Promoting the common good

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$290K
Spent
$164K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$234K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$290K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$218K
Expenses
$164K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$244K
Net assets
$234K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$340K
FY2025$314K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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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

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $127K Management & general 23% · $37K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

Promotes the common good from a faith perspective.

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1 program · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Faith commons promotes the common good from a faith prespective

$127Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$290K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Investment incomeLn 3$509
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$234K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Investment incomeLn 3$509
Total revenueLn 12$290K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$234K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K$234K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$108K$234K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$657$657
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$976
TravelLn 17$474$474
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79$79
All other expensesLn 24e$122K$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K$127K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $218K$244K−$26K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024 $253K$251K$2K$340K 990 PDF
FY2023 $218K$251K−$34K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 $226K$183K$43K$360K 990 PDF
FY2021 $307K$196K$111K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $290K$164K$126K$234K 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 $290,466 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $207,428$289,957
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$509
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $207,428$290,466
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,538$164,134
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $137,538$164,134
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,890$126,332
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $290,466 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$289,957
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$289,957
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $509$509
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $509$290,466
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,134 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,705$1,705
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $33,652$33,652
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $657$657
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,449 · Management $976$5,425
IX-17 TravelPrograms $474$474
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $79$79
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $122,142$122,142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,065 · Management $37,069 · Fundraising $0$164,134
Part X · Balance sheet $234,222 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,890$234,222
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $107,890$234,222
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,890$234,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,890$234,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $107,890$234,222
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $234,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$290,466
XI-2 Total expenses$164,134
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,332
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,890
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$234,222

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