Omni Commons was established to promote public education and art;carry on scientific research in the public interest; provide relief to the poor, distressed and underprivileged; combat community deterioriation; and defend human & civil rights as secured by law

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $178K a year · 573% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
−$932K
-442% vs prior year
Spent
$95K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$16K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
−$932K
FY2024▼ -442%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$156K
FY2020$295K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$272K
FY2024−$932K
Expenses
$95K
FY2024▼ -77%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$143K
FY2020$203K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$95K
Net assets
$16K
FY2024▼ -98%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.1M
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$16K

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 Feb 2016.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $83K Management & general 9% · $9K Fundraising 3% · $3K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$9,368Pt VII · Sec A
$3,232Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2019
Billy Schmidt—$16,318—
Natasha Zahn$9,368——
Jennifer Ryan——$4,375
Sarah Lockhart—$3,793—
Pallavi Kidambi$3,232——

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Educates, researches, aids the needy, improves communities, and defends human rights.

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2 programs · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Omni Commons furnished facilities to other tax-exempt organizations as well as other groups presenting programs for educational, artistic and/or charitable purposes that are congruent with the mission of Omni Commons.

$46Kprogram expense
02

Omni Commons provided fiscal sponsorship services to unincorporated groups engaged in charitable activities, including study and research of government policies vis a vis individual privacy rights, educational workshops in arts and crafts, and documentary video production.

$37Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 6 grants · $107K · 2019–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$21,375
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,300
Individual RecipientFY2023$17,250
Individual RecipientFY2022$18,000
The VillageFY2020$20,092
The VillageFY2019$20,092

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$932K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$95K
Ln 25
Programscol B$83K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12−$932K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$941
Other assetsLn 15$800
Total assetsLn 16$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
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$21K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$941
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$37K$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$10K$0$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1K$0$1K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$281$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$940$0$940$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$603$603$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$170$195
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$748$50
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K$83K$9K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing −$932K$95K−$1.0M$16K 990 PDF
FY2023 $272K$416K−$144K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$260K−$23K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $159K$137K$22K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $295K$203K$91K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2019 $156K$143K$12K$1.1M 990 PDF

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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 −$932,067 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,378$51,188
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $114,886$91,600
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33−$1,074,855
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $272,297−$932,067
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,250$36,825
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,661$14,266
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,100$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $377,311$43,598
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,322$94,689
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$144,025−$1,026,756
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue −$932,067 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$22,962
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,226
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,188
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$91,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10$10
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,074,865 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$1,074,865
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$983,265 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10−$932,067
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,689 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $36,825$36,825
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,210 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,800$13,010
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $1,256 · Fundraising $0$1,256
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $281 · Management $3,321 · Fundraising $0$3,602
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $940 · Fundraising $0$940
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,314 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,314
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $603 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$603
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,043 · Management $170 · Fundraising $195$2,408
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,217 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,217
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,490 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,490
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,952 · Management $2,341 · Fundraising $0$8,293
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,933 · Management $748 · Fundraising $50$5,731
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $82,868 · Management $8,776 · Fundraising $3,045$94,689
Part X · Balance sheet $18,197 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,861$14,367
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,535$2,089
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,065,857$941
X-15 Other assets$800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,132,497$18,197
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,575$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,067,763$2,200
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,056,675$3,388
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,059$12,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,064,734$15,997
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,132,497$18,197
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,997 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$932,067
XI-2 Total expenses$94,689
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,026,756
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,064,734
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$21,981
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,997

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