Totals
- Total revenue
- $183,502
- Total expenses
- $106,934
- Contributions and grants received
- $163,383
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $20,109
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $10
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $181,697
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $181,697
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $106,935
Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2022
Primary exempt purpose
Taproot's mission is to design and build holistic systems for healthy local food, and educational opportunities with youth and families. We design shared urban greenspaces and the programming that unlocks its potential for food sovereignty, youth employment, environmental justice, community building, and racial equity. We offer seasonal youth employment opportunities, and educational opportunities for community garden leaders in Rochester, K-12 youth, university students, educators working with youth, and the general public. Our vision is a for Rochester to be filled with thriving neighborhoods where all people have equitable access to critical resources.
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Summer Youth Workforce Development Program: 5 youth employed for 15 week educational employment program that supported three community gardens, each focused on producing free, culturally relevant, and nutritious produce in under-resourced communities. Interns and staff worked with community members to redesign each garden, plan build projects, and renovate each garden to expand production capacity, accessibility, and community engagement.
Expenses $56,935 · Grants $56,935
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Material Access & Education Support for Community Gardens Seeking to Expand Food Access: Support for multiple community gardens focused on producing free culturally relevant, and nutritious produce in under-resourced communities. Support in the form of material & plant giveaways and free technical assistance.
Expenses $50,000 · Grants $50,000
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Nathaniel Mich
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $11,267
- Compensation
- $11,267
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Leslie Knox
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Amber Powers
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Stephanie Benway
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 6 October 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202322859349200907
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