JUST ROOTS JUST ROOTS CHICAGO Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JUST ROOTS JUST ROOTS CHICAGO

EIN 82-4241543 · Food Programs (K30)

What they do

JUST ROOTS CHICAGO WAS INCORPORATED AS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION and is LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION is to WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITIES to DEVELOP and EXPAND ACCESS to LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY GROWN FOOD. JUST ROOTS CHICAGO GROWN CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD WITH and for OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THOUGH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.JUST ROOTS CHICAGO FACILITATES HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH THE SKILLS and RESOURCES to GROW FOOD SUSTAINABLY and WORK TOWARDS LEADING A HEALTHIER LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION USES ITS TWO FARMS AS COMMUNITY BUILDING SPACES to FORGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH SHARED SPACE, EVENTS and GOOD FOOD.

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Of every $100 spent, about $78.90 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 leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

65.33%of revenue went to mission work78.9% of expenses · Program services

3.99%of revenue went to fundraising4.8% of expenses

$82.82spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.50%of revenue went to management and office costs16.3% of expenses

$0.93in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

80.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$679,273

Mission workProgram services$443,75565.33% of revenue78.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$91,70613.50% of revenue16.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$27,0933.99% of revenue4.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$116,71917.18% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$562,55482.82% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 78.9% mission · 16.3% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.82% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 12.9% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.99% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 75.4% mission · 18.5% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.20% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 67.2% mission · 26.0% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 42.27% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 53.7% mission · 45.0% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.99% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.16% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.13% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$679,273

Expenses$562,554

Annual surplus $116,719 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$443,755 · 78.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$91,706 · 16.3% of expenses

Fundraising$27,093 · 4.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$679,273

Expenses$562,554

Assets$525,948

Income$698,491

Contributions$543,451

Mission work (program services)$443,755

Fundraising$27,093

Management and general$91,706

Accounting fees$6,136

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (9)

ALISON ORBINDIRECTOR

BEVERLY PRICEDIRECTOR

EILEEN PALIAKASTREASURER

ELIZABETH SIMPKINDIRECTOR

JAMES ALEXANDERDIRECTOR

KAREN JOY DIZONSECRETARY

ROB JACKSONDIRECTOR

SAMANTHA MITCHELLDIRECTOR

TAMMY REED TRANPRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: 2936 S WABASH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616-0000
County: Cook
In care of: TAMMY REED TRAN
Primary officer: TAMMY REED TRAN, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(815) 931-1743

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CHERYL ROHLFS & ASSOCIATES LTD
NTEE classification: Food Programs (K30)
IRS tax category: Food Programs