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)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$402K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$402K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$618K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.1M
+116% vs prior year
Spent
$5.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$12.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.1M
FY2022▲ +116%
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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
$5.7M
FY2022▲ +65%
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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
$12.2M
FY2022▲ +46%
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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 FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $4.8M Management & general 11% · $629K Fundraising 5% · $280K

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-T; $402K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Finance Director
$137,959Pt VII · Sec A
Ex. Dir. & Sec.
$137,898Pt VII · Sec A
$114,773Pt VII · Sec A
$11,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$556Kprogram expense
02

Partners for Youth Empowerment

Partners for Youth Empowerments (PYE) mission is to unleash the creative potential of young people. For 25 years, guided by this mission, PYE has been working to shift the field of youth work to respond to the deeper needs of young people for meaning, purpose, creativity, and connection.

$554Kprogram expense
03

Humane Prison Hospice Project

Humane Prison Hospice Project (Humane) is developing a humanitarian, cost-effective and restorative justice solution to ensure that those aging and dying in prison receive compassionate care.

$453Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$10.1M
Gifts and grants$9.0M
Fees for services$953K
Other income$103K
Money out
$5.7M
Programs$4.8M
Management$629K
Fundraising$280K
Owns and owes
$12.2M
net assets
Cash and savings$529K
Total assets$12.8M
Liabilities$618K
People
10
listed
Paid4
Voting board7
Independent4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$9.0M
Government grants$627K
Fees for services$953K
Investment income$41K
Other income$103K
Total revenue$10.1M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$529K
Total assets$12.8M
Liabilities$618K
Net assets$12.2M
Operations
Employees135
Volunteers41
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

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 Viewing $10.1M$5.7M$4.4M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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