Roots Connected INC EIN 83-4360927 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Roots Connected INC FY2021 filing

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Supports school communities with coaching, institutes, and workshops. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $433K in revenue, $280K in expenses, and $348K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Website
www.rootsconnected.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$433KFY2021
Expenses
$280K
Net assets
$348K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-4360927 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brooklyn, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports school communities with coaching, institutes, and workshops.
Leadership
Sahba Rouhani · Executive Director · $111K
Money in and out
$433K revenue, $280K expenses
Bottom line
56% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$433K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$280K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$348K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $154K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.34 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
56%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$433K
FY2021
Expenses
$280K
FY2021
Total assets
$349K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$588
FY2021
Total revenue
$433K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$280K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$348K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$154K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$349K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B56%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $157K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Roots connected held workshops, training institutes and seminars

$157Kprogram expense

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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 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$111,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Baord Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$252K · 58%
Program service revenue$182K · 42%
Contributions & grants58%$252K
Program service revenue42%$182K
Total revenueLn 12$433K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.34 Fundraising $0.10
Program services56%$157K
Management & general34%$95K
Fundraising10%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$345K
Total assetsLn 16$349K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$588
Total net assetsLn 32$348K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $345K · Operating expenses/yr $280K
14.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $157K · Total expenses $280K
56%
Management & General
Management & general $95K · Total expenses $280K
34%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $280K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $28K · Solicited contributions $252K
$0.11 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $252K · Total revenue $433K
58%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $433K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $182K · Total revenue $433K
42%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $433K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $182K · Total expenses $280K
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $433K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $348K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $433K · Expenses $280K
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $349K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $348K · Total assets $349K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $349K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sahba Rouhani · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $111K · Total expenses $280K
40%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $173K · Total expenses $280K
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 56%
Overhead ratio 34%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Accounting fee ratio 0.8%

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
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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$335K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$519K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$116K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$433K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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