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Uncommon Good EIN 95-4792792

Uncommon Good

EIN  95-4792792 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Claremont, CA
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Verified accurate 8/23/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Breaks poverty cycles with education, health, and urban farming programs.
Leadership
Nancy Mintie · Past President · $167K
Money in and out
$5.0M revenue, $8.5M expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Breaks poverty cycles with education, health, and urban farming programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $5.0M in revenue, $8.5M in expenses, and $13.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$3.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-73%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1982% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2024▼ -41%
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$13.9M
FY2024▼ -20%
Total liabilities
$52K
FY2024▲ +163%
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$13.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $8.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Debt relief to new health professionals who are employed full-time in non-profit organizations whose clientele consists of over 50% people in proverty.

$6.2Mprogram expense
02

Connect to college mentoring; 241 volunteers participated in various aspects of the connect to college program in 2024.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Agriculture, Community and Health

to increase the availability of healthy food in low-income communities.

$708Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUncommon Good
EINHdr · item D95-4792792
Principal addressHdr · item CClaremont, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.uncommongood.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
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
Nancy Mintie
Past President
$167,011Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Lopez
Executive Dir.
$7,692Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Fay
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dora Luna
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Mintie’s $167K as Past President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nancy Mintie$167,011$142,800$142,800$92,700$92,470
Randy Lopez$7,692————

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
Contributions & grants$4.3M · 87%
Investment income$648K · 13%
Contributions & grants87%$4.3M
Investment income13%$648K
Program service revenue$9K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program services95%$8.1M
Management & general3%$276K
Fundraising2%$138K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$52K
Total net assetsLn 32$13.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $5.1M · Operating expenses/yr $8.5M
7.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $8.1M · Total expenses $8.5M
95%
Management & General
Management & general $276K · Total expenses $8.5M
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $138K · Total expenses $8.5M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $109K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $8.0M
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.3M · Total revenue $5.0M
87%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $5.0M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $9K · Total revenue $5.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $648K · Total revenue $5.0M
+13%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $9K · Total expenses $8.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.0M · Prior year $8.4M
-41%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $9.6M · FY2024 $5.0M
-15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.0M · Expenses $8.5M
-73%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $13.9M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13.8M · Total assets $13.9M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $13.9M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nancy Mintie · Reported title Past President · Highest reported compensation $167K · Total expenses $8.5M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.9M · Total expenses $8.5M
22%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth -41%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
The Rose Hills FoundationFY2024$500K
California Community FoundationFY2024$169K
Unihealth FoundationFY2024$50K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$45K
The L B Research and Education FoundationFY2024$35K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$30K
New York Life FoundationFY2024$25K
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$897K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $26.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,034,224
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,846,884
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,981,016
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,890,790
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,997,811

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$5.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$8.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$11.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$7.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$9.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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