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Common Wealth Mural Collaborative EIN 83-2022617

Common Wealth Mural Collaborative

EIN  83-2022617 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Granby, MA Founded 2018
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates public art to make the world more beautiful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
Leadership
Brigitte Ruhe · President · $94K
Money in and out
$465K revenue, $419K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Creates public art to make the world more beautiful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $465K in revenue, $419K in expenses, and $151K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$465K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$419K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $46K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +90% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +67% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$465K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses
$419K
FY2025▼ -10%
Total assets
$212K
FY2025▲ +85%
Total liabilities
$61K
FY2025▲ +529%
Total revenue
$465K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$419K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$46K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$212K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $330K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Common wealth mural collaborative, inc. Created 19 pieces of public art during 2025 in springfield and other wmass towns, produced several temporary public art exhibits and a graffiti jam, and trained 15 local artists in community engaged mural making.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommon Wealth Mural Collaborative
EINHdr · item D83-2022617
Principal addressHdr · item CGranby, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.commonwealthmurals.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Brigitte Ruhe
President
$94,325Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Cade
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vanessa Ford
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sierra Myers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brigitte Ruhe’s $94K as President is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brigitte Ruhe$94,325$84,423$70,000$50,000$15,427
Jessica Payne————$10,000

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
Program service revenue$244K · 53%
Contributions & grants$221K · 47%
Program service revenue53%$244K
Contributions & grants47%$221K
— government grantsLn 1e$20K
Total revenueLn 12$465K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.04
Program services79%$330K
Management & general17%$71K
Fundraising4%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$192K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$61K
Total net assetsLn 32$151K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $192K · Operating expenses/yr $419K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $330K · Total expenses $419K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $71K · Total expenses $419K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $419K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $198K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $221K · Total revenue $465K
47%
Government reliance
Government grants $20K · Total revenue $465K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $244K · Total revenue $465K
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $465K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $244K · Total expenses $419K
58%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $465K · Prior year $497K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $290K · FY2025 $465K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $151K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $465K · Expenses $419K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $212K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $151K · Total assets $212K
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $212K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brigitte Ruhe · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $94K · Total expenses $419K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $158K · Total expenses $419K
38%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 17%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Revenue growth -6%——

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
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$50K
Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsFY2024$27K
New England Foundation for the Arts INCFY2024$16K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$93K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$465K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$497K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$392K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$348K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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