The mission of the Regenerative Roots Association is to strengthen the food and alternative energy systems in New England through the development of community farms, food forests, a food pantry, educational orchards, and farm to school programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 25% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$142K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$449K
+144% vs prior year
Spent
$345K
To programs
48%
Net assets
$304K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$449K
FY2024▲ +144%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$449K
FY2025$425K
Expenses
$345K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$345K
FY2025$315K
Net assets
$304K
FY2024▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$420K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $166K Management & general 47% · $162K Fundraising 5% · $17K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew L Morin’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew L Morin$55,000$50,000$30,000$25,000$20,000

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

Develops community farms, food forests, and educational programs to strengthen New England's food and energy systems.

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3 programs · $166K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Management of the ReGen Roots Food Forest Project, which raises fruit trees that are planted in community orchards around New England. Management of ReGens Community Corner- the first food hub in Nashua, NH which includes a healthy food pantry, retail store for local vendors, and fruit tree nursery.

$121Kprogram expense
02

Development of an active community farm that supports various programming, including a young farmer incubator, high-school internship, and large scale community gardens.

$30Kprogram expense
03

Development of farm to school programs at Nashua and Hudson High-schools. These programs help empower students to make healthy eating habits through hands-on learning opportunities and education about local food systems.

$15Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$442K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$345K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$304K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$442K
Government grantsLn 1e$115K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
SavingsLn 2$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
Net assetsLn 32$304K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
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$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K
Total assetsLn 16$0$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$142K
Net assetsLn 32$0$304K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$0$55K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$0$10K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$0$5K$0
Management feesLn 11a$725$0$725$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$4K$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$0$8K$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$0$19K$0
TravelLn 17$337$0$337$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$0$2K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$121K$121K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$0$16K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$30K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$12K$23K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$345K$166K$162K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $425K$315K$110K$420K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $449K$345K$104K$304K 990 PDF
FY2023 $184K$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 $176K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $121K$124K 990 PDF
FY2020 $113K$100K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $449,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$442,158
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$7,049
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$449,207
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$3,749
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$70,712
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$16,762
I-17 Other expenses$253,575
I-18 Total expenses$344,798
I-19 Revenue less expenses$104,409
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $449,207 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$98,155
VIII-1e Government grants$115,457
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,546
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$442,158
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,849$3,849
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,200$3,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,049$449,207
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,798 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,749$3,749
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $55,000 · Fundraising $0$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $10,500 · Fundraising $0$10,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $5,212 · Fundraising $0$5,212
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $725 · Fundraising $0$725
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,750 · Fundraising $0$6,750
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,670 · Fundraising $0$5,670
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,762$16,762
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $3,904 · Fundraising $0$3,904
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,778 · Fundraising $0$7,778
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $19,233 · Fundraising $0$19,233
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $337 · Fundraising $0$337
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,871 · Fundraising $0$1,871
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $120,978 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$120,978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $15,742 · Fundraising $0$15,742
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,130 · Fundraising $0$2,130
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,896 · Management $3,748 · Fundraising $0$33,644
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,658 · Management $23,155 · Fundraising $0$34,813
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,281 · Management $161,755 · Fundraising $16,762$344,798
Part X · Balance sheet $445,885 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$150,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$61,067
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$233,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$445,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$141,765
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$304,120
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$304,120
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$445,885
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $304,120 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$449,207
XI-2 Total expenses$344,798
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,409
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$199,711
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$304,120

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