Charity profile · Historical source record

Root Capital

EIN 04-3478123International Massachusetts Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Growing rural prosperity in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

Root Capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities.These businesses purchase crops such as coffee, cocoa, or nuts from smallholder farmers. With growth, they become engines of impact that can raise incomes, create jobs, empower women and young people, sustain peace, and preserve vulnerable ecosystems.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.38Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,534,152

Total expenses · USD$29,771,735

Program expenses

$25,901,409.45 recorded amount

87.0%

Fundraising expenses

$774,065.11 recorded amount

2.6%

Administrative expenses

$3,036,716.97 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: William Foote
Recorded compensation: $285,822.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.96%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Root Capital
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Root Capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities.These businesses purchase crops such as coffee, cocoa, or nuts from smallholder farmers. With growth, they become engines of impact that can raise incomes, create jobs, empower women and young people, sustain peace, and preserve vulnerable ecosystems.
`ein` EIN	04-3478123
`tot_exp` Total expenses	29771735.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.026000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.87
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	William Foote
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	285822.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0096
`motto` Tagline	Growing rural prosperity in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.
`name` Charity name	Root Capital
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19534152.0
`score` Overall score	92.38
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	25901409.45
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	774065.1100000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3036716.9699999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3478123
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.