Common Capital INC FY2020 filing

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Springfield, MA501(c)(3)Since 1990Community DevelopmentEIN 22-3051402

Common capital, INC. Is a nonprofit community development financial institution (cdfi) certified by the u.s. Treasury department working to grow and strengthen the regional economy by strengthening local businesses and community organizations in western and central massachusetts. Common capital, INC. Provides business loans and technical assistance to help business owners and organizations establish and grow in order to improve income levels, expand job opportunities, and strengthen the local communities. Common caputal, INC. Also provides direct access to alternative financing sources and predominately serves economically-distressed, low-wealth communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $506K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $154K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$926K
Spent
$939K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$926K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$926K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$939K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$939K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2024$6.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1990.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $636K Management & general 32% · $303K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Lending
$107,230Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raymond Lanza-Weil’s $150K as CEO is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Raymond Lanza-Weil$150,051$142,632$127,593$47,834—
Sam Ortiz————$107,230

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Invests in local businesses and communities to boost the regional economy.

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1 program service account for $636K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Provides business loans and technical assistance to help business owners and organizations establish and grow in order to improve income levels, expand job opportunities and strengthen the local communities. Also provides direct access to alternative financing sources.

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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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,750

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$926K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$334K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Money outPt IX
$939K
Ln 25
Programscol B$636K
Managementcol C$303K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Government grantsLn 1e$261K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$334K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Total revenueLn 12$926K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$623
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.3M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39K$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$623
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K$12K$127K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$271K$259K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$21K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$70$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$3K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$39K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$12K$3K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$47K$47K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$214K$138K$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$939K$636K$303K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.1M$1.6M−$456K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.5M$503K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$1.1M$2.1M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.1M$425K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $926K$939K−$14K$4.3M 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $925,720 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$261,361
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$500,814
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $334,006$334,006
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,488$3,488
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $87,412$87,412
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $421,418 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,488$925,720
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $939,458 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,744 · Management $127,316$139,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $259,414 · Management $11,651$271,065
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,009$40,009
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,229 · Management $7,750$28,979
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $70 · Management $22,595$22,665
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,045 · Management $30,896$33,941
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,772 · Management $2,554$41,326
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,439 · Management $3,309$7,748
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,481$22,481
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,810$40,810
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,561 · Management $9,425$11,986
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,947$3,947
IX-20 InterestPrograms $46,627$46,627
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,648$2,648
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,267$12,267
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $138,362 · Management $75,537$213,899
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $636,158 · Management $303,300 · Fundraising $0$939,458
Part X · Balance sheet $7,154,318 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,035,712; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,303,258$1,903,537
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $473,996$162,724
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,308$5,155
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,271$623
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $38,658$38,984
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,374$7,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,675,702$7,154,318
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $146,547$271,815
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,409,177$2,901,531
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,866,525$3,975,787
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $400,000$277,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,266,525$4,252,787
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,675,702$7,154,318
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,252,787 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$925,720
XI-2 Total expenses$939,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,266,525
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,252,787

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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