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Root Cause Institute Inc.

Root Cause Institute Inc.

Cambridge, MA 02142
Tax ID20-0703238

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About this organization

Revenue

$2,412,497

Expenses

$2,098,325

Mission

Root Cause is driven by a passion for shaping the future of social problem solving. Our services and programs individually and collectively bring together nonprofit, philanthropy, government, and business to advance solutions to today's toughest social issues by helping them understand and invest in what works. Our decade of work to accelerate performance shows that sustained change happens when resources flow to organizations committed to continuous improvement to ensure they are maximizing impact. Root Cause improves the performance of organizations working on social issues and organizations that allocate resources for social issues resulting in quantifiable improvement in people's lives.

About

OUR ADVISORY AND EDUCATION PRACTICE OFFERS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP OUR PARTNERS IN THE NONPROFIT, PHILANTHROPIC AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS TO: DESIGN AND ADVANCE COLLECTIVE ACTION PROJECTS; ASSESS AND STRENGTHEN PRACTICES OF MEASUREMENT, LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT; AND PLAN AND EXECUTE STRATEGIES THAT ENABLE PEOPLE TO SUCCEED FROM ONE LIFE STAGE TO THE NEXT. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, IN ORDER TO SHAPE POLICIES AND SERVICES AND LEARN HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS BASED ON RACE, CLASS, GENDER AND/OR GEOGRAPHY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEVELOPS RESEARCH, DATA, CASE STUDIES, AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.

Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing

From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “Root cause is a nonprofit research and consulting firm that partners with nonprofits, philanthropy, government, and business to advance solutions to today's toughest social issues.”.

When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “Root cause is a nonprofit research and consulting firm that partners with nonprofits, philanthropy, government, and business to advance solutions to today's toughest social issues.”.

  • The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is MA.
  • According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 50 MILK STREET 16TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA, 02109.
  • The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 21 employees reported on their form.
  • Is not a private foundation.
  • Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue less expenses is $314,172.
  • The organization has 4 independent voting members.
  • The organization was formed in 2004.
  • The organization pays $1,519,617 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $118,094 in fundraising expenses.