Commonweal operates in three core fields - health and healing, art and education, and environment and justice. Within those fields, Commonweal incubates and supports a dozen different programs in cancer, health professionals education, environmental health, (cont. on Sch O)

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80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$372K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $993K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$372K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$859K
9% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2021▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$11.3M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$10.2M
FY2025$10.7M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$12.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.8M Management & general 17% · $588K Fundraising 4% · $123K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $372K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex. Dir. & Sec.
$132,314Pt VII · Sec A
$128,766Pt VII · Sec A
$110,702Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 3122 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports programs in health, art, environment, and justice.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies

Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies (BCCT) will help patients and practitioners go beyond conventional cancer therapies in informed and prudent ways. We are building a website that will enable patients to explore science-based or at least science-informed choices.

$363Kprogram expense
02

The Gift of Compassion uses art as a portal for introducing mediation as a healing practice for individuals and groups. The focus of the Gift of Compassion collaborations is on underserved,under-resourced segments of societyfoster youth and young adults from the foster system, individuals charged with criminal offenses, individuals who…

$328Kprogram expense
03

Visual Thinking Strategies

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a method initiated by teacher-facilitated discussions of art images and documented to have a cascading positive effect on both teachers and students. It is perhaps the simplest way in which teachers and schools can provide students with key behaviors sought by Common Core Standards: thinking skills…

$312Kprogram 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 · 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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$386K
Investment incomeLn 3$311K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$588K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$859K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$399K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$386K
Investment incomeLn 3$311K
Other incomeLn 4–11$160K
Gains on assetsLn 7$281K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$568K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$859K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5135
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$343K$568K
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$734K$859K
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$23K$23K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$372K$283K$74K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$771K$203K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$76K$58K$15K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$177K$135K$35K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$181K$137K$36K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$4K$23K$198
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K$325
Office expensesLn 13$106K$68K$21K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$202K$160K$34K$7K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$131$629
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$16K$230$274
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$88K$17K$364
InsuranceLn 23$66K$7K$59K$256
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$967K$62K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$23K$7K$678
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.8M$588K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.3M$10.7M$643K$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.5M$10.2M$254K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.6M$9.4M−$1.8M$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.1M$5.7M$4.4M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.7M$3.5M$1.2M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$4.0M$1.3M$7.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,686,809 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,429,684$3,829,788
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $674,364$386,075
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66,993$311,085
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109,136$159,861
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,280,177$4,686,809
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $158,793$22,624
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,242,844$1,819,470
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,592,368$1,630,914
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,994,005$3,473,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,286,172$1,213,801
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,686,809 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,246 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$399,005
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,430,783
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,674
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,829,788
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $342,926 · Unrelated business $21,000$363,926
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,607$29,607
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $281,478$281,478
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $154,764$154,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $646,553 · Unrelated business $21,000 · Excluded from tax $189,468$4,686,809
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,473,008 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,624$22,624
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 current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $282,554 · Management $74,356 · Fundraising $14,872$371,782
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $770,673 · Management $202,823 · Fundraising $40,616$1,014,112
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $57,568 · Management $15,149 · Fundraising $3,030$75,747
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $134,667 · Management $35,439 · Fundraising $7,088$177,194
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $137,283 · Management $36,127 · Fundraising $7,225$180,635
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,493$6,493
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,761 · Management $22,990 · Fundraising $198$26,949
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,121 · Management $325$15,446
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,827 · Management $21,453 · Fundraising $17,014$106,294
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $160,078 · Management $34,282 · Fundraising $7,354$201,714
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,443 · Management $131 · Fundraising $629$3,203
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,306 · Management $230 · Fundraising $274$16,810
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $87,953 · Management $16,657 · Fundraising $364$104,974
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,132 · Management $58,993 · Fundraising $256$66,381
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $966,703 · Management $62,298 · Fundraising $23,138$1,052,139
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,206 · Management $6,627 · Fundraising $678$30,511
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,762,392 · Management $587,880 · Fundraising $122,736$3,473,008
Part X · Balance sheet $9,218,600 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,696$78,515
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,008,799$3,017,774
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,369,083$896,772
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,953$29,865
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $64,203$65,671
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $343,104$567,866
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,978,143$1,897,822
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,675,963$1,618,995
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $590,000$1,045,320
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,112,944$9,218,600
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $701,344$805,806
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,829$53,075
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $734,173$858,881
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,689,466$4,692,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,689,305$3,666,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,378,771$8,359,719
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,112,944$9,218,600
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,359,719 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,686,809
XI-2 Total expenses$3,473,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,213,801
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,378,771
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$239,465
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$6,612
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,359,719

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