Our Common Ground Inc

Analysis

Our Common Ground Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1990, 36 years ago. 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 June 2023, Our Common Ground Inc reported income of $5.4m and spending of $4.5m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.4m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Our Common Ground Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Foundation Inc ($5.4m), Museum of the Rockies ($5.4m) and Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $174k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 47 employees.