Common Ground Project EIN 83-0813780

Common Ground Project

EIN  83-0813780 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Emigrant, MT
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people with wild landscapes for learning, community, and healing.
Leadership
Daniel Anderson · Director · $47K
Money in and out
$114K revenue
Bottom line
3.3mo operating runway

Connects people with wild landscapes for learning, community, and healing. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $114K in revenue, in expenses, and $77K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$114K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$77K
Pt X · Ln 32
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -64% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-73%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -292% vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
22%
of revenue is gifts & grants▼ -5% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990-EZ
Revenue
$114K
FY2023▼ -61%
Total revenue
$114K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$77K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $113K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Facilitation and Collaborative Leadership (aka Liaison) Services for Yellowstone Safe Passages; Developing a collaborative partnership aimed to address and resolve wildlife-vehicle conflict on HWY 89 between Livingston and Gardiner, Montana.

$45Kprogram expense
02

Life in the Land is a documentary series produced by Lara Tomov & Stories for Action. The series features and promotes community-led collaborative partnerships in Montana. The Common Ground Project supports Life in the Land by acting as the fiscal sponsor and participating in planning discussions with the series Steering Committee.

$44Kprogram expense
03

Place-based retreats, gatherings and workshops providing educational programming, leadership training, cross-cultural community-building, and facilitation services.

$24Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommon Ground Project
EINHdr · item D83-0813780
Principal addressHdr · item CEmigrant, MT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thecommongroundproject.us
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$46,827Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Anderson’s $47K as Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1033 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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
Daniel Anderson$46,827$31,150$24,250

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$114K
Total revenueLn 12$114K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$77K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $54K · Operating expenses/yr $197K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $25K · Total revenue $114K
22%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $88K · Total revenue $114K
77%
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $114K
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $88K · Total expenses $197K
45%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $114K · Prior year $291K
-61%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $77K · Beginning of year $161K
-52%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $114K · Expenses $197K
-73%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $5K · Total assets $83K
6%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $77K · Total assets $83K
94%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Daniel Anderson · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $47K · Total expenses $197K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $75K · Total expenses $197K
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -61%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2023 (Latest)$114K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$291K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$123K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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