The mission of the Root Cause Coalition is to reverse and end the systemic Root causes of health inequities for individuals and communities through cross-sector partnerships

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ 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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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 $77K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$107K
-80% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$71K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$107K
FY2025▼ -80%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$749K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$968K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$527K
FY2025$107K
Expenses
$229K
FY2025▼ -78%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$761K
FY2021$706K
FY2022$858K
FY2023$843K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$229K
Net assets
$71K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$521K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$673K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$71K

From the FY2025 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 Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $221K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Partnerships address systemic causes of health inequities for individuals and communities.

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1 program · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The root cause coalition's annual national summit on the social determinants of health - to engage cross-sector collaborators in how to facilitate pathways for community systems change that improve health outcomes for individuals and communities and ultimately help achieve health equity for all.

$220Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$107K
Gifts and grants$106K
Other income$2K
Money out
$229K
Programs$221K
Owns and owes
$71K
net assets
Total assets$71K
Liabilities$0
People
6
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$106K
Other income$2K
Total revenue$107K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$71K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$71K
Operations
Employees0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 22, 2026 $107K$229K−$122K$71K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 9, 2025 $527K$1.0M−$495K$187K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2024 $826K$843K−$17K$673K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 10, 2023 $968K$858K$110K$677K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $781K$706K$75K$596K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $749K$761K−$13K$521K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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