Common Ground Center for Community Renewal

Analysis

Common Ground Center for Community Renewal is a registered charity in United States, based in Oberlin, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 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 December 2023, Common Ground Center for Community Renewal reported income of $980k and spending of $1.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $870k to $980k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Common Ground Center for Community Renewal sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seedlings Braille Books for Children ($980k), Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($981k) and Upper Saucon Amb Corp ($980k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $440k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 20 employees.