New Roots INC EIN 27-0700459

New Roots INC

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Ignites community power for fresh food access through markets and initiatives. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $60K in revenue, $93K in expenses, and $50K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Louisville, KY
Website
www.newroots.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$60KFY2025
Expenses
$93K
Net assets
$50K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  27-0700459 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Louisville, KY Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Ignites community power for fresh food access through markets and initiatives.
Leadership
Karyn Moskowitz · Executive Dir. · $35K
Money in and out
$60K revenue, $93K expenses
Bottom line
46% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$60K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$93K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$50K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$33K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
46%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -32% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-56%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +92% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$60K
FY2025▲ +321%
Expenses
$93K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total assets
$55K
FY2025▼ -36%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total revenue
$60K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$93K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$50K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$33K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$55K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B46%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $43K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Shaping knowledge of lack of fresh produce and making fresh food affordable and accessible to be enjoyed year round in the communities we serve through fresh stop markets across the country and our new roots app.

$43Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNew Roots INC
EINHdr · item D27-0700459
Principal addressHdr · item CLouisville, KY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.newroots.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Executive Dir.
$34,885Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karyn Moskowitz’s $35K as Executive Dir. is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 203 <$100K human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karyn Moskowitz$34,885$34,885$36,193$41,688$66,701$71,701

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
Program service revenue$50K · 84%
Contributions & grants$10K · 16%
Program service revenue84%$50K
Contributions & grants16%$10K
Investment income$5
Other revenue$30
Total revenueLn 12$60K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.16
Program services46%$43K
Management & general37%$35K
Fundraising16%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$50K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $27K · Operating expenses/yr $93K
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $43K · Total expenses $93K
46%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $93K
37%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $93K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $20K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $52K
$0.38 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $10K · Total revenue $60K
16%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $60K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $50K · Total revenue $60K
84%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5 · Total revenue $60K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $50K · Total expenses $93K
54%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $60K · Prior year $14K
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $303K · FY2025 $60K
-28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $50K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $60K · Expenses $93K
-56%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $55K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $50K · Total assets $55K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $55K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Karyn Moskowitz · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $93K
37%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $55K · Total expenses $93K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 46%
Overhead ratio 37%
Fundraising cost ratio 154%
Revenue growth 321%

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 · FY2022

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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)$60K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$14K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$369K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$231K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$303K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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