Groundwork Group FY2022 filing

Columbus, OHUnknown exempt organization EIN 59-3808297Revenue $605K in FY2022

On file with the IRSgroundworkgroup.org445 Hutchinson Avenue No 140 · Columbus, OH

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To drive social impact by uniting innovative technology with business expertise to serve communities in need

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $227K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$516K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$605K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$612K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$163K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$605K
FY2022▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$706K
FY2021$671K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$37K
Expenses
$612K
FY2022▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$714K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$55K
Net assets
$163K
FY2022▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $436K Management & general 25% · $151K Fundraising 4% · $26K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Chair
$55,312Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tony Wells$55,312$55,312$36,667$7,182
Dana Wells$6,000———

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Unites technology and business expertise to drive social impact for communities.

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1 program · $436K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Groundwork group was organized in 2003 and incorporated in 2006 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to drive social impact by uniting innovative technology with business expertise to serve communities in need.

$436Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

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Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$605K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$522K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$44
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$163K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$522K
Investment incomeLn 3$44
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$605K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$413K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K
Net assetsLn 32$163K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$833K$516K
Net assetsLn 32$169K$163K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$22K$45K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$130K$18K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$636$301
Payroll taxesLn 10$106K$88K$12K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$57K$57K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$2K$915
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$180$84
InterestLn 20$797$797
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$16K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$600$284
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$142K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$587$25$562
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$436K$151K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $37K$55K−$18K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $227K$337K−$110K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $605K$612K−$8K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 $671K$650K$21K$169K 990 PDF
FY2020 $706K$714K−$7K$148K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $604,743 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $160,427$86,857
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $510,223$522,377
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83−$6,291
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $670,733$604,743
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $356,685$343,163
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $293,220$269,123
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $649,905$612,286
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,828−$7,543
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $604,743 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,950
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,907
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$86,857
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $522,377$522,377
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44$44
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,335−$6,335
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,800$1,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $522,377 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,491$604,743
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $612,286 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,330 · Management $44,661 · Fundraising $7,444$74,435
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,238 · Management $18,113 · Fundraising $8,562$156,913
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,577 · Management $636 · Fundraising $301$5,514
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $88,230 · Management $12,270 · Fundraising $5,801$106,301
IX-11a Management feesManagement $56,527$56,527
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,776$3,776
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,117$1,117
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,537$2,537
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,295$1,295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,628 · Management $2,504 · Fundraising $1,320$15,452
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,915 · Management $1,935 · Fundraising $915$16,765
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,291 · Management $180 · Fundraising $84$1,555
IX-20 InterestManagement $797$797
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,272 · Management $2,263 · Fundraising $1,070$19,605
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,314 · Management $600 · Fundraising $284$5,198
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $141,548 · Management $2,364$143,912
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25 · Management $562$587
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $435,663 · Management $150,842 · Fundraising $25,781$612,286
Part X · Balance sheet $678,433 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,462$176,052
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $74,289$63,780
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,000$9,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,546$16,121
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $653,302$413,480
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,001,599$678,433
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,006$91,034
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,485$17,602
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $832,992$515,919
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $168,607$162,514
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,607$162,514
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,001,599$678,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,514 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$604,743
XI-2 Total expenses$612,286
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,543
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,607
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,450
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,514

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