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Common Good EIN 26-4329049

Common Good

EIN  26-4329049 Public foundation / grantmaker Washingron, DC
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates and inspires online to advance the common good in poverty, conscience, and education.
Leadership
Matthew Daniels · Founder · $40K
Money in and out
$168K revenue, $219K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency

Educates and inspires online to advance the common good in poverty, conscience, and education. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $168K in revenue, $219K in expenses, and $-163K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$168K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$219K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-163K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs▲ +21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -88% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-30%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -31% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$168K
FY2024▼ -61%
Expenses
$219K
FY2024▼ -59%
Total assets
$2K
FY2024▼ -94%
Total liabilities
$165K
FY2024▲ +12%
Total revenue
$168K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$219K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-163K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $137K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Development and maintenance of website and other educational opportunities to inspire the internet generation to advance the common good in the areas of poverty, equity, and the freedom of conscience.

$137Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommon Good
EINHdr · item D26-4329049
Principal addressHdr · item CWashingron, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.goodofall.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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
$40,074Pt VII · Sec A
Wesley Rose
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terry Gyger
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Teng
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Daniels’s $40K as Founder is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 128 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Matthew Daniels$40,074$160,048$153,494$93,361
Rosemary C McMahon—$15,088——

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 & grants100%$168K
Total revenueLn 12$168K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.19
Program services62%$137K
Management & general18%$40K
Fundraising19%$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$219K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$165K
Total net assetsLn 32$-163K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2K · Operating expenses/yr $219K
0.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $137K · Total expenses $219K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $40K · Total expenses $219K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $43K · Total expenses $219K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $91K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $376K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $168K · Total revenue $168K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $168K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $168K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $168K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $219K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $168K · Prior year $432K
-61%
Revenue CAGR
FY2018 $314K · FY2024 $168K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-163K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $168K · Expenses $219K
-30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-163K · Total assets $2K
-8153%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Matthew Daniels · Reported title FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $40K · Total expenses $219K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $47K · Total expenses $219K
22%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%——
Overhead ratio 18%——
Fundraising cost ratio 25%——
Revenue growth -61%——
Legal fee ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 8%——
Fundraising fee ratio 11%——

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $62K · 2020–2022
Thurgood Marshall College FunFY2022$50,000
Hmc Keepers of the FaithFY2020$6,000
Hmc Keepers of the FaithFY2020$6,000

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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)$168K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$432K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$528K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$278K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$216K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2018$314K 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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