Common Ground INC EIN 94-3461557

Common Ground INC

EIN  94-3461557 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Manasquan, NJ
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports grieving children, teens, and young adults after losing a loved one.
Leadership
Lynn Snyder · Executive Di · $80K
Money in and out
$357K revenue, $263K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Supports grieving children, teens, and young adults after losing a loved one. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $357K in revenue, $263K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$357K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$263K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $93K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
91.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +84% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -38% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$357K
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses
$263K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total assets
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +60%
Total liabilities
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +266%
Total revenue
$357K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$263K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$93K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $202K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Common ground grief center provides services for children, teenagers and young adults who have experienced the death of a parent, primary caregiver, sibling or friend.

$202Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommon Ground INC
EINHdr · item D94-3461557
Principal addressHdr · item CManasquan, NJ
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
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
Executive Di
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Snyder’s $80K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lynn Snyder$80,000$75,000$70,000$60,000$50,000

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
Other revenue$205K · 58%
Contributions & grants$105K · 29%
Investment income$45K · 13%
Other revenue58%$205K
Contributions & grants29%$105K
Investment income13%$45K
Program service revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$20K
Total revenueLn 12$357K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$202K
Management & general23%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$263K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed60.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $263K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $261K
91.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $202K · Total expenses $263K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $61K · Total expenses $263K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $263K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $123K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $105K · Total revenue $357K
29%
Government reliance
Government grants $20K · Total revenue $357K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $357K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $45K · Total revenue $357K
+13%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $263K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $357K · Prior year $416K
-14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $268K · FY2024 $357K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $357K · Expenses $263K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $2.7M
54%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $658K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.7M
25%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynn Snyder · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $263K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $126K · Total expenses $263K
48%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -14%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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)$357K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$416K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$457K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$282K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$268K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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