New Roots ignites community power for fresh food access through fresh stop markets and other initiatives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$77K
-79% vs prior year
Spent
$234K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$77K
FY2023▼ -79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$77K
FY2024$14K
FY2025$60K
Expenses
$234K
FY2023-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$93K
Net assets
$180K
FY2023▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$79K
FY2025$50K

From the FY2023 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 Jun 2011.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $146K Management & general 26% · $60K Fundraising 12% · $28K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,193Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karyn Moskowitz’s $35K as Executive Dir. is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$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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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

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Sharing knowledge of lack of fresh produce and making fresh food affordable and accessible to be enjoyed year round in the communities we serve

$146Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2022

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$77K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$253
Money outPt IX
$234K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$180K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$253
Total revenueLn 12$77K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$180K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 612
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$355K$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$338K$180K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$17K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$30K$21K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$983$491$344$148
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K$45
Advertising and promotionLn 12$937$168$769
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$43$29$14
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$17K$10K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$309$11K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$45K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$24$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$234K$146K$60K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $60K$93K−$33K$50K 990 PDF
FY2024 $14K$115K−$101K$79K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $77K$234K−$157K$180K 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$234K$135K$338K 990 PDF
FY2021 $231K$248K−$17K$203K 990 PDF
FY2020 $303K$204K$98K$220K 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 $76,580 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $433,706$130,462
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$253
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$64,453−$54,135
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $369,280$76,580
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $117,289$111,671
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,174$122,281
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,463$233,952
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $134,817−$157,372
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $76,580 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$54,135 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,462
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $253$253
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$54,135 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $253$76,580
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $233,952 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,914 · Management $12,686 · Fundraising $12,686$42,286
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,482 · Management $21,337 · Fundraising $9,144$60,963
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $491 · Management $344 · Fundraising $148$983
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,439 · Management $2,463 · Fundraising $1,537$7,439
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,700$1,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,000 · Fundraising $45$18,045
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $168 · Fundraising $769$937
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,917 · Management $1,404$4,321
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29 · Management $14$43
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,600$9,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,450 · Management $3,420 · Fundraising $3,420$17,290
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $309 · Management $11,469$11,778
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,146 · Management $1,359$9,505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,317 · Management $2,626$47,943
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24 · Management $1,095$1,119
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $146,286 · Management $59,917 · Fundraising $27,749$233,952
Part X · Balance sheet $194,284 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $304,479$115,129
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,241$30,296
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,456$48,859
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $355,176$194,284
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,443$13,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,443$13,923
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $321,514$160,876
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,219$19,485
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $337,733$180,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $355,176$194,284
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$76,580
XI-2 Total expenses$233,952
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$157,372
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$337,733
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,361

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