Root Capital Inc
245 Main Street 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21,986,520 | $25,658,085 | $52,031,664 |
| FY2024 | $23,802,639 | $37,085,768 | $55,580,760 |
| FY2023 | $29,107,606 | $32,505,312 | $69,200,103 |
| FY2022 | $52,823,176 | $22,889,458 | $73,133,721 |
| FY2021 | $34,310,202 | $19,491,258 | $43,633,789 |
| FY2020 | $21,396,934 | $21,403,010 | $29,027,039 |
| FY2019 | $28,873,589 | $21,480,329 | $29,285,838 |
| FY2018 | $22,275,720 | $23,083,477 | $15,718,807 |
| FY2017 | $22,072,458 | $20,934,243 | $16,250,131 |
| FY2016 | $19,534,152 | $29,771,735 | $14,975,099 |
| FY2015 | $19,729,515 | $25,099,664 | $25,811,885 |
| FY2014 | $19,562,470 | $23,407,347 | $32,658,854 |
| FY2013 | $24,580,473 | $19,078,519 | $37,107,206 |
| FY2012 | $32,751,686 | $16,022,746 | $38,324,016 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Root Capital Inc (EIN 04-3478123), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $10,660,385 | 48% |
| Program service revenue | $9,365,931 | 43% |
| Other revenue | $1,960,204 | 9% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $19,231,517 | 75% |
| Management & general | $5,927,044 | 23% |
| Fundraising | $499,524 | 2% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 48% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 75% of functional expenses, management & general 23%, and fundraising 2%.
- 75% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 19.3% of 373 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations nationwide (too few in MA for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 24.3 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 71st percentile among 305 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in MA.
- Total revenue was higher than 97.8% of 314 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in MA.
- Total revenue fell from $32,751,686 in FY2012 to $21,986,520 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 8 of 14 reported years (FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2018, FY2020, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $52,823,176 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $38,324,016 to $52,031,664 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 75% of revenue in FY2012 and 49% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
TO GROW RURAL PROSPERITY AND BUILD THE RESILIENCE OF FARMING FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2001 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | Q123 — International, Foreign Affairs & National Security |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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