Totals
- Total revenue
- $254,549
- Total expenses
- $220,053
- Contributions and grants received
- $254,549
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $260,696
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $260,696
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $141,784
- Management and general expenses
- $58,882
- Fundraising expenses
- $19,387
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $141,784
Program services were 64.4% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$254,549
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$39,529
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3 · Investment income
total $0
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
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
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $74,167 · program services $44,500 · management and general $13,350 · fundraising $16,317
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $6,568 · program services $3,941 · management and general $1,182 · fundraising $1,445
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,206 · program services $4,581 · fundraising $1,625
-
13 · Office expenses
total $7,534 · program services $2,715 · management and general $4,819
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $0
-
24a · Other expenses: ADULT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
total $40,301 · program services $40,301
-
24b · Other expenses: IN-KIND DONATION EXP
total $39,529 · management and general $39,529
-
24c · Other expenses: S1 TO S4 EXPENSES
total $36,073 · program services $36,073
-
24d · Other expenses: VOCATION
total $8,800 · program services $8,800
-
24e · All other expenses
total $875 · program services $873 · management and general $2
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $222,460 · end of year $256,957
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,739 · end of year $3,739
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1 · end of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $176,310 · end of year $210,806
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $49,890 · end of year $49,890
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Rooted Wisdom Africa offers an integrated set of innovative programs designed to support income generation, food security and employment. Our mission is to empower children and families in rural Uganda to overcome the constraints of poverty through education and business development. Since our inception, Rooted Wisdom Africa has worked with local partners to send students to school, provide skill-based training, and facilitate sustainable enterprise projects as requested by the communities we serve.
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Education: Rooted Wisdom Africa supports formal and informal educational opportunities by partnering with secondary schools and vocational colleges. At the secondary level, our Life Skills Program features an educational scholarship, life skills classes, and vocational and technical training. In 2024, Rooted Wisdom Africa supported 275 students, celebrated the graduation of over 220, and provided more than 66,000 meals. Beyond secondary school, we continue to invest in the most promising students by offering scholarships to local vocational colleges. In 2024, 20 students were supported through academic scholarships.
Expenses $73,782
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Entrepreneurship: Rooted Wisdom Africa invests in families, students, farmers, and community members through entrepreneurial training programs to support income generation and self-sufficiency. These programs support disadvantaged populations as they learn valuable business skills and vocational training in an effort to increase their income, food security, and scalable businesses. The Women's Enterprise Training Program (WETP) equips women and girls living in extreme poverty with the skills necessary to secure independent and sustainable employment. In 2024, WETP supported over 160 Ugandan women and out-of-school youth. The Farmer Field School (FFS) supports current or aspiring farmers by teaching hands-on environmentally sustainable agricultural techniques using a cost-effective approach. In 2024, 160 farmers were supported through the program. In total, $64,354 was spent in support of the organizations enterprise and community engagement initiatives.
Expenses $68,002
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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Kristine Hitchings
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $74,167
- From this org
- $74,167
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Elizabeth Lotz
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Sarah Herzog
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Qing Su
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Daisy Tian
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Kelly Witte
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Deon MacMillan
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Laura Andes
Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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
- 11 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523159349305877
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