Commonweal EIN 94-2366094

Commonweal

EIN  94-2366094 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bolinas, CA Founded 1976
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Verified accurate 7/22/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Supports programs in health, art, environment, and justice.
Leadership
Oren Slozberg · Secretary & Ed · $205K
Money in and out
$11.3M revenue, $10.7M expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Supports programs in health, art, environment, and justice. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $11.3M in revenue, $10.7M in expenses, and $12.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$11.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $643K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -18% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +135% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses
$10.7M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$13.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -10%
Total revenue
$11.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$643K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$13.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Resilience

Commonweals Resilience program is an umbrella that includes both The Resilience Project and Omega. The Resilience Project (TRP) builds on four decades of work at Commonweal on healing ourselves and healing the earth.

$915Kprogram expense
02

Center for Healing and Liberation

Launched in 2021, the Center for Healing and Liberation is a home for transformative work. Within a community of belonging, the Center cultivates our individual and collective liberation through a range of initiatives, events, practices, actions and community networks. We are all related, and our futures are connected.

$910Kprogram expense
03

Center for Ethical Land Transition

Center for Ethical Land Transition supports the land justice movement with education, training, and alternative land transitions rooted in BIPOC solidarity, land-centric orientation, and innovation.

$853Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommonweal
EINHdr · item D94-2366094
Principal addressHdr · item CBolinas, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.commonweal.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1976
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary & Ed
$205,357Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Finance
$202,417Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Operations
$178,822Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Strategy
$141,312Pt VII · Sec A
$79,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Oren Slozberg’s $205K as Secretary & Ed is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Oren Slozberg$205,357$200,651$160,049$137,898$132,314$131,036
Vanessa Marcotte$202,417$194,672$157,993$137,959$128,766$128,017
Papeete Arlene Allsman$178,822$173,529$135,665$114,773
Susan M Grelock-Yusem$141,312
Arlene Allsman$110,702$107,904
Milicent Johnson$79,100
Catherine Dodd$6,200$11,400

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
Contributions & grants$10.0M · 89%
Program service revenue$966K · 9%
Investment income$256K · 2%
Other revenue$83K · 1%
Contributions & grants89%$10.0M
Program service revenue9%$966K
Investment income2%$256K
Other revenue1%$83K
— government grantsLn 1e$60K
Total revenueLn 12$11.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.06
Program services83%$8.8M
Management & general12%$1.3M
Fundraising6%$603K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$608K
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$12.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6.9M · Operating expenses/yr $10.7M
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $8.8M · Total expenses $10.7M
83%
Management & General
Management & general $1.3M · Total expenses $10.7M
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $603K · Total expenses $10.7M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $489K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $8.3M
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $10.0M · Total revenue $11.3M
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $60K · Total revenue $11.3M
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $966K · Total revenue $11.3M
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $256K · Total revenue $11.3M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $966K · Total expenses $10.7M
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.3M · Prior year $10.5M
+8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $5.3M · FY2024 $11.3M
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $12.3M · Beginning of year $11.4M
+8%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.3M · Expenses $10.7M
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $1.1M · Total assets $13.4M
8%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $12.3M · Total assets $13.4M
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $6.0M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $276K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $13.4M
47%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Oren Slozberg · Reported title Secretary & ED · Highest reported compensation $205K · Total expenses $10.7M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $6.7M · Total expenses $10.7M
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 8%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 16 grants · $570K · 2019–2024
Island Arts CouncilWA · FY2024$28,161
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,750
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,750
Healthy Democracy FundOR · FY2024$22,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$200
Health Care Without HarmVA · FY2021$62,500
Global Chemical Safety FundCA · FY2021$62,500
GaiaCA · FY2021$62,500
Gordon Research ConferencesRI · FY2021$10,000
Inquiring Systems INCCA · FY2019$86,643
Gordon Research ConferencesRI · FY2019$10,000

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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)$11.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$10.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$7.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$10.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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