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ROOTED WISDOM AFRICA

EIN 20-8595073 DENVER, CO

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Revenue 2024
$254,549
Expenses 2024
$220,053

Program services were 64.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q30
Classification
1200
Street
1031 33RD STREET

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

6 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

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.

  • 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

  • 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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $254,549
    Expenses
    $220,053
    Contributions
    $254,549
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $220,991
    Expenses
    $238,118
    Contributions
    $220,991
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $291,172
    Expenses
    $273,796
    Contributions
    $291,172
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $304,935
    Expenses
    $208,286
    Assets (EOY)
    $225,951

  • 2020 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $191,623
    Expenses
    $167,551
    Assets (EOY)
    $141,202

  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $168,748
    Expenses
    $173,728
    Assets (EOY)
    $105,230

  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $168,748
    Expenses
    $173,728
    Assets (EOY)
    $105,230

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $256,992
    Expenses
    $230,048
    Assets (EOY)
    $110,210

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $230,581
    Expenses
    $232,093
    Assets (EOY)
    $83,266

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $208,534
    Expenses
    $182,645
    Assets (EOY)
    $84,958

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $207,510
    Expenses
    $218,902
    Assets (EOY)
    $59,069

  • 2014 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $169,716
    Expenses
    $163,863
    Assets (EOY)
    $70,461

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $194,110
    Expenses
    $172,745
    Assets (EOY)
    $64,608

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.