The Common Place INC

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 47-2143184Revenue $765K in FY2024

On file with the IRSthecommonplacephilly.org5736 Chester Ave, 19143-5532 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Feb 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Common Place is a nonprofit organization envisioned as a haven for the children of the neighborhood using innovative educational support programs and being a central hub for social services. The organization is supported primarily through contributions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $146K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$765K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$925K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$135K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$765K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$715K
FY2021$883K
FY2022$762K
FY2023$986K
FY2024$765K
Expenses
$925K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$659K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$925K
Net assets
$135K
FY2024▼ -54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$444K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$135K

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 2015.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $534K Management & general 20% · $188K Fundraising 22% · $202K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,246Pt VII · Sec A
Chair-Resource Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Holland’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Peter Grim——$105,000
Christopher Holland$95,246$93,035—

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

Programs and updates

Provides educational support and social services for neighborhood children.

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1 program · $534K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Common Place is a nonprofit organization that provides holistic support to children and their families in Southwest Philadelphia through educational programs, food sovereignty, community collaboration, and welcome.

$534Kprogram expense

Funders

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 2 funders$146K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $73K · 2020–2024
Salt & Light Community ChurchFY2024$10,000
Salt & Light Community ChurchFY2023$15,284
Salt & Light Community ChurchFY2022$28,008
New Spirit Community ChurchFY2020$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$765K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Money outPt IX
$925K
Ln 25
Programscol B$534K
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$202K
Owns and owesPt X
$135K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Total revenueLn 12$765K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$135K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 60
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$295K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$295K$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$10K
Net assetsLn 32$295K$135K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$48K$24K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$338K$178K$90K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$108K$56K$28K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$20K$10K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$4K$0$11K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$7K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$352$234
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$140$140
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$3K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$37$0$37$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$16K$518$346
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$3K$2K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$190K$177K$8K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$925K$534K$188K$202K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $765K$925K−$160K$135K 990 PDF
FY2023 $986K$1.1M−$113K$295K 990 PDF
FY2022 $762K$1.0M−$245K$408K 990 PDF
FY2021 $883K$674K$209K$653K 990 PDF
FY2020 $715K$659K$56K$444K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $765,373 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $732,591$623,412
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,168$141,961
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,463$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $986,222$765,373
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,284$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $651,633$579,906
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $432,237$335,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,099,154$925,367
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$112,932−$159,994
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $765,373 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$57,139
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$566,273
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$623,412
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$141,961
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $141,961 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$765,373
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $925,367 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,622 · Management $23,812 · Fundraising $23,812$95,246
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $177,593 · Management $90,301 · Fundraising $70,059$337,953
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,086 · Management $28,432 · Fundraising $23,201$107,719
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,300 · Management $10,291 · Fundraising $8,397$38,988
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,149 · Fundraising $0$14,149
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,697 · Management $0 · Fundraising $11,090$14,787
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,654 · Management $8,317 · Fundraising $1,663$16,634
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,134 · Management $352 · Fundraising $234$11,720
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,512 · Management $140 · Fundraising $140$2,792
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,731 · Management $2,048 · Fundraising $2,048$6,827
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $37 · Fundraising $0$37
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,413 · Management $518 · Fundraising $346$17,277
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,545 · Management $2,217 · Fundraising $56,885$61,647
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $177,181 · Management $7,839 · Fundraising $4,571$189,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $534,468 · Management $188,453 · Fundraising $202,446$925,367
Part X · Balance sheet $145,015 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $295,009$145,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $295,009$145,015
X-25 Other liabilities$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,450$3,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $136,559$131,559
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,009$135,015
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $295,009$145,015
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,015 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$765,373
XI-2 Total expenses$925,367
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$159,994
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,009
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$135,015

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

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