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Screen a listCommunity Roots Charter School
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$12Mrevenue
FY2025 · −4% in 3 yrs191staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.3%
Months of reserve2.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.5%
Middle half of peersMedianCommunity Roots Charter School
Where the money goes FY2025 · $13M spent
Programs$10.0M80%Management and general$2.5M20%Fundraising$74k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 84% in FY2023
$2.3M in FY2022, $375k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$455k in FY2023, −$1.3M in FY2024 and −$521k in FY2025. Cash covers 2.0 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
10 of 10 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
5 of the 7 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists25funders
$77ka year, last 3 years
22%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Bachmann Strauss Family FundSince FY2020$30k$10k$25k$15kThe Impact Investing FoundationSince FY2021$5k$8k$10kThe Hyde and Watson FoundationOn and off$10k$5kJoseph S & Diane H Steinberg 1992 Charitable TrustOn and off$11kThe Jm Kaplan Fund IncNew in FY2023$5kThe Anderson Fund FoundationOn and off$1k$1k$1k$2kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$45k$38k$34k$502$31k$47k$49k5 other fundersUp to $3k a year each$1k$2k$3k$3k$4k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund