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Nonprofit · EIN 95-3616924

GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC

Tax-exempt · IMPERIAL BCH, CA 91932

Financials

$177K$160K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$176,802$160,220$16,582$200,563$1,096$199,467
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$119,318
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,108
Net income from sales of inventory
$56,376
Other revenue
$56,376

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$77,715
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$18,942
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$18,942
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$9,584
Occupancy
$2,493
Travel
$2,256
Program services (functional)
$142,789
Management and general (functional)
$16,481
Fundraising (functional)
$950

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$183,110
Total assets, end of year
$200,563
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,096
Net assets, end of year
$199,467
Publicly traded securities
$27,358
Net assets without donor restrictions
$199,467
Gross receipts
$230,395
Employees
0
Volunteers
5
Year formed
1981
State of legal domicile
CA

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 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KATHERINE KELLERBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
20$18,942
CONCEPCION MARTINEZ VALDESBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ MOTABOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
CAITILIN MANNINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1173 GROVE AVE, IMPERIAL BCH, CA 91932-3508
In care of
% PETER BROWN
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
KATHERINE KELLER, 839 GROFF LANE, STEVENSVILLE, MT 59870
Signed the 990
KATHERINE KELLER, TREASURER
Phone
(406) 880-2667
Return prepared by
EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA

Mission

SCHOOL FOR CHIAPAS SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF AUTONOMOUS MAYAN COMMUNITIES OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO TO PROVIDE A JUST AND DIGNIFIED EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATION FOR SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR AUTONOMY - OUR WORK IN 2025 ENCOMPASSES 3 PRINCIPAL AREAS: COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION, COMMUNITY LITERACY AND AUTONOMOUS EDUCATION, AND LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS IN OUTREACH AND DISSEMINATION AROUND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, POLITICAL CONTEXT AND HUMAN RIGHTS. OUR WORK AS EDUCATORS, FACILITATORS AND ORGANIZERS IS DYNAMIC AND INVOLVES MULTIPLE POPULATIONS --COMMUNITIES WHO ARE ORGANIZING THEMSELVES AND BUILDING AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND PRODUCTION (THIS COULD BE GROUPS OF YOUTH, OF FATHERS OR OF WOMEN); INTERNATIONALS VISITING CHIAPAS WHO SEEK TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN AN EDUCATION UNIQUE TO THE TERRITORY; AND THOSE AT A DISTANCE WHO ARE UNCOVERING THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT CONTINUES TO ARISE FROM THE INDIGENOUS MAYA STRUGGLES FOR JUSTICE AND DIGNITY.
    Expenses $118,120 · grants $77,715
  • SOLIDARITY STORE (ONLINE STORE) - OUR SOLIDARITY STORE SELLS COFFEE AND ARTISANRY FROM AUTONOMOUS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN SOLIDARITY ECONOMIES AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS BORDERS. IN 2025, THIS MEANT THAT $55,780 OF COFFEE AND HANDMADE GOODS FROM 13 COLLECTIVES IN CHIAPAS WERE SOLD TO 975 CUSTOMERS. IN COOPERATION WITH IMAGENARTE IN SAN CRISTÓBAL, OUR ONLINE STORE EXISTS TO PROVIDE AN OUTLET BEYOND LOCAL MARKETS AND TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH CONCIOUS CONSUMPTION.
    Expenses $19,299
  • SENDAS - OUR COLLABORATIVE CULTURAL CENTER IN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, IS AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK IN CHIAPAS. THERE, WE HOST WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS ON THE HISTORY AND CURRENT CONTEXT OF THE PEOPLES AND MOVEMENTS IN CHIAPAS AND BEYOND; WE HOST ORIENTATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVERS; WE WELCOME LOCAL GROUPS FOR ORGANIZING POLITICAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS; AND WE SUPPORT LOCAL MARKETS AND ARTISANS COLLECTIVES.
    Expenses $5,370

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

IRS record

EIN
95-3616924
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Church
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1981
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$200,563
Income (IRS master file)
$230,395

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2024–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2023$123,085$115,806$175,575IRS
990December 2022$204,019$259,254$166,478IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC

What is the EIN of GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC is 95-3616924.
Is GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
Are donations to GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC 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 GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC 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 GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KATHERINE KELLER.
Who are the officers and directors of GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $18,942 (KATHERINE KELLER, BOARD TREASURER).
How much revenue does GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $176,802, expenses of $160,220 and total assets of $200,563 at year end.

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