Common Roots INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

South Burlington, VT501(c)(3)Since 2009Food & AgricultureEIN 26-4146964

Common Roots provides food education, food access and organic farming programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $102K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$833K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$130K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$833K
FY2024▲ +38%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$508K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$833K
FY2025$713K
Expenses
$685K
FY2024▲ +27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$661K
Net assets
$130K
FY2024▲ +792%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$86K
FY2021−$43K
FY2022−$83K
FY2023−$19K
FY2024$130K
FY2025$182K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $532K Management & general 22% · $152K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Jones’s $49K as Board Member is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Anthony Jones$48,875—
Elizabeth Spitler$28,800$19,200

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

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

Teaches food skills and provides meals to children and families.

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3 program services account for $532K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program (Farm at SV) is a collaboration of our farm partners, the community, and the South Burlington School District to grow food for schools, the food insecure, and the community while engaging youth in food education.

$481Kprogram expense
02

The Farm to School Program is a partnership with the South Burlington School District Nutrition Services, and aims to teach students, teachers, and parents about the value of fresh, local foods.

$38Kprogram expense
03

The Farm 2 Go Program collaborates with chefs and food educators to cook with middle school students who prepare meals for their families using local foods.

$14Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$833K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Money outPt IX
$685K
Ln 25
Programscol B$532K
Managementcol C$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$130K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Total revenueLn 12$833K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$205K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$130K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$77K$205K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$125K$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K$133K
Net assetsLn 32−$19K$130K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$287K$282K$5K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$21K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$0$11K$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$0$9K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$13K$9K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$964$0$964$0
InterestLn 20$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$279K$172K$108K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K$532K$152K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $713K$661K$52K$182K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $833K$685K$149K$130K 990 PDF
FY2023 $604K$539K$64K−$19K 990 PDF
FY2022 $508K$548K−$40K−$83K 990 PDF
FY2021 $578K$535K$43K−$43K 990 PDF
FY2020 $409K$495K−$86K−$86K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $833,435 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1e Government grants$5,792
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,481
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$484,273
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$349,061
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $101 · Excluded from tax $0$101
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $349,061 · Unrelated business $101 · Excluded from tax $0$833,435
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $684,596 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,617 · Management $5,499 · Fundraising $0$287,116
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,771 · Management $1,193 · Fundraising $0$21,964
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $11,141 · Fundraising $0$11,141
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,115 · Fundraising $0$9,115
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,097 · Fundraising $0$2,097
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,592 · Management $9,104 · Fundraising $0$21,696
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $964 · Fundraising $0$964
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $0$4,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,858 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,858
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,693 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,693
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $171,560 · Management $107,509 · Fundraising $0$279,069
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,150 · Management $1,233 · Fundraising $0$7,383
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $532,241 · Management $152,355 · Fundraising $0$684,596
Part X · Balance sheet $263,082 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,165$205,063
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$31,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,877$27,019
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $125,042$263,082
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,037$5,200
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $130,808$127,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $143,845$133,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$18,803$130,036
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $125,042$263,082
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $130,036 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$833,435
XI-2 Total expenses$684,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,839
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$18,803
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$130,036

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

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