Relational Tithe INC FY2022 filing

Oakland, CA · Religious organization · Since 2005 · Religion

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$380K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$425K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$319K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$380K
FY2022▼ -31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$363K
Expenses
$425K
FY2022▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$342K
FY2025$411K
Net assets
$319K
FY2022▼ -12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$223K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CRelational Tithe INC
EINHdr · item D20-2942970
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2006
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.commonchange.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$350K
Management & general18%$75K
Total functional expensesLn 25$425K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$389K
FY2022▼ -5%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$439K
Total liabilities
$71K
FY2022▲ +50%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$216K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$389K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$387K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$71K
Total net assetsLn 32$319K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$366K · 96%
Program service revenue$15K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$366K
Program service revenue4%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$380K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $387K · Operating expenses/yr $425K
10.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $350K · Total expenses $425K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $75K · Total expenses $425K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $425K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $395K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $366K · Total revenue $380K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $380K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $15K · Total revenue $380K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $380K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $15K · Total expenses $425K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $380K · Prior year $552K
-31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $319K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $380K · Expenses $425K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $389K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $319K · Total assets $389K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $389K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Darin Petersen · Reported title President/Co-Founder · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $425K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $138K · Total expenses $425K
32%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%——
Overhead ratio 18%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -31%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Co-Founder
$51,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darin Petersen’s $38K as President/Co-Founder is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darin Petersen$37,500$33,000$33,000$51,000$39,400$27,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Connects people to pool money and share it with those facing economic hardship.

Provided by the organization

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $350K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Relational Tithe is eliminating personal economic isolation from the face of the earth. Our expression is Common Change helps people to pool money together with people they know to share with people they care about.

$350Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $242K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$73,776
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,088
Unitemized GrantFY2023$106,482

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $363K$411K+9% 990 PDF
FY2024 $333K$342K-2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $340K$384K-10% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $380K$425K-31% 990 PDF
FY2021 $552K$420K+82% 990 PDF
FY2020 $304K$322K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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