Common Ground Collective

Analysis

Common Ground Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Haiku, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 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 Ground Collective reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $177k to $2.3m (+1208%), an average of +262% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1092%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Common Ground Collective sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornucopia Services ($2.3m), Placer Arc ($2.3m) and Marizetta Kerry Child Development Center Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $680k against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $634k. It reported 4 employees.