Common Ground Center INC FY2020 filing

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Starksboro, VT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 03-0343966Revenue $217K in FY2020

On file with the IRScgcvt.org473 Tatro Rd, 05487-4404 · Starksboro, VTTax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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A multi-age arts, education, and outdoor recreation and conference center dedicated to environmental sustainability and strengthening diverse families and communities through unique program offerings and facility rentals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $99K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $202K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$396K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$217K
Spent
$383K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$272K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$217K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$591K
FY2022$582K
FY2023$640K
FY2024$582K
Expenses
$383K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$704K
FY2023$710K
FY2024$700K
Net assets
$272K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$60K
FY2024−$58K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $189K Management & general 40% · $154K Fundraising 11% · $41K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Whitaker’s $65K as Executive Di is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lindsay Whitaker$65,414$24,418——
Connor Timmons—$41,757$51,471$48,101
Scott Meyer——$3,220$2,666

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers arts, education, and outdoor programs for families and communities, promoting sustainability.

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1 program · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Common Ground Center, Inc. offers programs such as Camp Common Ground, Group Programming, Camp Kaleidoscope, and Adventure Day Camps, etc. Camp Common Ground is an inter-generational family camp founded in 1994, is the Centers marquee program, operates four 1-week summer sessions, and is designed to create positive family outcomes.

$189Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$202K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$217K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$383K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$154K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$272K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K
Total assetsLn 16$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$813
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$217K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$230K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$416K
Total assetsLn 16$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
Net assetsLn 32$272K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 573
VolunteersI 686
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$230K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$479K$416K
Total assetsLn 16$597K$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K$396K
Net assetsLn 32$438K$272K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$34K$57K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$14K$23K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$4K$6K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$15K$1K$264
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$3K$272
Information technologyLn 14$11K$3K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$36K$33K$697
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$849
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$327$327
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$65K$62K$2K$651
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K$169
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$5K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$383K$189K$154K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $582K$700K−$118K−$58K 990 PDF
FY2023 $640K$710K−$70K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $582K$704K−$123K$130K 990 PDF
FY2021 $591K$610K−$19K$253K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $217K$383K−$167K$272K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $216,773 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $118,770$126,382
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $367,523$88,020
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,165$813
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $80,477$1,558
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $567,935$216,773
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $369,409$173,475
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $335,484$209,807
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $704,893$383,282
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$136,958−$166,509
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $216,773 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $69 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,382
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$126,382
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $88,020$88,020
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $813$813
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$1,883−$1,883
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,372$3,372
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $88,089 · Unrelated business −$1,883 · Excluded from tax $4,185$216,773
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $383,282 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,421 · Management $57,368 · Fundraising $22,947$114,736
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,909 · Management $23,182 · Fundraising $9,272$46,363
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,713 · Management $6,188 · Fundraising $2,475$12,376
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,718$2,718
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,715$13,715
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,629 · Management $1,322 · Fundraising $264$16,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,981 · Management $2,811 · Fundraising $272$9,064
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,650 · Management $5,299 · Fundraising $2,650$10,599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,569 · Management $33,477 · Fundraising $697$69,743
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,194 · Management $849$4,043
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $327$327
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,523$1,523
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $62,460 · Management $1,952 · Fundraising $651$65,063
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,779 · Management $2,048 · Fundraising $169$8,996
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,250 · Management $1,109 · Fundraising $1,442$7,801
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,555 · Management $153,888 · Fundraising $40,839$383,282
Part X · Balance sheet $667,406 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,338$40,859
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,117$189,557
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,234$1,852
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,387$6,318
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,689$8,791
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $479,257$415,945
X-14 Intangible assets$4,084
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $597,022$667,406
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,726$14,895
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $122,618$153,628
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$225,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,664$1,978
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $159,008$395,901
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $378,014$221,505
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,000$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $438,014$271,505
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $597,022$667,406
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $271,505 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$216,773
XI-2 Total expenses$383,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$166,509
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$438,014
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$271,505

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