Nonprofit · EIN 05-0566468
WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT
Also known as Toxics Soil Busters
Tax-exempt · WORCESTER, MA 01610
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $193,260 | $169,434 | $23,826 | $80,917 | $4,623 | $76,294 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $186,708 | $204,293 | -$17,585 | $55,602 | $3,134 | $52,468 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $184,995 | $133,963 | $51,032 | $136,079 | $66,327 | $69,752 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $192,930
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $330
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $51,044
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $86,996
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $55,763
- Occupancy
- $6,579
- Other expenses
- $20,096
- Program services (functional)
- $136,303
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $55,602
- Total assets, end of year
- $80,917
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,623
- Net assets, end of year
- $76,294
- Cash, savings and investments
- $80,417
- Gross receipts
- $193,260
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thidi Tshiguvho | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 37 | $48,000 |
| JUDY DIAMONDSTONE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $3,044 |
| PATRICIA FERAUD-KING | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| KIM MCCOY | TREASURER | 6 | $0 |
| MATTHEW FEINSTEIN | CLERK | 1 | $0 |
| BOONE SHEAR | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE FERNANDO | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thidi Tshiguvho | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $48,000 |
| JUDY DIAMONDSTONE | DIRECTOR | 8 | $3,048 |
| PATRICIA FERAUD-KING | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| KIM MCCOY | TREASURER | 8 | $0 |
| MATTHEW FEINSTEIN | CLERK | 4 | $0 |
| BOONE SHEAR | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE FERNANDO | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA FERAUD-KING | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| KIM MCCOY | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| MATTHEW FEINSTEIN | CLERK | 4 | $0 |
| JUDY DIAMONDSTONE | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| BOONE SHEAR | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE FERNANDO | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4 KING ST, WORCESTER, MA 01610-2419
- In care of
- % WILLIAM M SWEET
- Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
- 4 King St, Worcester MA 01606
- Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
- Matthew Feinstein, 4 King St, Worcester MA 01606
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Kim McCoy, Treasurer
- Phone
- (508) 343-0035
Mission
working with communities facing economic or environmental injustice, training and empowering youth, supporting development of related urban worker cooperatives. We re-established youth programming.
Program accomplishments
- We continued supporting our partners and others in the cooperative and new economy movements, with a Coop Academy again in 2025, and outreach. We trained 20 people on how to start cooperative businesses, trained a youth cohort on food justice, and reached ~200 individuals at tabling events.Expenses $18,037 · grants $350
- El Salón continued to organize art galleries, artisan markets, and participatory creative workshops utilizing various spaces across the community and engaging with a diverse group of artists and community members.Expenses $31,062 · grants $38,400
- Frederick Douglass readings and Music Mania Television Studios LLC's charitable projects, primarily comedy training workshops, are managed by a former member of Future Focus Media, a former cooperative incubated by Worcester Roots from 2011 to 2015.Expenses $29,349 · grants $30,640
- Worcester Community Energy Action (WCEA), DBA RENEW Worcester, is a grassroots cooperatively run not-for-profit energy democracy organization promoting democratic control of the energy system in Worcester. RENEW works to develop projects that prioritize community benefits over shareholder profits, connecting residents to affordable and accessible renewable energy as an important intervention in the intersecting crises around climate, housing, and racial justice and the shaping of a just and sustainable future.Expenses $26,540 · grants $82,131
- Push Worcester continues to organize youth development and leadership opportunities utilizing skateboarding, while working to distribute skateboard gear to youth who face barriers to access.Expenses $3,007
- Healing Garden Institute is committed to food justice, urban agriculture, education and entrepreneurship at several Worcester locations. In 2025 our primary activities were designing and building a demonstration garden for the community, therapeutic gardening, and collaborating with other garden projects in Worcester.Expenses $28,308 · grants $28,800
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 05-0566468
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $80,917
- Income (IRS master file)
- $193,260
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $193,260 | $169,434 | $80,917 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $186,708 | $204,293 | $55,602 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $184,995 | $133,963 | $136,079 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2007 Officer: Matthew Feinstein | December 31, 2007 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 05-0566468).
Questions about WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT
- What is the EIN of WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT is 05-0566468.
- Is WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT?
- The 990-N for 2007 names Matthew Feinstein.
- Who are the officers and directors of WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $48,000 (Thidi Tshiguvho, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WORCESTER ROOTS PROJECT have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $193,260, expenses of $169,434 and total assets of $80,917 at year end.
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