Communities United INC EIN 27-2220690 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers low-income Marylanders to achieve justice through grassroots organizing and leadership development. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $351K in revenue, $461K in expenses, and $78K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Community Development
Location
Baltimore, MD
Website
www.marylandcu.org
Filings
3 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$351KFY2022
Expenses
$461K
Net assets
$78K
People
10
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  27-2220690 Membership association Baltimore, MD
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers low-income Marylanders to achieve justice through grassroots organizing and leadership development.
Leadership
Jessi Ahart · Executive Director · $61K
Money in and out
$351K revenue, $461K expenses
Bottom line
-31% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2022
Total revenue
$351K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$461K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$78K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$110K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
-31%
revenue over expenses▼ -384% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
84%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +17% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$351K
FY2022▼ -38%
Expenses
$461K
FY2022▼ -9%
Total assets
$142K
FY2022▼ -45%
Total liabilities
$65K
FY2022▼ -11%
Total revenue
$351K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$461K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$78K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$110K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$142K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommunities United INC
EINHdr · item D27-2220690
Principal addressHdr · item CBaltimore, MD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.marylandcu.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S012)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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
Executive Director
$60,763Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessi Ahart’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K 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

NameFY2022FY2020
Jane Henderson$87,070
Jessi Ahart$60,763

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Harm Reduction, Justice and Equity

Continued to organize people who are formerly incarcerated, who use drugs or are in recovery, and their families to lead change that improves their quality of life. Organized and educated communities about the failures of the drug war and promoted public health solutions that reduced the harm of crime and overdoses.

Pt IX · col B
02

Youth,education and Trauma

Worked in coalition in west baltimore to build community cohesion and resilience over trauma and violence. Engaged parents and community members to advocate for their kids and community. Our youth organizing leadership academy (yola) continued to offer organizing and leadership training to youth 15-24.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$351K
— government grantsLn 1e$50K
Total revenueLn 12$351K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.01
Program services90%$414K
Management & general9%$43K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$461K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65K
Total net assetsLn 32$78K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $103K · Operating expenses/yr $461K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $414K · Total expenses $461K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $43K · Total expenses $461K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $461K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $428K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $351K · Total revenue $351K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $50K · Total revenue $351K
14%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $351K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $351K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $461K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $351K · Prior year $569K
-38%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $78K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $351K · Expenses $461K
-31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $142K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $78K · Total assets $142K
55%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $142K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jessi Ahart · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $61K · Total expenses $461K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $388K · Total expenses $461K
84%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth -38%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

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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
FY2022 (Latest)$351K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$569K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$490K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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