Omni Commons EIN 46-4109670

Omni Commons

EIN  46-4109670 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Educates, researches, aids the needy, improves communities, and defends human rights.
Leadership
Natasha Zahn · Treasurer · $9K
Money in and out
$-932K revenue, $95K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Educates, researches, aids the needy, improves communities, and defends human rights. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $-932K in revenue, $95K in expenses, and $16K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$-932K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$95K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$16K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.0M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Goes to people
15%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +328% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$-932K
FY2024▼ -442%
Expenses
$95K
FY2024▼ -77%
Total assets
$18K
FY2024▼ -99%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$-932K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$95K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$16K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.0M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$18K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $83K of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COmni Commons
EINHdr · item D46-4109670
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jomnicommons.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P28)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2016

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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program services88%$83K
Management & general9%$9K
Fundraising3%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Total assetsLn 16$18K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$16K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $14K · Operating expenses/yr $95K
1.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $83K · Total expenses $95K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $9K · Total expenses $95K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $95K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $113K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $51K · Total revenue $-932K
Government reliance
Government grants $5K · Total revenue $-932K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $92K · Total revenue $-932K
Investment reliance
Investment income $-1.1M · Total revenue $-932K
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $92K · Total expenses $95K
97%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $-932K · Prior year $272K
-442%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $16K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $-932K · Expenses $95K
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $18K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $16K · Total assets $18K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $18K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Natasha Zahn · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $9K · Total expenses $95K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $14K · Total expenses $95K
15%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth -442%
Legal fee ratio 4%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 6 grants · $107K · 2019–2024
Oakland PrivacyFY2024$21,375
Liberated LensFY2024$10,300
Oakland PrivacyFY2023$17,250
Oakland PrivacyFY2022$18,000
The VillageFY2020$20,092
The VillageFY2019$20,092

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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)$-932K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$272K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$237K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$159K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$295K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$156K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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