Common Greens

Analysis

Common Greens is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Common Greens reported income of $163k and spending of $123k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $128k to $163k (+28%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Common Greens sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Womens Christian Association of Philadelphia ($163k), United Women of Color ($164k) and Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Center Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 60% of the total. At year end it held assets of $126k against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $102k.