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Filing year 2024

ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC

Cambridge, Massachusetts·EIN 20-0703238·3
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$862k
Total expenses
$1.9M
Reported officers
13
Mission

ROOT CAUSE IS A NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND CONSULTING FIRM THAT PARTNERS WITH NONPROFITS, PHILANTHROPIES, GOVERNMENT, AND BUSINESSES TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS TO TODAY'S TOUGHEST SOCIAL ISSUES.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Managing Director
highest compensated employee
$166k
$177k
Base
$139k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$24k
Executive Director & Presi
$157k
$168k
Base
$153k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$2k
Managing Director
highest compensated employee
$155k
$165k
Base
$144k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$9k
Managing Director
highest compensated employee
$140k
$150k
Project Director
highest compensated employee
$135k
$144k
Director of Finance and Op
$68k
$73k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 7 unpaid individuals.

Down 5%
from 2023

From $175k in 2023 to $166k in 2024.

$175k
2023
$166k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 8% in real terms$192k to $177k

Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

ROOT CAUSE INSTITUTE INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.8M
$1.9M
2023
$1.9M
$1.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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