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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHOOSING OUR ROOTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$587,460
Total expenses
$596,089
Contributions and grants received
$578,379
Grants paid
$162,336
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$81
Other revenue
$9,000
Total assets, end of year
$710,754
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,108
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$683,646
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$554,247
Management and general expenses
$41,023
Fundraising expenses
$819
Program service expenses (Part III)
$554,247

Program services were 93.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $464,881

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $113,498

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $81 · excluded $81

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $9,000

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $9,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $9,000 · excluded $9,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $162,336 · program services $162,336

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $267,965 · program services $267,965

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,438 · program services $3,438

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $11,578 · program services $11,584 · management and general -$6

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,029 · program services $23,029

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,560 · program services $6,233 · management and general $19,327

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,061 · program services $9,132 · management and general $7,110 · fundraising $819

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $47,689 · program services $47,384 · management and general $305

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,483 · program services $4,836 · management and general $647

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,369 · management and general $13,369

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,597 · program services $15,597

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,984 · program services $2,713 · management and general $271

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $185,474 · end of year $188,254

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $57,611 · end of year $57,611

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $150 · end of year $150

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,519 · end of year $2,519

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

    $498,195

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

    $35,975

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $475,590 · end of year $462,220

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,458 · end of year $27,108

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $543,646 · end of year $535,406

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $148,240 · end of year $148,240

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of Choosing Our Roots is to ensure that all queer Alaskan youth & young adults have access to safe home, supportive communities, and opportunities to thrive.

  • Housing and Case Management for LGBTQ Homeless Youth - Provided direct services to youth participants, including host home placement, bridge housing, intensive case managment, material assistance, and wraparound supports to meet individual needs. Advocacy for Homeless LGBTQ Youth within the broader Continuim of Care - the organization continued to offer systemic advocacy and meaningful interventions into community collaborations, in order to increase the prevalence and qualtiy of culturally relevent supports for LGBTQ youth who experience homelessness in Alaska. This included active participation in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Projects, the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, the Mat-Su Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, and various other local coalitions, as well as direct advocacy with other youth-serving agencies in the communities served. Youth Emplowerment, Mentorship, and Leadership Development - Stipends ($ 25/monthly meeting) provided to youth who serve on the Organizations Board of Directors. Several other youth participated in organizational committees to develop programming and hire staff; represented organization at local, regional, and national events, presentations and trainings; provided leadership in peer group activities, participated in media outreach activities; and were match with volunteer mentors.

    Expenses $554,247

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Torrey McClain

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sydney Tarzwell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Harnish

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie McKay Bryson

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Sheri Heritage

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Melody Bechberger

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Reijns

    Co-Executive Director Operat

    Total calculated
    $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
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349315478

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