Mission
GRASSROOTS HEALTH ADVANCES HEALTH EQUITY IN CITIES BY USING SPORTS TO RE-IMAGINE HEALTH EDUCATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND MOBILIZING NCAA ATHLETES AS HEALTH EDUCATORS AND ROLE MODELS FOR YOUTH.
Public Charity
GRASSROOTS HEALTH
GRASSROOTS HEALTH, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.0M in revenue, $853K in expenses, $615K in total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $419K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 264594778
WASHINGTON, DC
Public Health
NTEE: E70
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.0M
Total Expenses$853K
Total Assets$615K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$419K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Grassroots Health
How Grassroots Health divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$73
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$13
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $73 for programs
$39
School community-based health education we provide 1 sports-based health education programs in middle schools, 2 health communication workshops for parents and caregivers of middle school students, and 3…
$22
Civic engagement leadership development we provide intensive training-of-facilitator workshops for volunteer college student-athlete health educators, including four-day, 16-hour training workshops in each of our curricula
$12
Evaluation communication of research in the spirit of ensuring evidence-based practice and community-informed approaches to health promotion, we devote significant resources to curriculum development and evaluation, the creation…
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.
Sample Grants Received
Innovative, Sports-based Sexual Health Promotion P
$50,000
HEALTH
$20,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,500
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,450
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,000
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CHAIR
Christine Campbell
TREASURER
Craig Lejeune
VICE CHAIR
Deidra Suber
BOARD MEMBER
Dr Tamara Henry
BOARD MEMBER
Ian Wheeler
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jane Wallis
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $853K | $615K |
| 2024 | $702K | $787K | $439K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $528K |
| 2022 | $438K | $830K | $593K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $571K | $938K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.3M to $1.0M (-23%), with total assets most recently reported at $615K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.