Roots and Wings Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462848670
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-N 2013
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2128750012
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$58,271
Expenses
$214,021
Assets
$187,398
Liabilities
$343,520

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIELLE M RILEY (PRESIDENT)
  • KRISTEN VAIL RILEY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DANIELLE M RILEY (PRESIDENT)
  • KRISTEN VAIL RILEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ELIZABETH GOLDBERG-GOULD (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Roots & wings envisions a world beyond poverty where all people thrive through the roots of social empowerment and the wings of economic opportunity. Millions of people in the world live in poverty yet aspire to better circumstances. Education, healthcare, nutrition, housing and social inclusion are the roots that strengthen families and communities. Opportunities for employment, earning, and growth are the wings that promote financial independence and sustained livelihoods. Through roots and wings, families and communities become stronger and more resilient.our mission is to bring roots and wings to the world in a strategic, integrated way, so families can lift themselves out of poverty and live with dignity and security.

What it reported doing in 2015

We build partnerships with civic and business leaders who understand and jointly agree upon the priority social and economic concerns in their region.together and with funding from roots & wings, our partners scale small and mid-sized businesses that create good jobs for local people while producing the goods and services most needed by communities. Business leaders reinvest their profits in the next generation of social enterprises. Social leaders reinvest their profits in non-income generating programming that addresses key social concerns.when we leave, local families are financially independent and local leaders have the capacity and capital to continue investing in their region, without the need for foreign aid. Our results change lives and transform regions, so we evaluate what we do and help the most effective organizations replicate our approach globally.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -267.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.83; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -132% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -40.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $189K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

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  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.