Uproot Colorado FY2023 filing

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Carbondale, CO501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 82-1407915Revenue $311K in FY2023

On file with the IRSuprootcolorado.orgPo Box 1952, 81623-4952 · Carbondale, COTax-exempt since Feb 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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UpRoot Colorado works to increase nutrition security in Colorado by harvesting and redistributing surplus agricultural crops while supporting the resilience of farmers and creating opportunities for volunteers to learn about and connect with the local food system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
40¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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
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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
40%
of spending
Concern: 40% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$538
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$311K
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$225K
To programs
40%
Net assets
$349K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$311K
FY2023▲ +76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$598K
Expenses
$225K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$225K
FY2024$488K
FY2025$576K
Net assets
$349K
FY2023▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$334K

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 Feb 2020.

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

Where the money goes

40 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 40% · $90K Management & general 34% · $76K Fundraising 26% · $59K

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; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$53,925Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$53,925Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rita Mary Hennigan’s $75K as Executive Dir. is at the 75th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Rita Mary Hennigan$74,559$64,725$53,925$22,458—
David Laskarzewski$46,388$64,725$53,925—$10,250
David Laskarewski———$38,500—
Jennifer Gurev———$6,405—
Marisa Loury———$5,933—
Ciara Low———$2,798$4,820
Abbey Andersen———$4,545—
Shannon Ogara Standiford———$3,745—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Harvests and redistributes surplus crops to improve nutrition and support farmers.

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2 programs · $90K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Reducing and redistributing agricultural surplus foods, increasing the nutrition security of Colorado residents, and supporting the economic stability of farmers.

$85Kprogram expense
02

The Tool Library, LLC (Tool Library) was formed to provide a sounding board to the countless conversations that have taken place in agricultural circles and establish a concrete platform for tool sharing, specifically for agricultural-related specialized tools within the Boulder County Community.

$5Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$311K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$225K
Ln 25
Programscol B$90K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$349K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$302K
Total assetsLn 16$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$538
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$311K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$302K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$302K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$538
Net assetsLn 32$349K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6523
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K$302K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Total assetsLn 16$251K$349K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$538
Net assetsLn 32$251K$349K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$27K$40K$40K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$661$661
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$5K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$118$3K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$952$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$12K$5K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K$90K$76K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $598K$576K$22K$334K 990 PDF
FY2024 $451K$488K−$37K$311K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $311K$225K$87K$349K 990 PDF
FY2022 $177K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$258K 990 PDF
FY2020 $194K$171K 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
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Part I · Summary $311,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$296,098
I-9 Program service revenue$11,876
I-10 Investment income$3,327
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$311,301
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$162,038
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$11,667
I-17 Other expenses$51,015
I-18 Total expenses$224,720
I-19 Revenue less expenses$86,581
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $311,301 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$25,416
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$270,682
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,068
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$296,098
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,876$11,876
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,327$3,327
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,203$311,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $224,720 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,963 · Management $40,444 · Fundraising $40,444$107,851
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,307$40,307
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,100 · Management $661 · Fundraising $661$2,422
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,202 · Management $3,128 · Fundraising $3,128$11,458
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,954$1,954
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $11,667$11,667
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,444$1,444
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,241$2,241
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $118 · Management $3,269$3,387
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,388$9,388
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $952 · Management $2,424$3,376
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,730$2,730
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,822$3,822
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,565$1,565
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,703 · Management $5,203 · Fundraising $2,627$19,533
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,575$1,575
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $90,167 · Management $76,026 · Fundraising $58,527$224,720
Part X · Balance sheet $349,085 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,967$301,591
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,580
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$43,914
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,058$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $251,025$349,085
X-25 Other liabilities$538
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$538
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $251,025$310,057
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$38,490
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,025$348,547
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $251,025$349,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $348,547 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$311,301
XI-2 Total expenses$224,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,025
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,941
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$348,547

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