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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ALTERNATE ROOTS INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 21 November 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$0 changed to $2,876,467
Total expenses
$0 changed to $6,141,822
Contributions and grants received
$0 changed to $2,307,149
Grants paid
$0 changed to $2,987,523
Program service revenue
$0 changed to $507,537
Investment income
$0 changed to $51,729
Other revenue
$0 changed to $10,052
Total assets, end of year
$0 changed to $6,835,157
Total liabilities, end of year
$0 changed to $150,723
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0 changed to $6,684,434
Program services expenses
$0 changed to $5,016,609
Management and general expenses
$0 changed to $821,507
Fundraising expenses
$0 changed to $303,706
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0 changed to $5,016,609

Listed only on the earlier return

  • April C Turner
  • Stephanie McKee Anderson

Listed only on the later return

  • Abigail Gomez
  • April Turner
  • Corey Staten
  • Don Harrell
  • Paige Heurtin
  • Sara Green
  • Shaleigh Comerford
  • Stephanie Vmckee
  • Taylore Adams
  • Victoria Meek
  • Wendy Shenefelt

Listed under a different title

  • Ace McColl: Director then DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
  • Stephen Clapp: Officer then CHAIR

Totals

Total revenue
$2,876,467
Total expenses
$6,141,822
Contributions and grants received
$2,307,149
Grants paid
$2,987,523
Program service revenue
$507,537
Investment income
$51,729
Other revenue
$10,052
Total assets, end of year
$6,835,157
Total liabilities, end of year
$150,723
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,684,434
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,016,609
Management and general expenses
$821,507
Fundraising expenses
$303,706
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,016,609

Program services were 81.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $13,709

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,278,440

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $471,197 · related or exempt $471,197

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $36,340 · related or exempt $36,340

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,729 · excluded $51,729

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10,052 · excluded $10,052

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,052

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,517,395 · program services $2,517,395

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $470,128 · program services $470,128

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $364,653 · program services $218,791 · management and general $54,698 · fundraising $91,164

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $743,333 · program services $583,076 · management and general $95,720 · fundraising $64,537

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $403,271 · program services $274,365 · management and general $77,203 · fundraising $51,703

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,020 · program services $66,963 · management and general $12,450 · fundraising $12,607

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,162 · management and general $30,162

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $701,078 · program services $544,111 · management and general $141,188 · fundraising $15,779

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,678 · management and general $31,678

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,484 · management and general $30,484

  • 17 · Travel

    total $435,921 · program services $213,856 · management and general $168,260 · fundraising $53,805

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $96,733 · program services $82,223 · management and general $14,510

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,624 · management and general $9,624

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,205 · management and general $8,205

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $96,042 · program services $22,992 · management and general $67,981 · fundraising $5,069

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND DESIGN

    total $45,988 · program services $14,716 · management and general $22,994 · fundraising $8,278

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $41,449 · management and general $41,449

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBS

    total $23,044 · program services $7,993 · management and general $14,287 · fundraising $764

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $614 · management and general $614

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,650,473 · end of year $3,566,178

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,129,000 · end of year $230,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $778 · end of year $2,490

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

    $131,413

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

    $113,142

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,895 · end of year $18,271

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,988,234 · end of year $3,018,218

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $177,275 · end of year $150,723

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,491,519 · end of year $3,078,204

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,114,586 · end of year $3,606,230

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ALTERNATE ROOTS, INC. (ROOTS) WAS FORMED TO MEET THE DISTINCT NEEDS OF ARTISTS WHO WORK FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND ARTISTS WHO CREATE WORK BY, FOR, ABOUT AND WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF PLACE, TRADITION, AFFILIATION, AND SPIRIT.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $5,016,609 · Grants $2,987,523 · Revenue $507,537

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

Listed in Part VII

  • April Turner

    PRESIDENT / CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Priscilla Smith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sacil Armstrong

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Clapp

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ace McColl

    DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Vmckee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Victoria Meek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charmille Walters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Walden Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Murray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Don Harrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Corey Staten

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Abigail Gomez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Taylore Adams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shaleigh Comerford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sara Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Ramos

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $147,454
    From this org
    $133,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,515
    Hours/week
    40

  • Wendy Shenefelt

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $103,670
    From this org
    $84,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,839
    Hours/week
    40

  • Paige Heurtin

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $113,529
    From this org
    $111,314
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,215
    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

  • SPIRITHOUSE

    $2,220,447

    SUPPORT

  • WOMEN ENGAGED

    $60,780

    SUPPORT

  • TINY IS POWERFUL

    $57,932

    SUPPORT

  • IDEA CAPITAL

    $19,513

    SUPPORT

  • CLEAR CREEK CREATIVE

    $14,394

    SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 June 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202601749349301405

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