The Common Good works with low income families through these initiatives: education, career development, advocacy and sports programs. The Common Good operates a community center in the area to provide these services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$191K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$191K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $622K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$556K
Spent
$654K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$556K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$556K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$985K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$654K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2020 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 Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $532K Management & general 19% · $122K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $191K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
$37,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$28,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Pyle’s $109K as Executive Di is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Pyle$108,638$115,000$109,370$125,000$28,750
Derk Madden————$125,000
Gretchen Guillette————$37,500

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps low-income families with education, careers, advocacy, and sports through a community center.

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3 programs · $532K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Afterschool Learning Center

The common good has an afterschool learning program for children at wayman tisdale academy, a public elementary school in tulsa school district. The learning center is designed for children that have been affected by "trauma" that affects their learning and emotional state.

$307Kprogram expense
02

Advocacy

The common good has been involved in advocating for the citizens of northwest tulsa. We have addressed the high crime rate and drug statistics by forming neighborhood watch groups and working with crime stoppers and the tulsa police department for training and support.

$114Kprogram expense
03

Sports Programs

The common good started the year with basketball programs for children in the wayman tisdale academy area. The basketball programs conducted league play for over fifty children. In addition, we conducted practices and open gym nights for the neighborhood children, as well as "dodgeball & pizza" nights with over twenty five children…

$111Kprogram 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
$556K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$556K
Other incomeLn 4–11$331
Money outPt IX
$654K
Ln 25
Programscol B$532K
Managementcol C$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$556K
Other incomeLn 4–11$331
Total revenueLn 12$556K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 6158
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$225K$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$55K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$125K$75K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$226K$226K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$28K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$8K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$48K$12K
TravelLn 17$124$124
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$51K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$12K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$14K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K$532K$122K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$1.4M$458K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$139K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $985K$1.1M−$99K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$772K$295K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $556K$654K−$98K$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 $556,291 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,264,852$555,960
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$331
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,264,852$556,291
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,467$461,011
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,067$193,124
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $312,534$654,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $952,318−$97,844
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $556,291 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$555,960
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$555,960
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $331$331
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $331$556,291
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $654,135 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,750 · Management $11,500$66,250
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $75,000 · Management $50,000$125,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $226,375$226,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,370 · Management $1,765$7,135
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,964 · Management $8,287$36,251
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,398$18,398
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,752 · Management $1,819$9,571
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,194 · Management $1,556$11,750
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,182 · Management $12,178$60,360
IX-17 TravelManagement $124$124
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,265 · Management $9,047$60,312
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,649 · Management $3,856$15,505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,720 · Management $3,384$17,104
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $532,221 · Management $121,914 · Fundraising $0$654,135
Part X · Balance sheet $1,244,806 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,119$226,504
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,072,972$1,018,302
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,298,091$1,244,806
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,091$7,907
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$42,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,091$50,407
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,294,000$1,189,223
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$5,176
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,294,000$1,194,399
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,298,091$1,244,806
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,194,399 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$556,291
XI-2 Total expenses$654,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$97,844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,294,000
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,194,399

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