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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $142K a year · 40% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$355K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$268K
Spent
$171K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$780K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$268K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$268K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$416K
FY2025$357K
Expenses
$171K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$171K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$263K
Net assets
$780K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$780K
FY2022$851K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 2009.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $131K Management & general 23% · $39K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $50K 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
Executive Di
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports grieving children, teens, and young adults after losing a loved one.

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1 program · $131K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$131Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$268K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$162K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$171K
Ln 25
Programscol B$131K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$780K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$162K
Gains on assetsLn 7$287
Total revenueLn 12$268K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$407K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$469K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$667K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
Net assetsLn 32$780K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$467K$469K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$210K$667K
Total assetsLn 16$680K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$355K
Net assetsLn 32$665K$780K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$35K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$17K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$525
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K$682
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$694
OccupancyLn 16$18K$14K$5K
InterestLn 20$10K$8K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$9K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$25K$879
All other expensesLn 24e$444$444
Total functional expensesLn 25$171K$131K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $357K$263K$93K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $416K$240K$175K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $457K$204K$254K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$189K$93K$851K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $268K$171K$97K$780K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $267,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $176,585$102,696
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $785$1,010
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,898$2,116
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $165,667$162,034
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $347,935$267,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $79,572$80,807
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,143$89,701
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $153,715$170,508
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $194,220$97,348
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $267,856 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $460 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,696
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$102,696
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $1,010$1,010
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,829$1,829
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $287$287
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $161,574$161,574
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $165,160$267,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,508 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,000 · Management $15,000$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,685 · Management $7,150$23,835
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,880 · Management $2,092$6,972
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,050 · Management $525$1,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,571 · Management $682$7,253
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,828$2,828
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,084 · Management $694$2,778
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,552 · Management $4,517$18,069
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,664 · Management $2,554$10,218
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,019 · Management $3,006$12,025
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,502 · Management $2,167$8,669
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,963 · Management $879$25,842
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $444$444
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $131,242 · Management $39,266 · Fundraising $0$170,508
Part X · Balance sheet $1,135,255 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,926$61,346
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $423,826$407,246
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $209,540$666,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $679,667$1,135,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,827$355,386
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $664,840$779,869
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $664,840$779,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $679,667$1,135,255
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $779,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$267,856
XI-2 Total expenses$170,508
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$97,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$664,840
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,681
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$779,869

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