Commonweal EIN 94-2366094 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Supports programs in health, art, environment, and justice. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $10.1M in revenue, $5.7M in expenses, and $12.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1976
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Bolinas, CA
Website
www.commonweal.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$10.1MFY2022
Expenses
$5.7M
Net assets
$12.2M
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  94-2366094 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bolinas, CA Founded 1976
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Supports programs in health, art, environment, and justice.
Leadership
Vanessa Marcotte · Finance Director · $138K
Money in and out
$10.1M revenue, $5.7M expenses
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$10.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $4.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-T
Revenue
$10.1M
FY2022▲ +116%
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2022▲ +65%
Total assets
$12.8M
FY2022▲ +39%
Total liabilities
$618K
FY2022▼ -28%
Total revenue
$10.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$4.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$12.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

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 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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 (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 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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$9.0M · 89%
Program service revenue$953K · 9%
Other revenue$103K · 1%
Contributions & grants89%$9.0M
Program service revenue9%$953K
Other revenue1%$103K
Investment income$41K
— government grantsLn 1e$627K
Total revenueLn 12$10.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05
Program services84%$4.8M
Management & general11%$629K
Fundraising5%$280K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$529K
Total assetsLn 16$12.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$618K
Total net assetsLn 32$12.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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