Workin Rootz EIN 88-3068422

Workin Rootz

EIN  88-3068422 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Detroit, MI
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Reconnects people to the Earth through land stewardship, food, and herbalism to revitalize communities.
Leadership
Candius Elliot · Founder
Money in and out
$256K revenue, $222K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Reconnects people to the Earth through land stewardship, food, and herbalism to revitalize communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $256K in revenue, $222K in expenses, and $49K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$256K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$222K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$49K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total revenue
$256K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$222K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$49K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$122K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
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 $176K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Contract grant agreement for the Detroit Farmer Collective activities as outlined in the grant proposal

$176Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWorkin Rootz
EINHdr · item D88-3068422
Principal addressHdr · item CDetroit, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C42)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2022

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 14Yes
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
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$256K
— government grantsLn 1e$203K
Total revenueLn 12$256K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program services95%$211K
Management & general5%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$6K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$73K
Total net assetsLn 32$49K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6K · Operating expenses/yr $222K
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $211K · Total expenses $222K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $10K · Total expenses $222K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $222K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $53K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $256K · Total revenue $256K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $203K · Total revenue $256K
79%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $256K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $256K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $222K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $256K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $49K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $256K · Expenses $222K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $122K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $49K · Total assets $122K
40%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $122K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Candius Elliot · Reported title FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $222K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $33K · Total expenses $222K
15%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K

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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)$256K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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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