,930$0 0.8%
Insurance $2,078$0$2,078$0 0.6%
Information technology $816$0$415$401 0.2%
Payroll taxes $610$488$122$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $400$0$400$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Professional Development $273$0$273$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Taxes & Licenses $249$0$249$0 0.1%
Travel $169$100$69$0 0.0%
Total$358,685100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $155,154 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CLIENT SUPPLIES $136,948$136,948$0$0 88.3%
Occupancy $6,282$5,321$961- 4.0%
Fees: other services $4,319-$4,319- 2.8%
Office expenses $3,793$875$1,107$1,811 2.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,646$25$1,621- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,200-$1,200- 0.8%
Information technology $559-$260$299 0.4%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $199$0$0$199 0.1%
Other (as described)DUES 7 SUBSCRIPTIONS $142$142$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)TAXES & LICENSES $41$0$41$0 0.0%
Travel $25$25-- 0.0%
Total$155,154100%

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