Community Improvement (S20) IRS Verified DX Registered 990 on File

GRASSROOT GIVERS INC

EIN: 80-0267317 · DELMAR, NY 12054-0084 · United States · FY 2023 Data

3 out of 5 52 / 100 Based on 2+ years of filings

Financial strength (30%) 61/100

Reliability (20%) 50/100

Effectiveness (25%) 93/100

Impact (25%) No data yet

Financial data: FY 2023 · Scored 9/13/2026

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Mission Statement

Founded in 2009, Grassroot Givers is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located in Albany. We make a connection between the needs in our community and those with resources to share. Our organization is comprised of two main programs: the Community Store and the Book Project, and supports individuals, agencies, schools and nonprofit programs in the Capital District. Grassroot Givers’ Community Store Program provides new or like-new donations: clothing for children and adults, accessories, personal care products, and other basic necessities to individuals and families living in poverty or in a shelter. Through our "Home Essentials" program, we work directly with local shelters as well as caseworkers from multiple agencies to provide people transitioning into a new apartment with home essentials: dishes, utensils, pots and pans, linens, paper products, and other basic necessities. The Book Project’s goal is to provide those in need with books to establish their own home libraries, provide books to schools and to support literacy programs. Access to books in the home is strongly linked to academic success- therefore, providing those in need with quality books helps to set them on a sustainable track to independence and success. To date since 2011, the Book Project has provided the Capital Region with over 250,000 books through our programs such as the ‘take a book/leave a book’ Little Free Library program, as well as the Feed and Read Backpack Program in the Albany City Schools.

Financial Overview — FY 2023

$839K

Total Revenue

$802K

Total Expenses

$496K

Net Assets

Employees

Revenue Sources

Expense Breakdown

Program Expense Ratio 96.7%

Fundraising Efficiency 347.5%

Operating Reserve 7.41x

Liability-to-Asset 5.5%

Revenue Diversification 91.8%

Executive Compensation $0

Compared with Peers

FY 2023

Compared with 5,777 similar organizations (United States, Community Improvement, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2023.

This organization Middle half of peers (P25–P75) Peer median

Ratio	This org	Peer median	Position (P10 → P90)
Program expense ratio Program expenses / total expenses · higher is better	96.7%	84.1%	P10P90	Top quarter
Admin expense ratio Management and general / total expenses · lower is better	2.2%	12.7%	P10P90	Top quarter
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expenses / total expenses · lower is better	1.1%	0.0%	P10P90	Below median
Fundraising efficiency Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income · lower is better	347.5%	9.4%	P10P90	Bottom quarter
Operating reserve Months of expenses covered by net assets · higher is better	7.4 mo	11.1 mo	P10P90	Below median
Liabilities to assets Total liabilities / total assets · lower is better	5.5%	3.6%	P10P90	Below median
Revenue concentration Share of revenue from the largest source · lower is better	91.8%	93.2%	P10P90	Above median
Revenue growth Year over year revenue growth	25.1%	7.5%	P10P90
Expense growth Year over year expense growth	18.4%	13.2%	P10P90
Surplus margin Surplus as a share of revenue	4.3%	2.7%	P10P90

Financial History

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Net Assets	Program %	Staff
2023	$839K	$802K	$496K	96.7%	8
2022	$670K	$678K	$460K	95.9%	7
2021	$1.6M	$631K	N/A	—	5

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Organization Details

EIN: 80-0267317
State: NY
City: DELMAR
ZIP: 12054-0084
Classification: S20
Category: Community Improvement
Rating: 3★
Coverage: A
Last Updated: Aug 2026
IRS Ruling Year: 2009
Foundation Code: 15
Form 990: On File

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