Common Ground Relief

Analysis

Common Ground Relief is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Common Ground Relief reported income of $228k and spending of $285k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $129k to $228k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Common Ground Relief sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elkton Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($228k), Southern Kane County Training Assoc ($228k) and Corinth Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($228k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $97k. It paid $1,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $333k against liabilities of $99k, net assets of $235k. It reported 5 employees.