Common Ground Healing Arts INC

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The mission of Common Ground is to improve wellness throughout our community by expanding opportunities for affordable and accessible complementary health practices at community-based locations. Our focus is on evidence-based practices such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, and massage, A portion of every dollar generated from paid programming supports our extensive outreach services in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $23K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$102K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$90K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$12K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$102K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$102K
Expenses
$90K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$90K
Net assets
$12K
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$0
FY2024$12K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $88K Management & general 2% · $2K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Excutive Director
$16,990Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Excutive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alicia L Lenahan’s $17K as Excutive Director is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alicia L Lenahan$16,990$28,688$23,842——
Taylor C Frome——$22,885$13,208—
Kendall C Willis———$6,983—
Sarabeth Whedbee————$3,208
Alison Downey———$525—

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

Programs and updates

Offers affordable wellness practices like yoga and meditation in community settings.

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3 programs · $88K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

FY2024 Was our first full year operating in community based settings. Common Ground began the year with two practioners and closed the year with three. They provided 221 massages in clinic settings. The total retention rate was 42.11% Out in the community 355 people benifitted from chair massage sessions.

$35Kprogram expense
02

FY2024 Was our first full year operating in community-based settings Common Ground began the year with two clinics and ended the year with four. Practitioners provided 980 acupuncture treatments. We welcomed 122 new clients.

$34Kprogram expense
03

During FY2024 we offered five workshops that welcomed 72 participants Forty-one (41)series of yoga classes engaged 318 attendees (duplicated). The total retention rate was 79.17%

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$102K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Money outPt IX
$90K
Ln 25
Programscol B$88K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$12K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Total revenueLn 12$102K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$12K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K$29K$122$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33K$33K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$50$0$50$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$762$762$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$1K$1K$0
TravelLn 17$10$0$10$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$90K$88K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $102K$90K$12K$12K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 29, 2024 $172K$98K$73K$0 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2023 $176K$228K−$52K$23K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 23, 2022 $111K$107K$4K$96K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $228K$150K$79K$116K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $102,232 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,041$60,054
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,838$42,178
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $171,879$102,232
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $62,442$65,801
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $35,971$23,995
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $98,413$89,796
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,466$12,436
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $102,232 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,831 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,054
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,054
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$36,347
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,178 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$102,232
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $89,796 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,358 · Management $122 · Fundraising $0$29,480
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,042 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,042
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,837 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,837
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,442 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,442
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $50 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,465 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,465
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $762 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$762
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,440 · Management $1,320 · Fundraising $0$2,760
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$10
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,963 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,963
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,501 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,501
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,484 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,484
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,294 · Management $1,502 · Fundraising $0$89,796
Part X · Balance sheet $12,436 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$12,436
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$12,436
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$12,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$12,436
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$102,232
XI-2 Total expenses$89,796
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,436
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,436

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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