Common Ground Society FY2023 filing

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We share the stories of our lives to educate and empower our community to be more compassionate, accepting, and inclusive of people with disabilities. Common Ground Society ensures that all families feel a sense of belonging through meaningful connections and local support

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0983422) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
51% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.4 mo
of spending, in cash
5.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $24K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
None of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$329K
+98% vs prior year
Spent
$287K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$132K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$329K
FY2023▲ +98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$107K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$329K
FY2025$439K
Expenses
$287K
FY2023▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$185K
FY2023$287K
FY2025$446K
Net assets
$132K
FY2023▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$109K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$132K
FY2025$213K

From the FY2023 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 Jul 2020.

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Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $148K Management & general 33% · $94K Fundraising 16% · $45K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$71,282Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Larkin O'Leary’s $115K as Board Member is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Larkin O'Leary$114,708$71,282$88,683$5,000
Emily King——$5,200—

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

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1 program · $148K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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We share the stories of our lives to educate and empower our community to be more compassionate, accepting, and inclusive of people with disabilities. Common Ground Society ensures that all families feel a sense of belonging through meaningful connections and local support

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0983422) · Dispute this line
$148Kprogram 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$24K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$329K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Money outPt IX
$287K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$132K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$146
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$329K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$130K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$130K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$132K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K$130K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$105K$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$90K$132K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$71K$32K$7K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$20K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$5K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$34K$305
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$8K$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$951$951
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$53$53
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$38K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$6K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$287K$148K$94K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2025 $439K$446K−$7K$213K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 21, 2024 $329K$287K$42K$132K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2023 $167K$185K−$19K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $107K$109K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $329,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $73,725$142,593
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,188$42,704
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $93$146
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,557$143,613
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,563$329,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,439$121,760
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,798$165,450
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $185,237$287,210
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,674$41,846
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $329,056 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $837 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$142,593
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$142,593
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,704$42,704
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $146$146
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$142,776
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,541 · Excluded from tax $146$329,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,210 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $32,077 · Management $7,128 · Fundraising $32,077$71,282
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,814 · Management $19,813$39,627
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,100 · Management $2,604 · Fundraising $3,147$10,851
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,258$1,258
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,458$7,458
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,131 · Management $305$34,436
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,593 · Fundraising $2,396$5,989
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,099$16,099
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,714 · Management $7,714 · Fundraising $7,713$23,141
IX-17 TravelPrograms $951$951
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $53$53
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,395$15,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,346 · Management $7,223$45,569
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,848 · Management $9,253$15,101
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,574 · Management $94,303 · Fundraising $45,333$287,210
Part X · Balance sheet $139,254 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,787$130,087
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,346$2,917
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$6,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,133$139,254
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,754$7,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,754$7,029
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $90,379$77,225
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$55,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $90,379$132,225
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,133$139,254
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $132,225 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$329,056
XI-2 Total expenses$287,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,846
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$90,379
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$132,225

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