ROOT CHANGE

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

J02

Classification

1000

Street

610 8TH ST NE

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Mission and programs · 2024

• BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF 2023, ROOT CHANGE DEEPENED AND EXPANDED ITS EFFORTS IN 2024 TO PROMOTE EQUITY BOTH IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. DOMESTICALLY, WE CONTINUED OUR WORK AIMED AT BRIDGING COMMUNITY DIVIDES AND ADDRESSING POLITICAL POLARIZATION, FOCUSING ON BUILDING CONNECTIONS ACROSS DIFFERENCES AND FOSTERING UNITY WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THESE U.S.-BASED INITIATIVES AIMED TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL COHESION AND ENHANCE DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE AT A TIME WHEN POLARIZATION IS INCREASINGLY PREVALENT.INTERNATIONALLY, ROOT CHANGE CONTINUED ITS WORK THROUGH USAID GLOBAL PROGRAMS CENTERED ON EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THESE PROGRAMS AIMED TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND FOSTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY INTEGRATING PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH AND RAPID EXPERIMENTATION. OUR WORK IN REGIONS LIKE GUATEMALA, KENYA, MALAWI, AND CAMBODIA FOCUSED ON ENHANCING LOCAL CAPACITY, AMPLIFYING YOUTH-LED MOVEMENTS, AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH.THROUGH STRENGTHENED COLLABORATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL NGOS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND DONOR AGENCIES, ROOT CHANGE ADDRESSED PRESSING CHALLENGES SUCH AS POLITICAL POLARIZATION, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR EFFORTS PLACED SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED GROUPS, FORTIFYING DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES, AND BUILDING CAPACITY ACROSS DIVERSE REGIONS GLOBALLY, INCLUDING THE U.S.COLLABORATION WITH THE CARTER CENTER: IN 2024, WE DEEPENED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CARTER CENTER TO SUPPORT THEIR DOMESTIC CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS. ROOT CHANGE'S LEARNING-FOCUSED APPROACH, EMPHASIZING PARTICIPANT-CENTERED LEARNING, PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN FOSTERING LOCAL ENGAGEMENT AND EXPANDING DEMOCRACY RESILIENCE NETWORKS IN SIX STATES. BY INTEGRATING METHODOLOGIES LIKE ACTION RESEARCH, PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION, AND LEAN EXPERIMENTATION, WE CO-DESIGNED DYNAMIC LEARNING SESSIONS THAT ENABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE, TEST, AND APPLY LOCALLY-CENTERED KNOWLEDGE.A KEY ASPECT OF OUR COLLABORATION WAS THE INTEGRATION OF ROOT CHANGE'S SOCIAL LAB APPROACH, DESIGNED TO BRIDGE DIVIDES AND FOSTER DEPOLARIZATION. THIS MODEL BROUGHT TOGETHER DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS INTO A SHARED SPACE TO IDENTIFY COMMON GROUND AND COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP SOLUTIONS AIMED AT REDUCING POLARIZATION AND FOSTERING UNITY. THE SOCIAL LABS FOCUSED ON BRIDGING DIFFERENCES BY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE IN OPEN DIALOGUE, IDENTIFY SHARED CONCERNS, AND CO-CREATE INTERVENTIONS THAT ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSES OF POLARIZATION. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, TEAMS FORMED AROUND KEY ISSUES, TESTING AND REFINING THEIR IDEAS USING LEAN EXPERIMENTATION IN THREE-MONTH CYCLES. THESE EXPERIMENTS, CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ALLOWED FOR REAL-TIME LEARNING AND ADAPTATION OF STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE DEPOLARIZATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS: WE CONTINUED TO ASSIST THIS OFFICE WITH COLLECTIVE ACTION PLANNING, ORGANIZING COMMUNITY-BASED FOCUS GROUPS, PRODUCING ANALYTICAL DIGESTS, AND PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGERS WORKING ON COMMUNITY RESILIENCE INITIATIVES.IDEA INITIATIVE: ROOT CHANGE CONTINUED ITS WORK WITH USAID'S INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EQUITABLE ASSISTANCE (IDEA) PROGRAM FOR A 5-YEAR GLOBAL INITIATIVE AIMED AT ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS. ROOT CHANGE LED EFFORTS IN CAPACITY STRENGTHENING, DEVELOPING INCLUSIVE METRICS, CONDUCTING NETWORK MAPPING, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND INCLUSIVITY.YOUTHPOWER YOUTH EXCEL PROGRAM: WE CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH IREX TO IMPLEMENT THE YOUTH EXCEL PROGRAM, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE LED BY USAID. THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS TO DRIVE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT BY USING IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH TO STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS. AYL-CHEMONICS: IN 2024, ROOT CHANGE JOINED THE USAID ADVANCING YOUTH LEADERSHIP (AYL) PROGRAM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, ROOT CHANGE LED SOCIAL LABS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER CAMBODIAN YOUTH BY GUIDING THEM THROUGH A HANDS-ON, TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY OF PERSONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR HUBS ACROSS CAMBODIA, INCLUDING PHNOM PENH, SIEM REAP, TAKEO, AND RATANAKIRI. ECONOMIC RECOVERY CORPS (ERC): ROOT CHANGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (IEDC) DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED AN IMMERSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY CORPS (ERC) FELLOWSHIP. THE ERC IS A NEW COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN DISTRESSED AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. OVER A 30-MONTH FELLOWSHIP, 65 FELLOWS WORK WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE. ROOT CHANGE CO-DESIGNS TRAINING, SUPPORTS FELLOWS' ACTION RESEARCH PROJECTS, PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CREATES A LEARNING FRAMEWORK AND CURRICULUM FOR FUTURE COHORTS.AS THE TRAINING AND LEARNING PARTNER FOR ERC, ROOT CHANGE FACILITATES CONNECTION AND EXCHANGE AMONG NATIONAL PARTNERS, HOSTS, AND FELLOWS IN URBAN, RURAL, AND TRIBAL AREAS. WE ALSO SUPPORT FELLOWS IN APPLYING ACTION RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES TO IDENTIFY LOCAL ASSETS, TEST SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHALLENGES, ENGAGE IN PARTICIPATORY PLANNING, AND GENERATE DATA FOR PROGRESS MONITORING. THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO ELEVATE NEW PRACTICES AND TRANSFORM THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHILE BUILDING CAPACITY IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO DRIVE MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, ROOT CHANGE IS DEVELOPING AN EQUITY-FOCUSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM THAT WILL BE USED BY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FOR YEARS TO COME.COMMUNITY POWER LEARNING INITIATIVE: IN 2024 WE CONTINUED THE COMMUNITY POWER LEARNING INITIATIVE (CPLI) WITH FUNDING FROM THE ROBERT WOODS JOHNSON FOUNDATION. THIS INITIATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, ACTIVISTS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY POWER. THROUGH CPLI, ROOT CHANGE FACILITATES PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING, COACHING, AND ACTION RESEARCH, ENABLING PARTICIPANTS TO OFFER-UP AND EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING EQUITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR ROLE IN CPLI EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE-SHARING, PARTICIPATORY DECISION-MAKING, AND GRASSROOTS-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, ENSURING THAT COMMUNITIES ARE EQUIPPED TO LEAD THEIR OWN FUTURES AND RESPOND TO EVOLVING CHALLENGES.

  Expenses $1,529,279 · Grants $308,590 · Revenue $2,040,793

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.

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $2,056,604

  Expenses

  $1,942,151

  Contributions

  $16,008

  Grants paid

  $308,590

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,820,634

  Expenses

  $1,509,239

  Contributions

  $51,884

  Grants paid

  $207,424

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,394,242

  Expenses

  $1,236,770

  Contributions

  $155,103

  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

  $793,726

  Expenses

  $988,341

  Assets (EOY)

  $88,110

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $616,810

  Expenses

  $878,814

  Assets (EOY)

  $211,434

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $973,955

  Expenses

  $1,293,091

  Assets (EOY)

  $122,900

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,595,656

  Expenses

  $1,514,513

  Assets (EOY)

  $465,007

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,410,126

  Expenses

  $1,015,846

  Assets (EOY)

  $438,456

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $575,692

  Expenses

  $700,348

  Assets (EOY)

  $79,190

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $542,167

  Expenses

  $604,274

  Assets (EOY)

  $132,590

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $736,503

  Expenses

  $804,413

  Assets (EOY)

  $194,823

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $452,006

  Expenses

  $417,965

  Assets (EOY)

  $146,941

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $229,547

  Assets (EOY)

  $105,812

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

• ALLIES IN CARING INC

  $13,269

  2023 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

  $12,692

  2023 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• ST LOUIS REGIONAL HEALTH COMMISSION

  $12,256

  2023 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• YANAWANA HERBOLARIOS

  $11,792

  2024 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• THE HARRIET TUBMAN EFFECT

  $11,250

  2024 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• ESPERANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER

  $11,250

  2023 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• YANAWANA HERBOLARIOS

  $11,250

  2023 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• CO-OP DAYTON

  $11,250

  2023 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• ALLIES IN CARING INC

  $11,250

  2024 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

• GREATER DAYTON UNION COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE INC

  $11,250

  2024 · TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED U.S.-BASED COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES. THESE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT TRUSTED LEADERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED THEIR CONSTITUENCIES TO SHIFT PUBLIC DISCOURSE, INFLUENCE POLICY, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• THE CARTER CENTER INC

  $150,000

  2023 · ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION

• THE CARTER CENTER INC

  $75,000

  2024 · Election depolarization

• THE CARTER CENTER INC

  $75,000

  2022 · ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $50,000

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $50,000

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $35,000

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC

  $20,000

  2024 · CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $15,000

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $10,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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