New Britain Roots INC

Tax-deductible

New Britain, CT501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 46-4350118Revenue $430K in FY2024

On file with the IRSnewbritainroots.orgPo Box 853, 06050-0853 · New Britain, CTTax-exempt since Mar 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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ROOTS is a community-engaged 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting food security and agricultural education in K-12 programs. We make healthy food accessible and affordable to low-income families. We work with Connecticut farmers, food artisans and healthy food advocates. We learn from, work with, and teach with people of all ages. ROOTS provides farmers' market outreach programs, increasing the consumption of healthy and locally grown produce for our low income neighbors and builds school and community gardens in New Britain.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 20 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$60K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$430K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$441K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$157K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$430K
FY2024▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$430K
Expenses
$441K
FY2024▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$441K
Net assets
$157K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$157K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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% · $278K Management & general 36% · $157K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,115Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Listro’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Listro$60,115$56,846$54,654$39,769$34,000
Abigail Adams——$998——

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

Builds school gardens and provides farmers' market outreach to improve food security and agricultural education.

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2 programs · $278K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education

Provide after-school programs for K-12 public school students, support and materials for school gardens, field trips to farms, and workshops and demonstrations at community events. Funded through School Contracts and grants.

$254Kprogram expense
02

Food Security

Operate a mobile farmers market to serve low-income neighborhoods with low access to nutritious food.

$23Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$430K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$441K
Ln 25
Programscol B$278K
Managementcol C$157K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$157K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Government grantsLn 1e$144K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$430K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$157K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 610
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$157K$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$180K$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$169K$157K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$0$60K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$166K$166K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$0$3K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$0$11K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$0$18K$0
Management feesLn 11a$9K$9K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$0$15K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$0$6K$0
TravelLn 17$9K$0$9K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$0$11K$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K$0$18K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$100K$3K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$441K$278K$157K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $430K$441K−$11K$157K 990 PDF
FY2023 $291K$315K−$24K$169K 990 PDF
FY2022 $283K$251K$32K$193K 990 PDF
FY2021 $365K$315K$50K$161K 990 PDF
FY2020 $298K$196K$102K$111K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $430,322 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,742$348,161
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,083$78,325
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$3,836
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $290,839$430,322
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 $153,053$258,176
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,657$183,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $314,710$441,389
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,871−$11,067
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $430,322 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,284
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$143,998
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,879
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$348,161
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $78,325 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$78,325
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,336 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,336
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,161 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$430,322
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $441,389 across 26 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $60,115 · Fundraising $0$60,115
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,768 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$165,768
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $3,115 · Fundraising $0$3,115
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $11,396 · Fundraising $0$11,396
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $17,782 · Fundraising $0$17,782
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,040 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,040
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,631 · Fundraising $0$3,631
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,087 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,087
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $14,826$14,826
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $5,700 · Fundraising $0$5,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $8,573 · Fundraising $0$8,573
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $10,958 · Fundraising $0$10,958
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $18,050 · Fundraising $0$18,050
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,920 · Management $2,933 · Fundraising $6,495$109,348
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $277,815 · Management $157,079 · Fundraising $6,495$441,389
Part X · Balance sheet $162,373 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,041$10,154
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,029$95,363
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,522$1,245
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,568$55,611
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,160$162,373
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,287$2,469
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,082$5,139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,078$157,234
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $169,078$157,234
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,160$162,373
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $157,234 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$430,322
XI-2 Total expenses$441,389
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,067
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$169,078
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$777
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$157,234

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

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