Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GRASSROOT PROJECTS.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 29 April 2025. 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: $463,518 changed to $587,856
Total expenses: $435,434 changed to $559,772
Contributions and grants received: $462,496 changed to $586,834
Program services expenses: $326,642 changed to $498,225
Management and general expenses: $100,067 changed to $47,740
Fundraising expenses: $8,725 changed to $13,807
Program service expenses (Part III): $326,642 changed to $498,225

Totals

Total revenue: $463,518
Total expenses: $435,434
Contributions and grants received: $462,496
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $1,022
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $215,593
Total liabilities, end of year: $0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $215,593
Program services expenses (Part IX): $326,642
Management and general expenses: $100,067
Fundraising expenses: $8,725
Program service expenses (Part III): $326,642

Program services were 75.0% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$30,002
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$432,494
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$210,879
3 · Investment income

total $998 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $998
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $40,048 · other assets $0
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $40,024 · other assets $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $24 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $24 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $24
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0 · program services $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0 · program services $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0 · program services $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $62,115 · program services $0 · management and general $62,115 · fundraising $0
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $49,797 · program services $38,849 · management and general $2,550 · fundraising $8,398
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
10 · Payroll taxes

total $11,719 · program services $1,727 · management and general $9,863 · fundraising $129
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $825 · program services $0 · management and general $825 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $0 · fundraising $0
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $2,416 · program services $0 · management and general $2,416 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $837 · program services $1 · management and general $836 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $3,473 · program services $80 · management and general $3,393 · fundraising $0
14 · Information technology

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
15 · Royalties

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $10,759 · program services $4,910 · management and general $5,849 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
20 · Interest

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $2,195 · program services $0 · management and general $2,195 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: Client supplies

total $281,050 · program services $276,486 · management and general $4,441 · fundraising $123
24b · Other expenses: Annual fee to Indiana Diaper Bank

total $3,500 · program services $3,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Volunteer engagement

total $2,264 · program services $590 · management and general $1,674 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: Background checks

total $153 · program services $0 · management and general $153 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $4,331 · program services $499 · management and general $3,757 · fundraising $75

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $144,479 · end of year $136,604
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $39,990 · end of year $65,989
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $3,000 · end of year $13,000
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $40 · end of year $0
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $110,254 · end of year $80,445
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $77,255 · end of year $135,148

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Grassroot Projects creates and supports equitable communities for immigrant and refugee children by removing barriers and empowering kids to reach their full potential as they enjoy their childhoods. This is accomplished by having a very low-resistance client intake process, decreased need for documentation, multilingual volunteers, and delivering care packages to the families either at their homes or at a specific pick-up point.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Grassroot Projects provides the following services to help under-resourced immigrant/refugee families as they struggle to resettle into a new country and call it their home: a) Care Packages: These include basic essentials for children/babies ranging from diapers, wipes, formula, seasonal clothing, car seats, and school supplies to culturally-appropriate groceries. b) Sponsor a Passion: We provide sponsorships for children to pursue their passions/talents such as gymnastic classes, swimming, tumbling, art classes, and such. Our goal is to help these kids enjoy their childhood and experience the power of play. c) Healthy Families program through which grocery gift cards are given to help purchase culturally-relevant foods that aren't otherwise easily accessible to families that are food insecure. d) Early literacy program to promote the joy of reading by adopting 1-3 elementary and middle schools every year, where kids are able to choose from a variety of free books that reflect diversity. Children's books are also a part of each care package as book ownership is proven to promote literacy. Also as part of our Back to School program, kids are provided new backpacks filled with all the essential school supplies to help them start a new school year with confidence. We assisted 2,936 children from 1,175 households in 2023 for immigrant families from 50 different countries.

Expenses $326,642

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Nimisha Goyal

Vice President

Total calculated

$42,075

From this org

$42,075

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Priya Gangwani

President

Total calculated

$20,040

From this org

$20,040

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

30
Lisa Freeman

Board Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

30
Rakesh Gangwani

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Sarah Tharp

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Chithra Adams

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Graham Melendez

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jennifer Bui

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Oudumbar Rajput

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

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: 1 November 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v5.0
Source object: 202433089349300318

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