501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$23K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $234K a year · 47% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$23K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
50 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 50.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$449K
+206% vs prior year
Spent
$97K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$946K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$449K
FY2021▲ +206%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$889K
Expenses
$97K
FY2021▲ +427%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$516K
FY2024$455K
Net assets
$946K
FY2021▲ +60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$946K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 Apr 2011.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $67K Management & general 25% · $25K Fundraising 9% · $9K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $23K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$11,635Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$11,635Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ethan Miller’s $60K as Board Member is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M 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
Ethan Miller$60,000$62,724$30,832$11,635$9,720

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Land in Common INC is a community improvement nonprofit based in Greene, ME.

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4 programs · $112K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Caring for Commons

Land in Common holds in trust and stewards nearly 400 acres of rural land in Maine, for the purposes of creating rural affordable housing, promoting land-based solidarity economies, and fostering ecological integrity.

$44Kprogram expense
02

Land Protection

We work with landowners who wish to protect their lands from development and prserve them for future generations to create unique, commons-based pathways to conserving their lands in perpetuity through community land trust ownership.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Land Stewardship

Land in Common holds in trust and stewards nearly 400 acres of rural land in Maine, for the purposes of creating rural affordable housing, promoting land-based solidarity economies, and fostering ecological integrity.

$16Kprogram expense
04

Decolonization and Wabanaki Solidarity

We enact and support direct land return to Wabanaki organizations. In partnership with Wabanaki-led organizations were building a model for Indigenous-settler relationship that places land control in the hands of Indigenous communities, while settler-led organizations cover all costs and administration, and enact accountable local land…

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$97K
Ln 25
Programscol B$67K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$946K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$404K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$404K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$946K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $889K$455K$435K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $387K$516K−$129K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $589K$208K$381K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $449K$97K$353K$946K 990 PDF
FY2020 $147K$18K$128K$591K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

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