Taproot Kitchen

Tax-deductible

State College, PA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 13-4351903

The meetinghouse on atherton houses a church group as well as a kitchen that employs and works with adults with autism and other intellectual disabilities to provide catering services while utilizing fresh, local grown meat and vegetable products.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $108K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$266K
+554% vs prior year
Spent
$336K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$266K
FY2024▲ +554%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$266K
Expenses
$336K
FY2024▲ +101%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$105K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$336K
Net assets
$114K
FY2024▼ -38%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$114K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2023.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $293K Management & general 13% · $42K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
$354Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Schafer’s $40K as Vice President is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Prepares catering using local ingredients, employing adults with autism and intellectual disabilities.

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1 program service account for $293K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Successfully gainfully employed adults with autism and other intellectual disabilities helping them to achive their fullest potential and a feeling of self-worth.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$108K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$336K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$223K$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$184K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$139K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$336K$293K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $266K$336K−$70K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $41K$167K−$127K$184K 990 PDF
FY2022 $31K$62K−$32K$310K 990 PDF
FY2021 $238K$105K$133K$342K 990 PDF
FY2020 $117K$207K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $265,962 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$197,038
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$974
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$198,012
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,329$60,329
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14$14
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,607$7,607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,343 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,607$265,962
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $335,699 across 13 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $3,719$3,719
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,354$40,354
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,688$75,688
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,877$8,877
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,090$1,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,796$1,796
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,557$2,557
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $34,219$34,219
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,613$1,613
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,844$18,844
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,641$1,641
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,300$139,300
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,853 · Management $1,148$6,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,431 · Management $42,268 · Fundraising $0$335,699
Part X · Balance sheet $170,534 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,539$110,484
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,768$60,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $223,307$170,534
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $39,424$56,388
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,424$56,388
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,883$114,146
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,883$114,146
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $223,307$170,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,146 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$265,962
XI-2 Total expenses$335,699
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,737
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,883
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,146

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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