ROOT CAUSE RESEARCH CENTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ROOT CAUSE RESEARCH CENTER INC

EIN 61-1260839 · Arts & Culture (A20)

What they do

Root Cause Research Center - We Build Structured Tenant-lead Campaigns and Produce Knowledge In Solidarity With Communities Under Threat of Displacement, Surveillance, and Police Violence. We Define Our Base-building Practices As (1) Expanding The Number of People Committed to Struggling Alongside You Politically; (2) Developing Their Skills, Analysis, and Leadership; and (3) Deepening Our Relationships With Them. Our Base-building Practices Include Regular Canvasses and Phone Banks to Connect With New People; Deepening Relationships With People In Our Base Through Regular One-on-ones; Providing Training for Members to Develop Skills and Analysis; and Identifying Members of Our Base to Develop Into Leaders and Working With Them On Leadership Development Plans. Our Target Base is Poor and Working-class People In Kentucky, Who Are Impacted By Houselessness and Police Violence, Especially Black People and People Living In Rural Areas. We Build Economic Power By Organizing Tenant Unions In

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders3 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.55%of revenue went to mission work75.4% of expenses · Program services

$100.15spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

24.60%of revenue went to management and office costs24.6% of expenses

$0.56in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $501 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$323,949

Mission workProgram services$244,75875.55% of revenue75.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$79,69224.60% of revenue24.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$324,450100.15% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.4% mission · 24.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.15% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 17.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.60% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 20.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.89% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 13.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.35% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.98% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 16.39% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$323,949

Expenses$324,450

Annual shortfall $501 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$244,758 · 75.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$79,692 · 24.6% of expenses

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Revenue$323,949

Expenses$324,450

Assets$180,226

Income$323,949

Contributions$323,949

Mission work (program services)$244,758

Management and general$79,692

Accounting fees$3,163

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LINDA OMEREXECUTIVE DIR. · 40 hrs/week $78,500

JOSHUA POETREASURER · 40 hrs/week $73,749

DONNA GOLDSMITHPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $27,083

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (3)

LINDA OMEREXECUTIVE DIR.

JOSHUA POETREASURER

DONNA GOLDSMITHPRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1995
Location: 900 SOUTH SHELBY ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
County: Jefferson
In care of: JOSHUA POE
Primary officer: JOSHUA POE, Treasurer

How to reach them

Phone(502) 544-3834

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES TAX GROUP
NTEE classification: Arts & Culture (A20)
IRS tax category: Arts & Culture