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Restoring Our Own Through Transformation

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 2017Health CareEIN 82-1964469Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSroottrj.org393 E Town St Ste 212, 43215-4741 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Jul 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Comprehensively restore our collective well-being through collabortation, resource allocation, research & re-empowerment, in order to meet the needs of parents and families within communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 18 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$352K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $126K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$249K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$970K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$812K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.7M Management & general 3% · $56K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $352K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$176,081Pt VII · Sec A
$176,081Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Howard
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica M Roach’s $176K as CEO is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dorian Wingard—$188,422$153,496$105,125$102,888$69,150
Jessica M Roach$176,081$186,672$154,902$105,125$99,538$67,825

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

Empowering parents and families through collaboration, resources, and research to improve community well-being.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Restoring our our own through transformation (ROOTT) is a collective of concerned black families, families of color, community members, advocates and interdisciplinary professionals dedicated to decreasing maternal and infant mortality in Ohio.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Groundswell FundFY2024$50K
Ms Foundation for Women INCFY2024$40K
William J & Dorothy K Oneill Foundation INCFY2024$36K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$126K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,844

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$386K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$368K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$386K
Investment incomeLn 3$796
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$368K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$368K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$701K$368K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$267K$272K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K$249K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$176K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$675K$675K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$56K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$64K
Legal feesLn 11b$45K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$149K$149K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$28K
Information technologyLn 14$81K$81K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$59K
TravelLn 17$58K$58K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$131K$131K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.7M$56K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.7M−$204K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.9M$40K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.7M$197K$812K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$10K$407K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$970K$295K$418K 990 PDF
FY2020 $443K$326K$117K$123K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,502,031 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,484,926$1,108,187
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $488,080$385,726
I-10 Investment income$796
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,125$7,322
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,976,131$1,502,031
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,219,663$971,139
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $716,291$734,774
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,935,954$1,705,913
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,177−$203,882
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,502,031 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,106,196
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,108,187
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $385,726$385,726
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $796$796
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,322$7,322
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $393,844 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,502,031
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,705,913 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $176,081$176,081
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $675,397$675,397
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,509$55,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,152$64,152
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $45,068$45,068
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,718$148,718
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,718$60,718
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,487$28,487
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $81,203$81,203
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,569$58,569
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,284$58,284
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,159$21,159
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $131,220$131,220
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,583$36,583
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $55,765$55,765
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,650,148 · Management $55,765 · Fundraising $0$1,705,913
Part X · Balance sheet $1,272,229 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $701,123$367,842
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $393,800$393,800
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,327$238,155
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $266,899$272,432
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,401,149$1,272,229
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $124,881$162,281
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $86,772$86,772
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $211,653$249,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,189,496$1,023,176
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,401,149$1,272,229
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,023,176 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,502,031
XI-2 Total expenses$1,705,913
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$203,882
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,189,496
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,383
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$35,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,023,176

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

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