Florida · Nonprofit
4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC
4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 56 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,079,760 to it, the largest being DR PHILLIPS INC ($4,173,200). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.6M
- Funders on record
- 56
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $20M
What 4roots Foundation Inc does
Mission
The purpose of 4roots foundation, inc. (d/b/a 4roots) is to provide philanthropic support to various communities and/or individuals in need and to invest in food and farming initiatives that improve the health of our community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
The Florida Farmer Film program was a prior-year initiative that ended in September 2024. The organization did not conduct activities related to this program during FY25.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Meet the Need empowers individuals and communities experiencing nutritional insecurity by providing direct access to fresh, nutrient-dense produce and other healthy foods while offering educational resources and tools. The program supports participants in confidently preparing nutritious meals, growing their own food, and developing sustainable healthy eating habits. Through community partnerships, food distribution efforts, and nutrition education, Meet the Need works to improve food security, health outcomes, and long-term self-sufficiency throughout Central Florida.
$215,375 spent8% of program spendingFresh by 4Roots operates an online farmers market that connects the community with fresh, locally sourced food while supporting Florida agriculture. Through partnerships with 57 in-state farmers and producers, as well as produce grown at the 4Roots Farm Campus, the program provides seasonal fruits and vegetables, meats, dairy products, eggs, and pantry essentials to consumers. Fresh by 4Roots promotes healthy eating, strengthens local food systems, supports sustainable farming practices, and advances the organization's mission of reconnecting people with the land, local farmers, and the value of nutritious, locally grown food.
$223,694 spent8% of program spendingThe 4Roots Caf, located at the Orlando Science Center, advances the Foundation's mission to build healthy communities by increasing access to fresh, nutritious, and sustainably sourced food. In partnership with local farmers and producers, including the 4Roots Farm Campus, the caf offers meals prepared with fresh ingredients that promote healthy eating habits and strengthen connections between consumers and local agriculture. The caf serves as a community resource that demonstrates the importance of a healthy and sustainable food system through a plant-forward menu featuring locally sourced products whenever possible. By supporting regional growers and emphasizing responsibly produced food, the program helps strengthen the local food economy, promote environmental stewardship, and improve awareness of the relationship between food, health, and community well-being. Through its accessible location and community-centered approach, the caf provides families, students, and visitors with opportunities to experience nutritious food choices while supporting the Foundation's broader mission of advancing health, sustainability, and food system resilience throughout Central Florida.
$683,579 spent$427,718 earned by the program24% of program spendingOther programs
$1,740,025 spentof which $248,588 as grants61% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,862,673.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $4.5M to $20M (+332%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 10% · 2022 8% · 2025 24%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
87% of 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
John Rivers
CEO & board chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 19 funders, grant income rose $100k → $2.9M.
8 of 56 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $827k from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Adventist Health SystemSunbelt Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 56 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 68%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 31% · 2021 35% · 2022 57% · 2023 61% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
22% of 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 46% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
83% of 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,645 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,645 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
50% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- 4roots Campus Inc · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC?
- 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 56 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,079,760 to it, the largest being DR PHILLIPS INC ($4,173,200). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 56 organizations giving $11,079,760 in grants to 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC, 26 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC?
- DR PHILLIPS INC is the largest funder on record, with $4,173,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 56 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing