Common Ground Project

Analysis

Common Ground Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Dover, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Project reported income of $125k and spending of $117k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $154k to $125k (-19%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Common Ground Project sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dance Notation Bureau Inc ($125k), Gabarron Foundation ($125k) and Friends of the Coronado ($125k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $41k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $41k.