2025-11-17T14:08:28-05:00 2024-12-31 042530803 SMITH WATSON & COMPANY LLP 7 NORTH ST SUITE 205 PITTSFIELD MA 01201 990 2024-01-01 832950864 ROOTS RISING INC ROOT 4133440816 923 BARKER RD PITTSFIELD MA 01201 JESSICA VECCHIA EXEC DIRECTOR 5083303954 2025-11-17 true false JEFFREY D BELAIR CPA P00845921 4134649940 2025-11-17 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JESSICA VECCHIA 923 BARKER RD PITTSFIELD MA 01201 1223009 false X WWW.ROOTSRISING.ORG X 2018 MA ROOTS RISING IS AN AWARD-WINNING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD AND FARMING. 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IT LEAVES YOUTH FEELING PURPOSEFUL, CAPABLE, AND CONNECTED. WE RUN THREE SEASONAL FARM CREWS A YEAR: SUMMER, FALL, AND SPRING, AS WELL AS MARKET CREW, WHICH IS A GRADUATE LEVEL CREW. THESE CREWS ARE BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THEIR HOURS WORKING IN THE FARM FIELDS OR IN THE FARMERS MARKET, YOUTH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, CULINARY AND FINANCIAL LITERACY LESSONS, AND FEEDBACK CIRCLES. 107330 13110 THE PITTSFIELD FARMERS MARKET, FOUNDED IN 2013, OPERATES WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD. WE ARE A YEAR-ROUND AND PRODUCER-ONLY MARKET, WITH ALL OF OUR VENDORS SELLING PRODUCTS THAT THEY GROW, RAISE, OR PRODUCE THEMSELVES. LIVE MUSIC, CHEF DEMOS AND WORKSHOPS HAVE HELPED MAKE THE MARKET A TRUE COMMUNITY HUB. ROOTS RISING RUNS SEVERAL FOOD JUSTICE INITIATIVES IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR MARKET MORE AFFORDABLE TO ALL- INCLUDING MARKET MATCH, WHICH DOUBLES THE PURCHASING POWER OF LOW INCOME RESIDENTS USING SNAP, WIC, AND SENIOR BENEFITS. THE PITTSFIELD FARMERS MARKET IS THE FIRST TEEN-RUN MARKET IN THE REGION. 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THE VISION IS TO LIFT UP TEENS AS COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKERS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF MEANINGFUL WORK. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A YOUTH CREWS HIRE PITTSFIELD TEENS TO WORK ON FARMS AND IN FOOD PANTRIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AS WELL AS AT OUR OWN FARMERS MARKET. IT'S NOT JUST A JOB. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL WORK-WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A LARGER SOCIAL GOOD. ROOTS RISING BELIEVES THAT MEANINGFUL WORK IS TRANSFORMATIONAL. IT LEAVES YOUTH FEELING PURPOSEFUL, CAPABLE, AND CONNECTED. WE RUN THREE SEASONAL FARM CREWS A YEAR: SUMMER, FALL, AND SPRING, AS WELL AS MARKET CREW, WHICH IS A GRADUATE LEVEL CREW. THESE CREWS ARE BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THEIR HOURS WORKING IN THE FARM FIELDS OR IN THE FARMERS MARKET, YOUTH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, CULINARY AND FINANCIAL LITERACY LESSONS, AND FEEDBACK CIRCLES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE PITTSFIELD FARMERS MARKET, FOUNDED IN 2013, OPERATES WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD. WE ARE A YEAR-ROUND AND PRODUCER-ONLY MARKET, WITH ALL OF OUR VENDORS SELLING PRODUCTS THAT THEY GROW, RAISE, OR PRODUCE THEMSELVES. LIVE MUSIC, CHEF DEMOS AND WORKSHOPS HAVE HELPED MAKE THE MARKET A TRUE COMMUNITY HUB. ROOTS RISING RUNS SEVERAL FOOD JUSTICE INITIATIVES IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR MARKET MORE AFFORDABLE TO ALL- INCLUDING MARKET MATCH, WHICH DOUBLES THE PURCHASING POWER OF LOW INCOME RESIDENTS USING SNAP, WIC, AND SENIOR BENEFITS. THE PITTSFIELD FARMERS MARKET IS THE FIRST TEEN-RUN MARKET IN THE REGION. OUR TEEN MARKET CREW IS INVOLVED WITH EVERY ASPECT OF RUNNING THE MARKET, FROM VENDOR SUPPORT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D GENERAL OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR ROOTS RISING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY A MINIMUM OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST