Common Ground Montgomery EIN 20-4172444 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Common Ground Montgomery

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Develops urban youth leaders and transforms communities through mentorship, discipleship, and Christian partnerships. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $441K in revenue, $795K in expenses, and $818K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Montgomery, AL
Website
www.commongroundmontgomery.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$441KFY2024
Expenses
$795K
Net assets
$818K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-4172444 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Montgomery, AL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops urban youth leaders and transforms communities through mentorship, discipleship, and Christian partnerships.
Leadership
Bryan Kelly · Executive Director · $55K
Money in and out
$441K revenue, $795K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$441K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$795K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$818K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$354K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +76% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-80%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1019% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$441K
FY2024▼ -43%
Expenses
$795K
FY2024▼ -3%
Total assets
$962K
FY2024▼ -26%
Total liabilities
$144K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total revenue
$441K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$795K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$818K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$354K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$962K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $742K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization holds summer camps for youth and children. Volunteers are enlisted to help with training and assistance to share the gospel of jesus christ with students. The organization also offers various academic, arts, sports, martial arts, and entrepreneurial programs as well as character, social, and life skills training to…

$742Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommon Ground Montgomery
EINHdr · item D20-4172444
Principal addressHdr · item CMontgomery, AL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.commongroundmontgomery.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan Kelly’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth 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
Bryan Kelly$55,000$61,000$61,000$61,000$98,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants153%$673K
— government grantsLn 1e$190K
Total revenueLn 12$441K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program services93%$742K
Management & general6%$48K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$795K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$644K
Total assetsLn 16$962K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$144K
Total net assetsLn 32$818K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $644K · Operating expenses/yr $795K
9.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $742K · Total expenses $795K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $795K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $795K
0.6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $646K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $673K · Total revenue $441K
153%
Government reliance
Government grants $190K · Total revenue $441K
43%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $441K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-232K · Total revenue $441K
-53%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $795K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $441K · Prior year $769K
-43%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $938K · FY2024 $441K
-17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $818K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $441K · Expenses $795K
-80%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $962K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $818K · Total assets $962K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $962K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bryan Kelly · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $55K · Total expenses $795K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $397K · Total expenses $795K
50%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.7%
Revenue growth -43%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%

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)$441K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$769K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$686K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$887K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$938K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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