The Root Cellar EIN 22-0990667

The Root Cellar FY2024 filing

EIN  22-0990667 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, ME
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Cultivates wholeness through neighbor and volunteer engagement.
Leadership
Joel Furrow · Executive Director · $87K
Money in and out
$787K revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Cultivates wholeness through neighbor and volunteer engagement. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $787K in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $1.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$787K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$223K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-28%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$787K
FY2024▼ -22%
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -13%
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2024▼ -32%
Total revenue
$787K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$223K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $795K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

The root cellar provides a chemical free family oriented community center for inner city children and their families. Activities included recreational and educational activities, medical services, dental clinics and food and clothing distributions.

$795Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Root Cellar
EINHdr · item D22-0990667
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.therootcellar.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1989

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$86,750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joel Furrow$86,655$86,750$81,726$71,800$63,308
Drew King$16,154

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$663K · 84%
Other revenue$84K · 11%
Program service revenue$41K · 5%
Contributions & grants84%$663K
Other revenue11%$84K
Program service revenue5%$41K
Investment income$85
Total revenueLn 12$787K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.08
Program services79%$795K
Management & general13%$133K
Fundraising8%$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$352K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $352K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.0M · Less non-cash grants $91K · Cash operating expenses/yr $919K
4.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $795K · Total expenses $1.0M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $133K · Total expenses $1.0M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $82K · Total expenses $1.0M
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $80K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $775K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $663K · Total revenue $787K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $787K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $41K · Total revenue $787K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $85 · Total revenue $787K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $41K · Total expenses $1.0M
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $787K · Prior year $1.0M
-22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $787K · Expenses $1.0M
-28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.6M · Total assets $1.6M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joel Furrow · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $87K · Total expenses $1.0M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $516K · Total expenses $1.0M
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth -22%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$70K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$787K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$986K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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