Center for Common Ground

Analysis

Center for Common Ground is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 2021, Center for Common Ground reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $257k to $3.2m (+1155%), an average of +254% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 2711%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Common Ground sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assualt ($3.2m), Impact Seven Incorporated ($3.2m) and Pacific Pension & Investment Institute ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (2.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $970k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $970k.