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Just Roots EIN 82-4241543

Just Roots

EIN  82-4241543 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people to local, sustainable food, removing barriers to access.
Leadership
Tammy Reed Tran · President
Money in and out
$679K revenue, $563K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Connects people to local, sustainable food, removing barriers to access. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $679K in revenue, $563K in expenses, and $513K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$679K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$563K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$513K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $117K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +91% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$679K
FY2024▲ +35%
Expenses
$563K
FY2024▲ +23%
Total assets
$526K
FY2024▲ +29%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2024▲ +12%
Total revenue
$679K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$563K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$513K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$117K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$526K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $444K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Just roots works in collaboration with communities to develop and expand access to local, sustainable grown food. In five years of operration, justroots has built two sustainable urban farms and currently produces over 30,000 pounds of PRODUCE/YEAR.

$444Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJust Roots
EINHdr · item D82-4241543
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.justrootschicago.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Jackson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alison Orbin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$543K · 80%
Program service revenue$103K · 15%
Other revenue$31K · 5%
Contributions & grants80%$543K
Program service revenue15%$103K
Other revenue5%$31K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$679K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.05
Program services79%$444K
Management & general16%$92K
Fundraising5%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$563K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$247K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$513K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $247K · Operating expenses/yr $563K
5.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $444K · Total expenses $563K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $92K · Total expenses $563K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $27K · Total expenses $563K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $442K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $543K · Total revenue $679K
80%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $679K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $103K · Total revenue $679K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $679K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $103K · Total expenses $563K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $679K · Prior year $503K
+35%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $114K · FY2024 $679K
+56%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $513K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $679K · Expenses $563K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $526K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $513K · Total assets $526K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $526K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tammy Reed Tran · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $563K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $401K · Total expenses $563K
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 16%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth 35%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

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
Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council NfpFY2025$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

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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 (Latest)$679K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$503K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$432K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$208K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$114K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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