Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,205,464
- Total expenses
- $659,644
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,151,645
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $27,538
- Investment income
- $6,991
- Other revenue
- $19,290
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,756,892
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $292,240
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,464,652
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $388,576
- Management and general expenses
- $135,479
- Fundraising expenses
- $135,589
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $388,576
Program services were 58.9% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$103,370
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,048,275
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$24,075
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2a · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $14,428 · related or exempt $14,428
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2b · Program service revenue: VENDOR FEES
total $13,110 · related or exempt $13,110
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3 · Investment income
total $6,505 · excluded $6,505
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $7,745
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $7,259
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $486
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $486 · related or exempt $486
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$24,184
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $24,184
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$5,392
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$10,286
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$4,894 · related or exempt -$4,894
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $88,623 · program services $17,725 · management and general $35,449 · fundraising $35,449
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $278,619 · program services $150,791 · management and general $60,729 · fundraising $67,099
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $8,748 · program services $3,752 · management and general $3,745 · fundraising $1,251
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $30,818 · program services $14,846 · management and general $7,520 · fundraising $8,452
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,400 · program services $11,380 · management and general $7,655 · fundraising $4,365
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11g · Fees: other
total $35,656 · program services $19,887 · management and general $12,905 · fundraising $2,864
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,033 · program services $2,757 · management and general $200 · fundraising $1,076
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13 · Office expenses
total $16,407 · program services $6,935 · management and general $2,355 · fundraising $7,117
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16 · Occupancy
total $18,823 · program services $17,385 · management and general $776 · fundraising $662
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17 · Travel
total $9,463 · program services $9,463
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20 · Interest
total $14,090 · program services $14,090
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $18,196 · program services $18,196
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23 · Insurance
total $17,672 · program services $15,469 · management and general $2,203
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24a · Other expenses: MARKET MATCH-MARKET
total $33,725 · program services $33,725
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24b · Other expenses: STIPEND-CREWS
total $33,399 · program services $33,399
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24c · Other expenses: MEALS/TRAVEL-CREWS
total $8,670 · program services $2,571 · management and general $340 · fundraising $5,759
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS-YOUTH CREWS
total $5,431 · program services $5,431
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24e · All other expenses
total $13,871 · program services $10,774 · management and general $1,602 · fundraising $1,495
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $214,643 · end of year $244,336
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $317,308 · end of year $419,615
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $55,998 · end of year $241,783
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $16,078 · end of year $6,410
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$899,285
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$54,537
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $328,972 · end of year $844,748
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $33,834 · end of year $45,040
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
end of year $247,200
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $699,705 · end of year $1,270,309
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $199,460 · end of year $194,343
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ROOTS RISING IS AN AWARD-WINNING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD AND FARMING. THE VISION IS TO LIFT UP TEENS AS COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKERS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF MEANINGFUL WORK.
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YOUTH CREWS HIRE PITTSFIELD TEENS TO WORK ON FARMS AND IN FOOD PANTRIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AS WELL AS AT OUR OWN FARMERS MARKET. IT'S NOT JUST A JOB. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL WORK-WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A LARGER SOCIAL GOOD. ROOTS RISING BELIEVES THAT MEANINGFUL WORK IS TRANSFORMATIONAL. IT LEAVES YOUTH FEELING PURPOSEFUL, CAPABLE, AND CONNECTED. WE RUN THREE SEASONAL FARM CREWS A YEAR: SUMMER, FALL, AND SPRING, AS WELL AS MARKET CREW, WHICH IS A GRADUATE LEVEL CREW. THESE CREWS ARE BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THEIR HOURS WORKING IN THE FARM FIELDS OR IN THE FARMERS MARKET, YOUTH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, CULINARY AND FINANCIAL LITERACY LESSONS, AND FEEDBACK CIRCLES.
Expenses $250,407
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THE PITTSFIELD FARMERS MARKET, FOUNDED IN 2013, OPERATES WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD. WE ARE A YEAR-ROUND AND PRODUCER-ONLY MARKET, WITH ALL OF OUR VENDORS SELLING PRODUCTS THAT THEY GROW, RAISE, OR PRODUCE THEMSELVES. LIVE MUSIC, CHEF DEMOS AND WORKSHOPS HAVE HELPED MAKE THE MARKET A TRUE COMMUNITY HUB. ROOTS RISING RUNS SEVERAL FOOD JUSTICE INITIATIVES IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR MARKET MORE AFFORDABLE TO ALL- INCLUDING MARKET MATCH, WHICH DOUBLES THE PURCHASING POWER OF LOW INCOME RESIDENTS USING SNAP, WIC, AND SENIOR BENEFITS. THE PITTSFIELD FARMERS MARKET IS THE FIRST TEEN-RUN MARKET IN THE REGION. OUR TEEN MARKET CREW IS INVOLVED WITH EVERY ASPECT OF RUNNING THE MARKET, FROM VENDOR SUPPORT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES.
Expenses $107,330 · Revenue $13,110
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GENERAL OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR ROOTS RISING.
Expenses $30,839
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Yuki CohenYUKI COHEN
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julia MarkoJULIA MARKO
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Isabella Penna-WardISABELLA PENNA-WARD
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan KellySUSAN KELLY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rebecca ChurtREBECCA CHURT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Naomi MerskyNAOMI MERSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ana MonsalveANA MONSALVE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ginger Cruz-RosarioGINGER CRUZ-ROSARIO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andr LynchANDR LYNCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jane LoweJANE LOWE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ashley McNairASHLEY MCNAIR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica VecchiaJESSICA VECCHIA
EXEC DIRECTO
- Total calculated
- $88,623
- From this org
- $88,623
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 36
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202523219349312407
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