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US nonprofit · EIN 562565701 · New Carlisle, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 562565701) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Grass Roots-From the People for the People Inc's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Donn Hellinger ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Austin AshleyCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Dee Ann HeptasVice Chairma2018
8 yrs
Jennifer TarverTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Tracy RockholdVoting Membe2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Austin AshleySecretary$0
Donn HellingerChairman$0
Dee Ann HeptasVice Chairma$0
Tracy RockholdVoting Membe$0
Jennifer TarverTreasurer$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Grass Roots-From the People for the People Inc
EIN
562565701
Address
220 S Main St, New Carlisle, OH, 45344-1953
State
Ohio
Mission
To partner with local communities in east africa to improve the lives of local children. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Principal officer
Donn Hellinger (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2006
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDonn Hellinger
≥8years on the filingsDee Ann Heptas
≥8years on the filingsTracy Rockhold
≥4years on the filingsJennifer Tarver

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$341k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$341k
Contributions and grants received
$25k
Program service revenue
$462k
Employees
2

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$487k$475k$12k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.