Rootedin Hope

Tax-deductible

Saginaw, MI501(c)(3)Since 2022EducationEIN 88-0762118

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Create and provide culturally responsive educational materials for school districts, parents, and teachers; conduct professional development; teach literacy skills to children; coach parents to reinforce and supplement skills taught in school; and train community volunteers to support family literacy and help parents educate their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Download 990
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
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $43K a year · 82% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $81K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
212% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 212% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$60K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$142K
To programs
79%
Net assets
−$16K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$60K
FY2025▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$45K
FY2025$60K
Expenses
$142K
FY2025▲ +190%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$49K
FY2025$142K
Net assets
−$16K
FY2025▼ -747%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$2K
FY2025−$16K

From the FY2025 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 Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $112K Management & general 21% · $30K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua McMillon’s $14K as President is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops educational resources, trains educators, and supports families to improve children's literacy skills.

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1 program · $112K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Create and provide culturally responsive educational materials for school districts, parents, and teachers; conduct professional development; teach literacy skills to children; coach parents to reinforce and supplement skills taught in school; and train community volunteers to support family literacy and help parents educate their…

$112Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$81K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$142K
Ln 25
Programscol B$112K
Managementcol C$30K
Owns and owesPt X
−$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Total revenueLn 12$60K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32−$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$22K$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$2K−$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$893$893
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$100K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$691
Total functional expensesLn 25$142K$112K$30K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $60K$142K−$82K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $45K$49K−$4K$2K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $60,403 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$42,176
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,227
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,403
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,000$16,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,000$60,403
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,099 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $11,667$11,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $893$893
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,800$2,800
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,783$1,783
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,488$5,488
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,411 · Management $10,348$110,759
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,218 · Management $691$6,909
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $112,117 · Management $29,982 · Fundraising $0$142,099
Part X · Balance sheet $14,063 assets, 8 lines filed
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,850$14,063
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,434$14,063
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,000$20,000
X-25 Other liabilities$9,799
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,000$29,799
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,434−$15,736
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,434−$15,736
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,434$14,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$15,736 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$60,403
XI-2 Total expenses$142,099
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$81,696
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,434
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$63,526
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$15,736

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

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