Root Division EIN 73-1711252

Root Division FY2024 filing

EIN  73-1711252 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers affordable art studios, free youth classes, adult courses, and exhibitions for artists and the public.
Leadership
Michelle Mansour · Executive Dir. · $84K
Money in and out
$997K revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Offers affordable art studios, free youth classes, adult courses, and exhibitions for artists and the public. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $997K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $542K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$997K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$542K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$103K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$997K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total assets
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -13%
Total liabilities
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -13%
Total revenue
$997K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$542K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$103K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $929K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Exhibitions & Events

Features 350+ emerging and professional artists, providing the artists an audience and exposure, increasing their notoriety, and facilitating art sales. These events also act to build community, revitalize our neighborhood, and served over 9,000 visitors in the last year.

$358Kprogram expense
02

Youth & Adult Education

Serves 800+ youth with free art classes in 8 neighborhood after school programs and 550+ adults with low-cost art classes onsite. Classes are designed and taught by our Studio Artists as part of a service commitment exchange for subsidized studio space.

$325Kprogram expense
03

Studios

Served 25+ artists in 2023-24. Participants volunteer in other aspects of Root Division's mission and programs. Each artist receives subsidized studio space in return for 12 hours of volunteer service per month. These artists have contributed over 3,500 volunteer hours this past year.

$245Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRoot Division
EINHdr · item D73-1711252
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rootdivision.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$83,899Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Mansour’s $84K as Executive Dir. is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Mansour$83,899$83,899$81,650$93,486$66,953$68,600
Demetri Broxton$44,000
Alexis Javellana Hill$7,695
Makiko Harris$885
Rachel Dean$575

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
Contributions & grants$677K · 68%
Program service revenue$301K · 30%
Other revenue$15K · 2%
Contributions & grants68%$677K
Program service revenue30%$301K
Other revenue2%$15K
Investment income$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$118K
Total revenueLn 12$997K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.10
Program services84%$929K
Management & general6%$64K
Fundraising10%$107K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$542K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $74K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.1M
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $929K · Total expenses $1.1M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $64K · Total expenses $1.1M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $107K · Total expenses $1.1M
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $98K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $524K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $677K · Total revenue $997K
68%
Government reliance
Government grants $118K · Total revenue $997K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $301K · Total revenue $997K
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $997K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $301K · Total expenses $1.1M
27%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $997K · Prior year $953K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $831K · FY2023 $997K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $542K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $997K · Expenses $1.1M
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $542K · Total assets $2.5M
22%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michelle Mansour · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $1.1M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $430K · Total expenses $1.1M
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth 5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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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
FY2024$997K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$953K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$884K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$831K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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