Grounded at the intersection of education, food, and the environment, Common Vision nourishes the transformation of urban landscapes so that healthy communities flourish for generations to come.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · under 1% 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
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $150K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$380K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$921K
FY2024$604K
FY2025$863K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$609K
FY2025$685K
Net assets
$380K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$809K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$10K
FY2024−$149K
FY2025$158K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2013.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.2M Management & general 2% · $21K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$28,000Pt VII · Sec A
$25,825Pt VII · Sec A
$19,992Pt VII · Sec A
$2,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wanda Stewart’s $93K as Executive Dir. is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nuit Hansgen——$98,000———
Wanda Stewart$93,095$85,280$85,280$83,425$47,528$28,000
Michael Flynn——$74,080$64,112$20,320$19,992
Tanya Stiller——$50,429———
Grey Kolevzon—————$25,825
Shamika Thomas—————$2,100

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 15aYes

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Transforms urban areas with education, food, and environmental projects for healthy communities.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Planted 200 trees at schools and homes of low income families; distributed healthy produce to 1020 families, ran online trainings for school garden coordinators, produced 10 videos for educators to use for remote garden based education.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$132K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$380K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K
Total assetsLn 16$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$132K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$381K
SavingsLn 2$970
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$382K
Total assetsLn 16$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$380K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$382K
Total assetsLn 16$45K$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$45K$380K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$617K$617K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$438$438
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$319$223$96
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$371$371
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$462K$462K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.2M$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $863K$685K$179K$158K 990 PDF
FY2024 $604K$609K−$5K−$149K 990 PDF
FY2023 $921K$1.0M−$91K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$2.3M−$933K$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$4.0M$425K$809K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.2M$335K$380K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,530,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,849$1,398,504
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,809$131,601
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,658$1,530,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $5,633$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $51,907$706,129
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,884$488,935
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $144,424$1,195,064
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,766$335,041
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,530,105 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,398,504
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,398,504
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $131,601$131,601
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $131,601 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,530,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,195,064 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,217$80,217
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $617,357$617,357
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,555$8,555
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,340$5,340
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $438$438
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,997$14,997
IX-17 TravelPrograms $223 · Management $96$319
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $371$371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,232$5,232
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $462,238$462,238
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,174,193 · Management $20,871 · Fundraising $0$1,195,064
Part X · Balance sheet $382,215 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,237$381,245
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$970
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,237$382,215
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,937
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,937
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,237$380,278
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,237$382,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $380,278 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,530,105
XI-2 Total expenses$1,195,064
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$335,041
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,237
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$380,278

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