Public Charity

JUST ROOTS JUST ROOTS CHICAGO

JUST ROOTS JUST ROOTS CHICAGO is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $679K revenue, $563K expenses, $526K total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $624K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 824241543 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$679K
Total Expenses$563K
Total Assets$526K
Grant Records16
Funding Total$624K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

JUST ROOTS CHICAGO WAS INCORPORATED AS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND ACCESS TO LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY GROWN FOOD. JUST ROOTS CHICAGO GROWN CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD WITH AND FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THOUGH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.

Sample Grants Received

2024
PASS-THROUGH FARMER GRANTS
$70,000
2024
EXPANSION/ENHANCEMENT OF EXISTING PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
$25,000
2024
DAO Grant
$20,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,450
2023
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$90,000

Showing up to 5 of 16 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alison Orbin
DIRECTOR Beverly Price
TREASURER Eileen Paliakas
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Simpkin
DIRECTOR James Alexander
SECRETARY Karen Joy Dizon

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Top Grant Purposes

CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT
$271,000 5 grants
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$90,000 1 grant
technical support for urban agriculture projects on Chicago's Near South Side, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
$75,000 1 grant
PASS-THROUGH FARMER GRANTS
$70,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$27,800 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $679K $563K $526K
2023 $503K $458K $408K
2022 $432K $265K $356K
2020 $114K $46K $88K
2019 $47K $32K $23K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $47K to $679K (+1330%), with total assets most recently reported at $526K.

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