Nonprofits›Root Division

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Root Division

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Website

Total revenue

$997K

Total expenses

$1.1M

Net assets

$542K

Grants received

$1.3M

71 grants

EIN

731711252

Tax year

2023

Mission

Root Division provides discounted studios to 25+ emerging artists in exchange for volunteering. We serve 800 youth with free art classes, 550 adults with courses, 350 artists via exhibitions, & an overall audience of 9,000 within/ beyond the Bay Area.

Programs

2 programs

Youth & Adult Education: Serves 800+ youth with free art classes in 8 neighborhood after school programs and 550+ adults with low-cost art classes onsite. Classes are designed and taught by our Studio Artists as part of a service commitment exchange for subsidized studio space.

Expenses: $325K

Studios: Served 25+ artists in 2023-24. Participants volunteer in other aspects of Root Division's mission and programs. Each artist receives subsidized studio space in return for 12 hours of volunteer service per month. These artists have contributed over 3,500 volunteer hours this past year.

Expenses: $245K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$677K
Program service revenue$301K
Investment income$4K
Other revenue$15K
Total revenue$997K

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$430K
Fundraising$107K
Other expenses$670K
Total expenses$1.1M
Total assets$2.5M
Net assets$542K

People

22 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Michelle Mansour

Executive Dir.

Board

$84K

55 hrs/wk

John-Mark Ikeda

Board Chair

Board

—

6 hrs/wk

Sharon Tanenbaum

Vice Chair

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Lisa Olson

Secretary

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Carl Ry Sullivan

Treasurer

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Ellen Oh

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Kate Fritz

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Andrea Crow

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Ancel Martinez

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Lisa Spivey

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Tavarus Blackmon

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Blanca Estela Rodriguez

Alum Artist Rep

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Chase Irvin

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Shannon Atlas

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Alexis Javellana Hill

Artist Rep

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Jonathan Carver Moore

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Hakki Cacekli

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Tom Loughlin

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Erica Sandler

Board Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Taura Null

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Kacy Jung

Artist Rep

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Megan Leppla

Artist Rep

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 71 of 71

FromAmountPurposeYear
THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$63K
Visual Arts
2024
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
THE MORTON FOUNDATION
$15K
TO INSPIRE YOUTH IN THE BAY AREA USING VISUAL ARTS
2024
VIOLET WORLD FOUNDATION
$11K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
PHYLLIS C WATTIS FOUNDATION
$11K
General Operating Support
2024
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
Fleishhacker Foundation
$10K
General Support
2024
DALE & ANNETTE SCHUH FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE AIMS ARE TO PROMOTE THE HUMANITIES
2024
THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$111K
Visual Arts
2023
WALTER AND ELISE HAAS FUND
$50K
ONE YEAR OF GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACES FOR ARTISTS, ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS, AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2023
CARLA AND DAVID CRANE FOUNDATION
$45K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
FRED CRAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION
$35K
NO SPECIFIC PURPOSE
2023
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
$25K
CORE PROGRAMS
2023
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$20K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$15K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
THE MORTON FOUNDATION
$15K
TO INSPIRE YOUTH IN THE BAY AREA USING VISUAL ARTS
2023
BIALKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
$13K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
PHYLLIS C WATTIS FOUNDATION
$12K
General Operating Support
2023
VIOLET WORLD FOUNDATION
$11K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$8K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
THE LEMELSON FOUNDATION
$5K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2023
DALE & ANNETTE SCHUH FAMILY FOUNDATION
$3K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE AIMS ARE TO PROMOTE THE HUMANITIES INCLUDING THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
2023
10129 FOUNDATION
$2K
ROOT DIVISION PROVIDES DISCOUNTED STUDIOS TO 25+ EMERGING ARTISTS IN EXCHANGE FOR VOLUNTEERING.
2023
THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2022
BIALKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
$25K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
PHYLLIS C WATTIS FOUNDATION
$25K
General Operating Support
2022
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$20K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
THE MORTON FOUNDATION
$15K
TO INSPIRE YOUTH IN THE BAY AREA USING VISUAL ARTS
2022
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$11K
Visual Arts
2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
FRED CRAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION
$10K
NO SPECIFIC PURPOSE
2022
VIOLET WORLD FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$5K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
VIOLET WORLD FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
DALE & ANNETTE SCHUH FAMILY FOUNDATION
$3K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE AIMS ARE TO PROMOTE THE HUMANITIES INCLUDING THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
2022
THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$27K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$27K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
PHYLLIS C WATTIS FOUNDATION
$25K
General Operating Support
2021
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
FRED CRAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION
$10K
NO SPECIFIC PURPOSE
2021
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
VIOLET WORLD FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
DALE & ANNETTE SCHUH FAMILY FOUNDATION
$3K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE AIMS ARE TO PROMOTE THE HUMANITIES INCLUDING THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
2021
GELFAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$900
CHARITABLE
2021
PHYLLIS C WATTIS FOUNDATION
$500
General Operating Support
2021
THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$51K
Visual Arts
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$29K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
PHYLLIS C WATTIS FOUNDATION
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
THE ZELLERBACH FAMILY FOUNDATION
$15K
COVID RESPONSE
2020
FRED CRAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION
$10K
NO SPECIFIC PURPOSE
2020
THE MORTON FOUNDATION
$10K
TO INSPIRE YOUTH IN THE BAY AREA USING VISUAL ARTS
2020
VIOLET WORLD FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
BIALKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
$8K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$6K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
DALE & ANNETTE SCHUH FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
To support educational institutions and organizations whose aims are to promote the humanities including the visual and performing arts
2020
THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$42K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$10K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
VIOLET WORLD FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$10K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2018

Funded by

$1.3M from 25 funders · 71 grants · 2018–2024

The Oregon Community Foundation

$236K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$163K · 6 grants · 2018–2022

The Andy Warhol Foundation For The

$150K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

Phyllis C Wattis Foundation

$98K · 6 grants · 2020–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$93K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

The San Francisco Foundation

$70K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Violet World Foundation

$67K · 7 grants · 2018–2024

Fred Craves Family Foundation

$65K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN731711252
NTEE codeA40
Subsection03
Ruling date2005-06
Formed2004
Employees9
Volunteers50
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