Public Charity

THE ROOTS INITIATIVE

THE ROOTS INITIATIVE is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $166K revenue, $199K expenses, $215K total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $266K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 320659999 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$166K
Total Expenses$199K
Total Assets$215K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$266K
Filing Years2023–2024

Mission

TO NBSP;ACTIVATE NBSP;BLACK NBSP;YOUTH NBSP;AS NBSP;THE NBSP;ARCHITECTS NBSP;AND NBSP;LEADERS NBSP;OF NBSP;TRANSFORMATIVE NBSP;CIVIC NBSP;AND NBSP;SOCIAL NBSP;CHANGE NBSP;IN NBSP;THEIR NBSP;COMMUNITIES NBSP;AND NBSP;BEYOND NBSP;WE NBSP;BELEIVE NBSP;THT NBSP;WHEN NBSP;YOUTH NBSP;ARE NBSP;PROVIDED NBSP;THE NBSP;SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NBSP;SUPPORTS NBSP;EDUCATION NBSP;AND NBSP;RESOURCES NBSP;TO NBSP;UNDERSTAND NBSP;THEIR NBSP;POWER NBSP;IDENTITY NBSP;CULTURE NBSP;AND NBSP;INHERENT NBSP;GENIUS NBSP;THEN NBSP;THEY NBSP;WILL NBSP;HAVE NBSP;A NBSP;GREATER NBSP;SENSE NBSP;OF NBSP;RESPONSIBILITY NBSP;AS NBSP;WELL NBSP;AS NBSP;CONFIDENCE NBSP;AND NBSP;KNOWLEDGE NBSP;TO NBSP;ENGAGE NBSP;CIVICALLY NBSP;RESULTING NBSP;IN NBSP;POSITIVE NBSP;ECONOMIC NBSP;CIVIC NBSP;AND NBSP;SOCIAL NBSP;CHANGE NBSP;IN NBSP;THEIR NBSP;COMMUNITIES NBSP;AND NBSP;CITY

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Brittany Hogan
DIRECTOR Dr Shaniqua Jones
TREASURER Janene Ingram
DIRECTOR Joseph Butler
DIRECTOR Kody Melancon
VICE PRESIDENT Nikki Williams

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Top Grant Purposes

RACIAL EQUITY
$200,000 1 grant
General Operations
$25,000 1 grant
GENERAL OPERATING
$20,000 1 grant
For programming to build community cohesion through the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities.
$7,500 1 grant
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $166K $199K $215K
2023 $2K $17K $248K

Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2K to $166K (+10299%), with total assets most recently reported at $215K.

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