To provide year-round working space and professional supports to area artists, other members of the local creative economy, and start-up businesses, and will serve as a gathering space for educational and community initiatives, and the outer cape cod community at large. Aiming to contribute to the strengthening of provincetown's year-round economy, Provincetown Commons and the community center will serve as a nexus for creativity, collaboration and new economic opportunity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $225K a year · 33% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$694K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$640K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$399K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$640K
FY2022▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$640K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$693K
Expenses
$399K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$381K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$610K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $296K Management & general 25% · $100K Fundraising 1% · $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

17 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exectutive Director
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Stauffer’s $129K as Exectutive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Jill Stauffer$128,846$90,000$98,200

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers artists and businesses working space, support, and community gathering for economic growth.

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1 program · $296K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To provide year-round working space and professional support to area artists, other members of the local creative economy, and start-up businesses, and will serve as a gathering space for educational and community initiatives, and the outer cape community at large.

$296Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$640K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$399K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$687K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$694K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Government grantsLn 1e$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$640K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$436K
SavingsLn 2$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$687K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$309K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$694K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$569K$687K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K$694K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$45K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$1K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$1K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$50K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$76K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K$296K$100K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $693K$610K$82K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$510K$590K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $640K$399K$240K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $510K$411K$99K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $495K$381K$114K$1.2M 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 $639,903 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $381,240$468,204
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $127,824$170,317
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $642$1,382
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $509,706$639,903
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 $179,338$172,235
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,482$227,210
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $410,820$399,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,886$240,458
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $639,903 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$58,476
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$468,204
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $170,317$170,317
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,382$1,382
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $170,317 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,382$639,903
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $399,445 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,000 · Management $45,000$90,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,652 · Management $34,652$69,304
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,466 · Management $6,465$12,931
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,326 · Management $14,296$15,622
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,550$15,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,214 · Fundraising $3,300$4,514
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,945$11,945
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,395$13,395
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,007$1,007
IX-20 InterestPrograms $16,300$16,300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,250$50,250
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,684$13,684
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,912$75,912
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,031$9,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,732 · Management $100,413 · Fundraising $3,300$399,445
Part X · Balance sheet $2,190,290 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $364,944$436,159
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,512$251,237
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,087$17,339
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,087,155$1,176,690
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$308,865
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,667,698$2,190,290
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,607$2,564
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $325,018$691,428
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $348,653$693,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,319,045$1,496,298
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,319,045$1,496,298
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,667,698$2,190,290
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,496,298 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$639,903
XI-2 Total expenses$399,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$240,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,319,045
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$63,205
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,496,298

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