Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ROOT CAUSE RESEARCH CENTER INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $323,949
- Total expenses
- $324,450
- Contributions and grants received
- $323,949
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $180,226
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $180,208
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $244,758
- Management and general expenses
- $79,692
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $244,758
Program services were 75.4% 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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1b · Membership dues
$260
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$323,689
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2a · Program service revenue: TENANT UNION ADVOCACY
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $179,332 · program services $143,465 · management and general $35,867
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $8,000 · program services $6,400 · management and general $1,600
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $24,790 · program services $19,832 · management and general $4,958
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $14,348 · program services $11,478 · management and general $2,870
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,500 · program services $1,200 · management and general $300
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,163 · program services $2,530 · management and general $633
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $32,813 · program services $26,251 · management and general $6,562
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,503 · program services $10,002 · management and general $2,501
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $7,076 · program services $5,661 · management and general $1,415
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17 · Travel
total $7,781 · program services $6,225 · management and general $1,556
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $286 · program services $229 · management and general $57
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24a · Other expenses: CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
total $18,500 · management and general $18,500
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24b · Other expenses: TRAINING FOOD
total $9,081 · program services $7,265 · management and general $1,816
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24c · Other expenses: CONFERENCE AND TRAINING
total $2,285 · program services $1,828 · management and general $457
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24d · Other expenses: PENALTIES & FEES
total $1,294 · program services $1,035 · management and general $259
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,698 · program services $1,357 · management and general $341
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $184,443 · end of year $180,226
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,733 · end of year $18
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $180,709 · end of year $180,208
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Root Cause Research Center - We build structured tenant-lead campaigns and produce knowledge in solidarity with communities under threat of displacement, surveillance, and police violence. We define our base-building practices as (1) expanding the number of people committed to struggling alongside you politically; (2) developing their skills, analysis, and leadership; and (3) deepening our relationships with them. Our base-building practices include regular canvasses and phone banks to connect with new people; deepening relationships with people in our base through regular one-on-ones; providing training for members to develop skills and analysis; and identifying members of our base to develop into leaders and working with them on leadership development plans. Our target base is poor and working-class people in Kentucky, who are impacted by houselessness and police violence, especially Black people and people living in rural areas. We build economic power by organizing tenant unions in
Activities or mission (Part I)
Accomplishments from July 24 - June 25:1. Passed the implementation of the AntiDisplacement Ordinance 2. Ratified a constitution unanimously and elected leadership 3. Launched statewide organizing campaign 4. Held 3 power and organizing trainings that trained 40 members across the state of KY 5. Hosted a National Tenant Union Federation retreat 6. Won over $1million in property repairs7. Built an at-large base running 11 teams (such as legal, rides, research, etc) to support building level work
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Root Cause Research Center - We build structured tenant-lead campaigns and produce knowledge in solidarity with communities under threat of displacement, surveillance, and police violence. We define our base-building practices as (1) expanding the number of people committed to struggling alongside you politically; (2) developing their skills, analysis, and leadership; and (3) deepening our relationships with them. Our base-building practices include regular canvasses and phone banks to connect with new people; deepening relationships with people in our base through regular one-on-ones; providing training for members to develop skills and analysis; and identifying members of our base to develop into leaders and working with them on leadership development plans. Our target base is poor and working-class people in Kentucky, who are impacted by houselessness and police violence, especially Black people and people living in rural areas. We build economic power by organizing tenant unions in apartment buildings for collectively bargained leases and political power by fighting for policies that protect tenants.
Expenses $244,758 · Revenue $260
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Linda OmerLINDA OMER
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $78,500
- From this org
- $78,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Joshua PoeJOSHUA POE
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $73,749
- From this org
- $73,749
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Donna GoldsmithDONNA GOLDSMITH
President
- Total calculated
- $27,083
- From this org
- $27,083
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533219349327838
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