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Roots Connected INC EIN 83-4360927

Roots Connected INC

EIN  83-4360927 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brooklyn, NY
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports school communities with coaching, institutes, and workshops.
Leadership
Sahba Rohani · Executive Director · $123K
Money in and out
$380K revenue, $372K expenses
Bottom line
45% program efficiency

Supports school communities with coaching, institutes, and workshops. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $380K in revenue, $372K in expenses, and $68K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$380K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$372K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$68K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.45 Management & general $0.47 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
45%
of spending reaches programs▼ -23% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +38% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +106% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$380K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$372K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total assets
$68K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$624
FY2025▼ -53%
Total revenue
$380K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$372K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$68K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$68K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B45%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $166K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Roots connected empowers educators to create classrooms and schools where children and staff are community builders, critical thinkers, understand biases, and realize their capacity to create chnage. We are committed to each child seeing the humanity in one another.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRoots Connected INC
EINHdr · item D83-4360927
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rootsconnected.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Sahba Rohani
Executive Director
$122,545Pt VII · Sec A
Rodnell Workman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marissa Munoz
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sina Mossayed
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Stone
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allison Keil
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kenny Kline
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sahba Rohani’s $123K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Sahba Rohani$122,545$120,137$114,400—
Sahba Rouhani———$111,100

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$231K · 61%
Program service revenue$149K · 39%
Contributions & grants61%$231K
Program service revenue39%$149K
Total revenueLn 12$380K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.45 Management & general $0.47 Fundraising $0.09
Program services45%$166K
Management & general47%$174K
Fundraising9%$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$372K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$68K
Total assetsLn 16$68K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$624
Total net assetsLn 32$68K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $68K · Operating expenses/yr $372K
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $166K · Total expenses $372K
45%
Management & General
Management & general $174K · Total expenses $372K
47%
Fundraising
Fundraising $32K · Total expenses $372K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $241K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $231K · Total revenue $380K
61%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $380K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $149K · Total revenue $380K
39%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $380K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $149K · Total expenses $372K
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $380K · Prior year $335K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $433K · FY2024 $380K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $68K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $380K · Expenses $372K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $68K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $68K · Total assets $68K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $68K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sahba Rohani · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $123K · Total expenses $372K
33%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $305K · Total expenses $372K
82%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 45%——
Overhead ratio 47%——
Fundraising cost ratio 14%——
Revenue growth 13%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
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 · FY2024
Wayfarer FoundationFY2024$55K
Bachmann Strauss Family Fund INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$65K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$380K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$335K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$519K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$116K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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