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← GREENROOTS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GREENROOTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,563,107
Total expenses
$2,755,727
Contributions and grants received
$5,342,722
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$212,679
Other revenue
$7,706
Total assets, end of year
$12,659,601
Total liabilities, end of year
$563,238
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,096,363
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,965,386
Management and general expenses
$370,316
Fundraising expenses
$420,025
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,965,386

Program services were 71.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $68,106

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $183,702

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,090,914

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $212,679 · excluded $212,679

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,918

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $68,106

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $25,201

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$13,283 · excluded -$13,283

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $20,989 · related or exempt $20,989

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $20,989

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,406 · program services $15,041 · management and general $30,081 · fundraising $105,284

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,341,463 · program services $1,043,323 · management and general $101,316 · fundraising $196,824

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $44,333 · program services $32,906 · management and general $3,909 · fundraising $7,518

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $108,967 · program services $84,268 · management and general $2,094 · fundraising $22,605

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $127,617 · program services $92,982 · management and general $10,780 · fundraising $23,855

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,059 · program services $15,825 · management and general $8,234

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $344,377 · program services $241,692 · management and general $72,594 · fundraising $30,091

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,263 · program services $17,846 · management and general $27,788 · fundraising $5,629

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $182,204 · program services $113,878 · management and general $45,551 · fundraising $22,775

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,933 · program services $32,613 · management and general $3,794 · fundraising $526

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $143,195 · program services $123,300 · management and general $19,895

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,241 · program services $634 · management and general $8,607

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM RELATED COSTS

    total $59,442 · program services $56,801 · management and general $2,641

  • 24b · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $44,343 · program services $43,308 · fundraising $1,035

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $28,295 · program services $27,180 · fundraising $1,115

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $19,500 · management and general $18,500 · fundraising $1,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $40,089 · program services $23,789 · management and general $14,532 · fundraising $1,768

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $346,740 · end of year $212,679

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,618,620 · end of year $5,631,300

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,215,339 · end of year $4,466,004

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $632,392

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,135 · end of year $5,908

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,294,431

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $174,780

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $817,404 · end of year $2,119,651

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $301,072 · end of year $224,059

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $159,261 · end of year $191,125

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $5,391 · end of year $5,391

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $383,904 · end of year $366,722

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,397,307 · end of year $7,440,170

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,988,839 · end of year $4,656,193

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GREENROOTS WORKS TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION, UNITY, EDUCATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.GREENROOTS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING AND ENHANCING THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN CHELSEA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE DO SO THROUGH DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND CAMPAIGNS.

  • SEE SCHEDULE OWATERFRONT INITIATIVE: GREENROOTS ENGAGES DOZENS OF RESIDENTS IN A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO REVITALIZE THE CHELSEA CREEK WATERFRONT. THROUGH THIS WORK, WE MOBILIZED WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE OPPOSITION TO THE EAST BOSTON SUBSTATION; PARTNERED WITH THE BOSTON WATERFRONT PARTNERS TO BRING EQUITY TO BOSTON'S WATERFRONT; ENGAGED IN DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS REGARDING KEY PARCELS OF LAND IN EAST BOSTON AND CHELSEA; AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN REVITALIZING, CREATING PUBLIC ACCESS TO; AND BEING ENGAGED IN THE REDESIGN OF KEY PARCELS OF LAND ALONG THE CHELSEA CREEK AND ADJACENT WATERBODIES. WE ALSO ORGANIZED WEEKLY CAMINATAS VERDES WALKING GROUPS WITH EAST BOSTON RESIDENTS. GREENROOTS WORKS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE IMPACTS INCLUDING HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE THROUGHOUT CHELSEA AND EAST BOSTON. OUR CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE COOL BLOCK INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENT RESIDENT-LED SOLUTIONS TO HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS; WORKING WITH C-HEAT PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND RESIDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF HEAT WAVES PERSONALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND PROPOSING NEW SOURCES OF RENEWABLE, RESILIENT ENERGY INCLUDING A COMMUNITY-OWNED MICROGRID, SOLAR PANELS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY CHOICE ENERGY AND MORE.

    Expenses $657,730

  • SEE SCHEDULE OFOOD JUSTICE: GREENROOTS' ADDRESSES FOOD JUSTICE, HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE THROUGH OUR FOOD JUSTICE AND URBAN AGRICULTURE INITIATIVES. GREENROOTS MANAGES SIX URBAN GROWING SPACES (CHELSEA COMMUNITY GARDEN, MACE COMMUNITY GARDEN, MARLBOROUGH ST. GARDEN, SUFFOLK STREET GARDEN, ANITA'S PLACE AND THE URBAN FARM) TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES IN CHELSEA. OUR URBAN GROWING SPACES NOT ONLY PROVIDE FRESH FOOD, BUT ALSO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER FOOD-INSECURE RESIDENTS. THIS YEAR, WE CONSTRUCTED A TEACHING KITCHEN TO CONNECT TO THE URBAN GROWING SPACES THROUGH AN URBAN "FARM TO TABLE" CONCEPT WHERE WE WILL BE PROMOTING GREATER NUTRITION, HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY. WE WILL COMPLEMENT THESE GROWING SPACES WITH A CONTAINER FREIGHT FARM IN SUMMER 2024.

    Expenses $659,509

  • SEE SCHEDULE OHEALTH EQUITY & MOBILITY: GREENROOTS WORK FOCUSES ON CLIMATE RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS INCLUDING POOR AIR QUALITY AND INCREASE RESPIRATORY INCIDENTS. OUR CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE ADVANCING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND WORKING TO SHARE DATA BROADLY AND ACCESSIBLY. GREENROOTS ALSO CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE TRANSIT JUSTICE AS A KEY ASPECT OF OUR WORK TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE ORGANIZED RIDERS TO ADVOCATE FOR A LOW-INCOME FARE; TO FIGHT THE ELIMINATION AND/OR REDUCTION OF BUS SERVICE IN CHELSEA; AND FOR BETTER ACCESS TO THE SENIOR PASS AS WELL AS OTHER CAMPAIGNS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER THE YOUTH PASS FOR CHELSEA.

    Expenses $648,147

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Grace Muwina

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandra Perdomo

    V. CHAIR (UNTIL 5/24)/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gloribel Rivas

    DIR. (UNTIL 5/24)/V. CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Gerald McCue

    TREASURER (UNTIL 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Marcos Luna

    CLERK (UNTIL 5/24)/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Elaine Mendes

    DIR. (UNTIL 5/24)/CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • John Valinch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yahya Noor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Abdi Ali

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Kesia Ascenio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Madeleine Scammell

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Roseann Bongiovanni

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,268
    From this org
    $137,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,510
    Hours/week
    40

  • Yaritza Morales-Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $127,792
    From this org
    $119,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,351
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Walkey

    DIR. OF CLIMATE JUSTICE & WATERFRONT INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $119,680
    From this org
    $102,030
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,650
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349302128

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