2025-07-21T14:13:50-05:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2024-01-01 391854762 ROOTED WI INC ROOT 6082400409 517 E BADGER ROAD MADISON WI 53713 VIRGINIA HUGHES CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082400409 2025-07-18 1 1 JASON STEPHENS CPA P01263225 6082744020 2025-07-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z VIRGINIA HUGHES 517 E BADGER ROAD MADISON WI 53713 1047057 0 X ROOTEDWI.ORG X 1996 WI COLLABORATIONS ROOTED IN FOOD, LAND, AND LEARNING. 13 13 48 1058 0 0 910168 780041 371038 188885 34395 52321 1604 25810 1317205 1047057 376 103 0 0 1105015 960172 0 0 121593 530730 474986 1636121 1435261 -318916 -388204 4092336 3714443 1164158 1162474 2928178 2551969 X WE ENVISION COLLABORATIONS ROOTED IN FOOD, LAND AND LEARNING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GROW AND THRIVE IN HEALTHY, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. 0 0 318362 0 31447 LAND AND GARDENS-INCLUDES MANAGEMENT OF TROY GARDENS AND THE GARDENS NETWORK. TROY GARDENS FARM AND GARDENS CONSISTS OF 26 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE LAND FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD PRODUCTION AND NATURAL AREAS RESTORATION MANAGEMENT. PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS OF DEVELOPING THE LAND IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER, IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY FOR MADISON'S NORTHSIDE RESIDENTS, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON GARDENING, NATURAL AREAS RESTORATION, FOOD PREPARATION, NUTRITION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE GARDENS NETWORK IS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ROOTED WI, DANE COUNTY UW-EXTENSION, AND THE CITY OF MADISON. THE PARTNERSHIP FOSTERS COMMUNITY GARDENING AND GREENING IN MADISON AND DANE COUNTY. IT FUNCTIONS AS A CONNECTOR OF RESOURCES FOR GARDENERS AND GARDEN LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, INITIATIVES, AND PROGRAMS WORKING ON COMMUNITY FOOD ISSUES. VARIOUS OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OFFERINGS OF WORKSHOPS, COURSES, FIELD TRIPS, AND TOURS; AND THE CAPITAL VEGETABLE GARDEN ON MADISON'S CAPITAL SQUARE. 269299 103 25 BADGER ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER-THE BADGER ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER (BRNC) SERVES AS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD HUB FOR SOCIALIZING, LEARNING, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND HEALTHY RESILIENT LIVING. THE CENTER OFFERS MONTHLY COMMUNITY DINNERS (AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 150 PEOPLE; HIGHEST ATTENDANCE 300 PEOPLE) AND PROVIDES SPACE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING SERVING AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD POLLING PLACE (VOTER TURNOUT ABOVE 90% IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS), GATHERINGS, AND ENRICHING PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES. BRNC ALSO OFFERS GARDENING AND CULINARY EDUCATION TO BADGER ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. ROOTED WI STAFF ALSO OPERATE AN ONSITE EDUCATIONAL FARM, SCHOOL GARDENS, A FOOD FOREST, AND MANAGE 46 COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOTS. 236415 0 82313 FARM - PROGRAM INCLUDES BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING, COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE, FARM STAND, AND SELLING WHOLESALE FIELD CROPS, CUT HERBS, AND SPROUTS TO A SMALL NUMBER OF LOCAL GROCERY STORES. 226696 0 75100 YOUTH AND SCHOOL GARDENS - PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION, INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF URBAN-GROWN FOOD, POST-HARVEST PROCESSING AND STORAGE, REMEDIATION OF URBAN SOILS, RELEVANT POLICY ISSUES, AND MORE. THIS BREADTH OF TRAINING CAN PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CAREERS AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING AND BEYOND FARMING, SUCH AS STARTING FOOD BUSINESSES, WORKING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN FOOD SYSTEMS WORK, HORTICULTURAL THERAPY, SCHOOL GARDENS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND EVEN THE PEACE CORPS. 226696 0 75100 1050772 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X BONNIE KRATTIGER 6085166109 517 E BADGER ROAD MADISON WI 53713 JOE SENSENBRENNER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM BRADLEY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS HAYES SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIGID ELLIOTT-BOGER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEIRDRE GARTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AZURE FUDGE HART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCESCA HONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER KILGOUR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD MAYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ELLYN SENSENBRENNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 POLLY DALTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA GEHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASMINE BANKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA HUGHES CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 74694 0 747 HEDI RUDD CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 71878 0 9087 146572 0 9834 0 0 0 0 0 15104 382385 382552 780041 GARDENS INCOME 115115 82313 82313 FEES FOR SERVICES 115115 75100 75100 FARM INCOME 115115 31447 31447 LEASE INCOME 531120 25 25 188885 52321 52321 25810 25810 25810 1047057 188885 0 78131 103 103 156405 111957 28007 16441 680695 487250 121891 71554 3383 2421 606 356 57636 41256 10321 6059 62053 44418 11112 6523 3340 3340 47047 47047 69470 62513 4383 2574 133244 124547 5580 3117 19635 16500 2023 1112 96513 75004 13569 7940 16129 15177 751 201 11552 9826 1138 588 201 201 58603 49007 6046 3550 18937 10713 6655 1569 315 80 226 9 1435261 1050772 262896 121593 260448 248631 1417188 1134674 173316 176639 44795 35437 15290 5851 1099065 173861 966206 925204 1215093 1188007 4092336 3714443 34800 29902 1129358 1132572 1164158 1162474 X 2700233 2376769 227945 175200 2928178 2551969 4092336 3714443 X -388204 11995 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2431928 726850 993293 910168 780041 5842280 2431928 726850 993293 910168 780041 5842280 255868 5586412 43194 772 5354 34395 52321 136036 5978316 1343880 0.93440 0.91920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 1 1 137290 11995 5549 143736 130964 11770 5444 137290 150701 -14404 5333 130964 132480 23268 5047 150701 129192 8216 4928 132480 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 88200 88200 715261 26491 688770 295604 147370 148234 925204 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 11023 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 1033248 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 143736 1188007 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES 11293 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 1106476 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 14803 1132572 1059052 11995 11995 1047057 0 1047057 1435261 0 1435261 0 1435261 PART II, LINE 9: THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT DOES NOT GENERATE ANY REVENUE AND THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT INCUR ANY EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THEREFORE, NO ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ARE REPORTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE EASEMENT ALSO IS NOT RECORDED AS AN ASSET IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SINCE IT DOES NOT HAVE A VALUE. PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS IS USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 11,995. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JOE SENSENBRENNER AND MARY ELLYN SENSENBRENNER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY WILL APPROVE AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, AS DEFINED IN THE POLICY, IS CONSIDERED AN INTERESTED PERSON. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL, APPARENT, OR KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY. THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING WHILE THE OTHER DIRECTORS DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY WILL THEN DETERMINE WHETHER AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ANY INTERESTED PERSON DETERMINED TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE GOVERNING BODY'S DISCUSSIONS AND DECISION ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY USE A COMPENSATION STUDY TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE GOVERNING BODY'S DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION AND DECISION ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ROOTED WI, INC. MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 11,995.