The Common Acre EIN 27-2709558 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

The Common Acre FY2021 filing

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Restores relationships between people and land through ecology, agriculture, and art. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $211K in revenue, $227K in expenses, and $99K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
commonacre.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$211KFY2021
Expenses
$227K
Net assets
$99K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  27-2709558 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Restores relationships between people and land through ecology, agriculture, and art.
Leadership
Mari Shibuya · Co-Chair
Money in and out
$211K revenue, $227K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$211K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$227K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$16K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$211K
FY2021▼ -10%
Expenses
$227K
FY2021▲ +12%
Total assets
$99K
FY2021▼ -14%
Total liabilities
$172
FY2021▲ +15%
Total revenue
$211K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$227K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$16K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$99K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Common Acre
EINHdr · item D27-2709558
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcommonacre.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Talia London’s $70K as Executive Dir. is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Talia London$70,459$66,500$42,350
Stephen Dorsch$49,800
Allison Rinard$45,440
Demarus Tevuk$10,050

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

3 program services account for $122K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Other Programs

$64Kprogram expense
02

Alleycat Acres

The Common Acre (TCA) offered the community over 30 work parties in 2021 across our farmsteads, and through that was able to grow 700 pounds of produce that were distributed to TCA partners.

$55Kprogram expense
03

Flight Path Seatac

The Common Acre went through a significant leadership change throughout 2021, and despite this change and the impact from covid, was able to retain a beekeeper, who raises disease-resistant Northwest honeybees on site to minimize disease that could be imported with industrialized bees, support species biodiversity, and support local…

$3Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$178K · 84%
Other revenue$20K · 10%
Program service revenue$12K · 6%
Contributions & grants84%$178K
Other revenue10%$20K
Program service revenue6%$12K
Investment income$6
Total revenueLn 12$211K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.09
Program services54%$122K
Management & general37%$83K
Fundraising9%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$172
Total net assetsLn 32$99K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $89K · Operating expenses/yr $227K
4.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $122K · Total expenses $227K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $227K
37%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $227K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $169K
$0.16 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $178K · Total revenue $211K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $211K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $12K · Total revenue $211K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6 · Total revenue $211K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $12K · Total expenses $227K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $211K · Prior year $234K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $99K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $211K · Expenses $227K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $99K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $99K · Total assets $99K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $99K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mari Shibuya · Reported title CO-CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $227K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $145K · Total expenses $227K
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 37%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth -10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

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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)$245K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$233K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$218K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$211K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$234K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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