Public Charity

ROOT CAPITAL INC

ROOT CAPITAL INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $22.0M revenue, $25.7M expenses, $115.9M total assets. 73 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $42.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 043478123 CAMBRIDGE, MA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: Q12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.0M
Total Expenses$25.7M
Total Assets$115.9M
Grant Records73
Funding Total$42.4M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

ROOT CAPITAL SEEKS TO INCREASE INCOMES AND STABILIZE EMPLOYMENT FOR FARMERS IN AFRICA, SOUTH-EAST ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. ROOT CAPITAL DOES THIS THROUGH A PROVEN CHANNEL: SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES THAT COLLECT AND MARKET THE CROPS OF THOUSANDS OF FARMERS. THROUGH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF CAPITAL, TRAINING, AND ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS, ROOT CAPITAL HELPS AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES INCREASE FARMER INCOMES, EMPOWERS WOMEN, CONSERVES ECOSYSTEMS, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

Where $100 goes at Root Capital Inc

How Root Capital Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$47
Root Capital provides agricultural businesses with a unique combination of credit and capacity building
61% of program spending
$20
Advise
26% of program spending
$10
Catalyze
13% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Alexandra Tuinstra
GENERAL COUNSEL Alice Burke
BOARD MEMBER Ana Zacapa
VP, HEAD OF INVESTMENT & CREDIT RISK Benjamin Witkop
CFO (THRU 3/31/25) Bryan Woliner
BOARD MEMBER Dana Francois

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$33,542,386 43 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$4,319,521 4 grants
International Aid & Development
$4,262,715 17 grants
Human & Social Services
$150,250 3 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $22.0M $25.7M $115.9M
2024 $23.8M $37.1M $117.9M
2023 $29.1M $32.5M $120.4M
2022 $52.8M $22.9M $129.6M
2020 $21.4M $21.4M $84.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $21.4M to $22.0M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $115.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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