Sharing Our Roots: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-1788275)

Rocky Casillas Aguirre’s $58K as Co-Ex Dir Ti is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Rocky Casilla Aguirre	—	$72,288	$63,538	—	—
Rocky Casillas Aguirre	$58,496	—	—	—	—
Dawn Wegscheid	$50,644	$57,352	—	—	—
Julie Ristau	—	—	—	—	$54,966
Heidi Anderson	—	—	—	$39,017	$24,576
E Niel Ritchie	—	—	—	$18,335	—
Chris Waters	$17,135	—	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Promotes resilient farming to heal land, nourish communities, and train new farmers.

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1 program · $731K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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We continued the transformation of our 100-ACRE research farm as a regional demonstration and training center focused on building local food security and resiliency, creating wealth and strengthening social cohesion.

$731Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

The Schmidt Family FoundationFY2024$140K

Northwest Area FoundationFY2024$50K

Southern Minnesota Initiative FoundationFY2024$50K

Shavlik Fam Charitable TrFY2024$30K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$30K

Clif Bar Family FoundationFY2024$25K

Still Ain't Satisfied - a Foundation with Attitude (sas)FY2024$20K

Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2024$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$357K

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Grants paid · 3 grants · $119K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,125

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum FoundationMN · FY2020$65,000

Appetite for Change INCMN · FY2020$25,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$288K

Investment incomeLn 3$836

Money outPt IX

$981K

Ln 25

Programscol B$731K

Managementcol C$182K

Fundraisingcol D$67K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$606K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$314K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$288K

Investment incomeLn 3$836

Other incomeLn 4–11$640

Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$119K

SavingsLn 2$308K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$427K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$701K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$606K

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 516

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$173K	$427K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$615K	$701K
Total assetsLn 16	$872K	$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$679K	$606K
Net assetsLn 32	$193K	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$90K	$90K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$85K	$60K	$15K	$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$366K	$260K	$64K	$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$39K	$27K	$7K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$50K	$35K	$9K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K	$6K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$37K		$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$440	$440
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$840	$840
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$8K	$2K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$1K	$291	$191
OccupancyLn 16	$14K	$10K	$3K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$9K	$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$3K	$722	$472
InterestLn 20	$25K		$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$48K	$45K	$2K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$4K	$886	$579
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$152K	$137K	$16K
All other expensesLn 24e	$34K	$33K	$278	$182
Total functional expensesLn 25	$981K	$731K	$182K	$67K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$886K	$1.1M	−$209K	$870K	990 PDF
FY2023	$856K	$1.1M	−$195K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$894K	$892K	$2K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$968K	$875K	$93K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$2.0M	$981K	$986K	$1.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,966,294 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $600,582$1,677,155

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,766$287,663

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $203$836

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $928$640

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $648,479$1,966,294

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$90,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $469,274$539,376

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $291,756$351,337

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $761,030$980,713

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$112,551$985,581

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,966,294 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$314,061

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,363,094

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,677,155

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $287,663$287,663

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $836$836

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $640$640

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $288,303 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $836$1,966,294

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $980,713 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90,000$90,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,388 · Management $14,848 · Fundraising $9,684$84,920

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $260,484 · Management $63,849 · Fundraising $41,772$366,105

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,233 · Management $7,004 · Fundraising $4,368$38,605

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,394 · Management $8,676 · Fundraising $5,676$49,746

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,245 · Management $2,676$8,921

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,540$36,540

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $440$440

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $840$840

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,033 · Management $1,970 · Fundraising $1,288$11,291

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,187 · Management $291 · Fundraising $191$1,669

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,246 · Management $2,511 · Fundraising $1,643$14,400

IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,839$8,839

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,458 · Management $722 · Fundraising $472$4,652

IX-20 InterestManagement $25,033$25,033

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,553 · Management $1,549 · Fundraising $1,549$47,651

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,613 · Management $886 · Fundraising $579$5,078

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,757 · Management $15,500$152,257

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,266 · Management $278 · Fundraising $182$33,726

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $730,976 · Management $182,333 · Fundraising $67,404$980,713

Part X · Balance sheet $1,784,296 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,359$119,449

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,144$307,980

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $54,828$608,441

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,455$41,080

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,385$3,173

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,101$3,063

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $614,584$701,110

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $871,856$1,784,296

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,668$45,802

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$89,565

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $679,056$605,915

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,800$615,381

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,000$563,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,800$1,178,381

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $871,856$1,784,296

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,178,381 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,966,294

XI-2 Total expenses$980,713

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$985,581

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,800

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,178,381

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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