NEW BRITAIN ROOTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018
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- Organization
- NEW BRITAIN ROOTS INC (EIN 46-4350118)
- Tax period
- 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
- Filed
- 2019-11-12
- IRS object ID
- 201913179349201456
- Schema version
- 2018v3.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2019-11-12T15:08:58-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2018-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2018-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 464350118 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NEW BRITAIN ROOTS INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | NEWB | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 2035018083 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 853 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | New Britain | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 06050 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | JOSEPH LISTRO | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 2035018083 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2019-11-12 | SignatureDt |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 32.211.224.185 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2018 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | www.newbritainroots.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $161,601 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $132,339 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $11,397 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $3,139 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $1,012 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $2,127 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $14,726 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $12,103 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $2,623 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $148,486 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $9,250 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $68,756 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $10,153 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $2,628 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $2,680 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $24,944 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $118,411 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $30,075 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $6,562 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $7,490 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $44,127 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,562 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $21,179 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $22,948 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,562 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $44,127 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,562 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $44,127 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | ROOTS is a community-engaged 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting food security and farm to school education in K-12 programs. We make healthy food accessible and affordable to our low-income neighbors. We work with Connecticut farmers, food artisans and healthy food advocates. We learn from, work with, and teach with people of all ages. ROOTS provides farmers' market outreach programs, increasing the consumption of healthy and locally grown produce for our low income neighbors. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Food Security: Operate a mobile farmers market to serve low-income neighborhoods with low access to nutritious food. | $29,726 | $23,631 |
| Education: Provide after-school programs for K-12 public school students, support and materials for school gardens, field trips to farms, and workshops and demonstrations at community events. Funded through School Contracts and grants. | $44,550 | $40,748 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $64,379 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Listro | ||
| Executive Director | 40 | $25,648 |
| Megan Hourigan | ||
| Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Miranda Velez | ||
| Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Abigail Adams | ||
| Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Foss | ||
| Director | 1 | $0 |
| Krizl Soriano | ||
| Director | 1 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CT | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Joseph Listro | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 853 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | New Britain | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 06050 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 2035018083 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $32,057 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $48,889 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $68,392 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $135,478 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $284,816 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $32,057 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $48,889 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $68,392 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $135,478 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $284,816 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | $284,816 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $284,816 | TotalSupportAmt |
| First5 Years170 | Yes (X) | First5Years170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $48,889 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $72,565 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $135,478 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $256,932 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $22,243 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $28,151 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $25,428 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $75,822 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $71,132 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $100,716 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $160,906 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $332,754 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $332,754 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $71,132 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $100,716 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $160,906 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $332,754 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | ROOTS was the fiscal agent for a grant on behalf of New Britain School District to operate summer community based organization programs at the schools. The amount reflects the balance of the grant that was returned to the school district. |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Bank Fees, Credit Card Service Charges: $1552 City Licenses and Permits: $788 Membership Fees to Professional Organizations: $431 Program Supplies: $7289 Website & Email Hosting: $1217 Insurance: $6845 Marketing Expenses: $70 Payroll Expenses: $680 Travel & Meeting: $6072 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 | Used Vehicle under ownership 2007 GMC Refrigerated Box Truck Assessed at $7490 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | GMC Truck $7490, Accounts Receivable: $15,458 |