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Promoting the common good

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-3851104) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
69% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$160K
to officers and key staff · 65% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 65% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $268K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
2.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$2K
-0.5% of total assets
Liabilities are -0.5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
13 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$218K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$244K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$314K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$218K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$218K
Expenses
$244K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$244K
Net assets
$314K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$340K
FY2025$314K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $167K Management & general 19% · $46K Fundraising 13% · $31K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $160K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founderpresident
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Relationship Officer
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Mason’s $90K as Founderpresident is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
George Mason$90,000$90,000$97,500
Nancy Kasten$70,000$70,000$71,833

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

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1 program · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Faith Commons promotes the common good from a Faith prespective

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-3851104) · Dispute this line
$167Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$218K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$244K
Ln 25
Programscol B$167K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$314K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18K
Total revenueLn 12$218K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Accounts receivableLn 4$327
InvestmentsLn 11–13$268K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$314K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$44K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$202K$268K
Total assetsLn 16$339K$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$500−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$340K$314K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$1K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$16K$9K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$900$294
Information technologyLn 14$4K$243$4K$59
TravelLn 17$11K$9K$2K$640
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$689$489$200
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$133K$24K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K$167K$46K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 10, 2026 $218K$244K−$26K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 22, 2025 $253K$251K$2K$340K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $218K$251K−$34K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 2, 2023 $226K$183K$43K$360K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2022 $307K$196K$111K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 23, 2021 $290K$164K$126K$234K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $217,997 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $228,743$188,704
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,053$27,833
I-11 Other revenue$1,460
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $252,796$217,997
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,500$2,800
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $249,674$241,480
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,174$244,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,622−$26,283
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $217,997 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,704
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$188,704
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,054$10,054
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $17,779$17,779
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,232$1,232
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $228$228
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $228 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,065$217,997
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $244,280 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,800$2,800
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,000 · Management $2,700$3,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,547 · Management $8,695 · Fundraising $2,198$26,440
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $900 · Management $294$1,194
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $243 · Management $3,864 · Fundraising $59$4,166
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,808 · Management $2,049 · Fundraising $640$11,497
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $489 · Fundraising $200$689
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,935$1,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $133,417 · Management $24,277 · Fundraising $26,808$184,502
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,181 · Management $1,864 · Fundraising $1,312$7,357
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $167,385 · Management $45,678 · Fundraising $31,217$244,280
Part X · Balance sheet $311,871 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,217$43,735
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,344$327
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $201,731$267,809
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $339,292$311,871
X-25 Other liabilities−$1,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$500−$1,638
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $327,066$300,919
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,726$12,590
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $339,792$313,509
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $339,292$311,871
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $313,509 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,997
XI-2 Total expenses$244,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,283
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$339,792
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$313,509

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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