Faith Commons FY2024 filing

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Promoting the common good

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$160K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
$160K
to officers and key staff · 64% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 64% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $202K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.5 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
−$500
-0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$253K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$340K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$253K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$218K
Expenses
$251K
FY2024-0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$244K
Net assets
$340K
FY2024▼ -0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$340K
FY2025$314K

From the FY2024 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

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $178K Management & general 18% · $46K Fundraising 11% · $27K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $160K paid to officers and key staff.

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

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 · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Faith commons promotes the common good from a faith prespective

$178Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$253K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$340K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$500
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$253K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$202K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$500
Net assetsLn 32$340K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$220K$202K
Total assetsLn 16$337K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$6K−$500
Net assetsLn 32$343K$340K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$25K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$710$2K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$2K$7K$425
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$36
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$172K$142K$26K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$3K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$178K$46K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 10, 2026 $218K$244K−$26K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled 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

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $252,796 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $210,504$228,743
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,375$24,053
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,216$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $217,663$252,796
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,060$1,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $247,381$249,674
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,441$251,174
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,778$1,622
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $252,796 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,743
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,743
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,857$12,857
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,196$11,196
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,053$252,796
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,174 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,075$2,075
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,763 · Fundraising $20,325$45,088
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $710 · Management $1,514$2,224
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,207 · Management $7,410 · Fundraising $425$10,042
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,748 · Management $36$3,784
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,742$1,742
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,135$3,135
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,001 · Management $25,577 · Fundraising $4,552$172,130
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,000 · Management $4,260 · Fundraising $2,194$9,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,929 · Management $45,749 · Fundraising $27,496$251,174
Part X · Balance sheet $339,292 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $116,734$135,217
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,344
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $219,770$201,731
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $336,504$339,292
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$6,467−$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$6,467−$500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $326,206$327,066
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,765$12,726
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $342,971$339,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $336,504$339,292
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $339,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$252,796
XI-2 Total expenses$251,174
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$342,971
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,801
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$339,792

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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