Common Ground INC EIN 20-1545635

Common Ground INC FY2020 filing

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Builds a citizens' group to work for the common good in Greater Milwaukee. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $608K in revenue, $342K in expenses, and $402K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Website
www.commongroundwi.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$608KFY2020
Expenses
$342K
Net assets
$402K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-1545635 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Milwaukee, WI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds a citizens' group to work for the common good in Greater Milwaukee.
Leadership
Jennifer O'Hear · Lead Organizer · $83K
Money in and out
$608K revenue, $342K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$608K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$342K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$402K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $265K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+44%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$608K
FY2020
Expenses
$342K
FY2020
Total assets
$402K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$608K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$342K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$402K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$265K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$402K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $277K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

A non-partisan get out the vote program worked to increase voter participation in Wisconsin

$235Kprogram expense
02

Community Health Partners worked with people who tested positive for Covid 19. They received daily phone calls to check up on their progress, and also pulse oximeters to register their oxygen levels. Referrals to health care were made when necessary

$31Kprogram expense
03

Do Not Stand Idly By focuses on improving gun safety and control of guns in the Milwaukee area through education, encouragement of including safety features in state, county and municipal weapons purchasing and raising awareness in the public of safe handling, storage and use of guns

$11Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommon Ground INC
EINHdr · item D20-1545635
Principal addressHdr · item CMilwaukee, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.commongroundwi.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lead Organizer
$82,614Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer O'Hear’s $117K as Lead Organizer is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer O'Hear$116,530$106,787$96,786$89,739$82,614

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$591K · 97%
Investment income$16K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$591K
Investment income3%$16K
Total revenueLn 12$608K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$342K
Total functional expensesLn 25$342K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$266K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$402K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $402K · Operating expenses/yr $342K
14.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $342K · Total expenses $342K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $342K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $342K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $591K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $591K · Total revenue $608K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $608K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $608K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16K · Total revenue $608K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $342K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $608K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $402K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $608K · Expenses $342K
+44%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $402K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $402K · Total assets $402K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $136K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $402K
34%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer O'Hear · Reported title Lead Organizer · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $342K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $218K · Total expenses $342K
64%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$335K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$312K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$471K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$608K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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