GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1981

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KATHERINE KELLER

Phone

4062191294

Tax Period

2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31

GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC, founded in 1981, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $204K in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Expenses of $259K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 27% operating deficit.

Mission

THE CLASSROOM; THE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC; THE ARTESIAN COLLECTIVE OR THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PROJECT. GRASS ROOTS EVENTS, INC. AND SCHOOLS FOR CHIAPAS BROADLY SUPPORTS ALL ASPECTS OF AUTONOMOUS EDUCATION. SCHOOLS FOR CHIAPAS SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF AUTONOMOUS MAYAN COMMUNITIES OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO TO PROVIDE A JUST AND DIGNIFIED EDUCATION.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $192,237 Revenue: $0

SENDAS IS AN EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER IN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS CHIAPAS DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES ON ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, DEFENSE OF TERRITORY AND...

SENDAS IS AN EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER IN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS CHIAPAS DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES ON ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, DEFENSE OF TERRITORY AND PEOPLES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AUTONOMY. OUR COLLABORATORS, IMAGENARTE, ACTIVELY WORK WITH COMMUNITY COLLECTIVES TO FOSTER JUST ECONOMIES THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF THEIR PRODUCTS IN A PHYSICAL STORE WITHIN THE SPACE. OUR LIBRARY HOLDS BOOKS ON MOVEMENT HISTORY, INDIGENOUS STRUGGLES, AND OTHER AREAS. WE HOLD BI-WEEKLY PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL CONVERSATIONS IN THE LIBRARY FOR NEW-COMERS TO THE RICH SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE REGION.

Program 2

Expenses: $20,834 Revenue: $0

THE ONLINE STORE WAS SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED TO COMMERCIALIZE PRODUCTS FROM INDIGENOUS ARTISANS' COLLECTIVES IN THE U.S. THEREBY PROVIDING NOT ONLY AN OUTLET FOR THEIR PRODUCTS, BUT ALSO INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGIONS WHERE THE COLLECTIVES RESIDE. OUR ONLINE STORE BRINGS DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF THEIR PRODUCTS.

Program 3

Expenses: $5,895 Revenue: $0

THE VIVERO IS OUR NURSERY IN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS BUILT TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WORK WITH COMMUNITIES IN AGROECOLOGY, RANGING FROM SEED PRESERVATION TO MEDICINAL AND EDIBLE PLANT...

THE VIVERO IS OUR NURSERY IN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS BUILT TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WORK WITH COMMUNITIES IN AGROECOLOGY, RANGING FROM SEED PRESERVATION TO MEDICINAL AND EDIBLE PLANT CULTIVATION AND DISTRIBUTION TO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE WORKSHOPS. OVER THE COURSE OF 7 YEARS, THE NURSERY, HOUSED AT THE SITE OF OUR OFFICE IN SAN CRISTÓBAL, HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $163,976

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $367

Other Revenue $39,676

TOTAL REVENUE $204,019

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $140,196

Salaries & Benefits $14,214

Fundraising Expenses $7,987

Program Expenses $218,966

Other Expenses $104,844

TOTAL EXPENSES $259,254

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$204,019	$200,271	+0.0%
Expenses	$259,254	$223,647	+0.2%
Net Income	$-55,235	$-23,376	+1.4%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$14,214

Total Directors