Civic Intelligence

Common Ground Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 20-1545635

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on May 12, 2015

Organization Profilewww.commongroundwi.org
1034 E Ogden AveMilwaukee, WI 53202-2891

(414) 272-0101

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

79th percentile

0.41x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

86th percentile

0.70x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

10th percentile

-28%

Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2014

Asset Growth

98th percentile

263%

Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

74th percentile

22%

Faster revenue growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets79th percentile

Assets

Up

$709,506

Up $513,932 (+263%) from 2013

Net Assets

Up

$419,506

Up $223,932 (+114%) from 2013

Liabilities

Up

$290,000

Up $290,000 from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue86th percentileNet Margin10th percentile

Revenue

Up

$415,970

Up $75,517 (+22%) from 2013

Expenses

Up

$530,674

Up $163,439 (+45%) from 2013

Net Income

Down

-$114,704

Down $87,922 (-328%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth98th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $98,890Liabilities 2011: $3,198Net Assets 2011: $95,6922011Assets 2012: $108,574Liabilities 2012: $4,494Net Assets 2012: $104,0802012Assets 2013: $195,574Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $195,5742013Assets 2014: $709,506Liabilities 2014: $290,000Net Assets 2014: $419,5062014Assets 2015: $914,868Liabilities 2015: $530,000Net Assets 2015: $384,8682015Assets 2016: $1,001,270Liabilities 2016: $379,000Net Assets 2016: $622,2702016Assets 2017: $951,556Liabilities 2017: $315,000Net Assets 2017: $636,5562017Assets 2018: $514,921Liabilities 2018: $275,000Net Assets 2018: $239,9212018Assets 2019: $265,037Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $265,0372019Assets 2020: $401,822Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $401,8222020Assets 2021: $642,282Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $642,2822021Assets 2022: $385,562Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $385,5622022Assets 2023: $414,641Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $414,6412023Assets 2024: $1,206,592Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $1,206,5922024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$709,506
Liabilities$290,000
Net Assets$419,506
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth74th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2011: $308,765Expenses 2011: $276,398Net Income 2011: $32,3672011Revenue 2012: $356,055Expenses 2012: $342,609Net Income 2012: $13,4462012Revenue 2013: $340,453Expenses 2013: $367,235Net Income 2013: -$26,7822013Revenue 2014: $415,970Expenses 2014: $530,674Net Income 2014: -$114,7042014Revenue 2015: $390,442Expenses 2015: $425,080Net Income 2015: -$34,6382015Revenue 2016: $654,606Expenses 2016: $417,204Net Income 2016: $237,4022016Revenue 2017: $376,408Expenses 2017: $384,628Net Income 2017: -$8,2202017Revenue 2018: $346,749Expenses 2018: $415,176Net Income 2018: -$68,4272018Revenue 2019: $316,126Expenses 2019: $441,307Net Income 2019: -$125,1812019Revenue 2020: $607,554Expenses 2020: $342,128Net Income 2020: $265,4262020Revenue 2021: $471,185Expenses 2021: $230,725Net Income 2021: $240,4602021Revenue 2022: $312,468Expenses 2022: $400,975Net Income 2022: -$88,5072022Revenue 2023: $335,187Expenses 2023: $369,461Net Income 2023: -$34,2742023Revenue 2024: $1,259,903Expenses 2024: $461,842Net Income 2024: $798,0612024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$415,970
Expenses$530,674
Net Income-$114,704
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
May 12, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$415,970
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Common Ground is a civic and educational organization whose mission is to build a broad-based citizen organization to act for the common good in the Greater Milwaukee area

Common Ground is a civic and educational organization whose mission is to build a broad-based citizens organization to act for the common good in the Greater Milwaukee Area.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net$338,636$492,239▲ $153,603
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$120,189$176,718▲ $56,529
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$75,385$40,549▼ $34,836
Loans From Officers Directors$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$534,210$709,506▲ $175,296
Liabilities
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$0$190,000▲ $190,000
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$0$100,000▲ $100,000
Total Liabilities$0$290,000▲ $290,000
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$458,825$378,957▼ $79,868
Unrestricted Net Assets$75,385$40,549▼ $34,836
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$0$0→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$534,210$419,506▼ $114,704
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$534,210$709,506▲ $175,296
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Keisha KrummLead OrganizerFT$75,260$75,260
Rusty BorkinSuburban OrganizerFT$55,000$55,000
Kathleen PatronOrganizerFT$46,000$46,000
Julie LangeAdministrative OrganizerFT$30,600$30,600
Allie GardnerAssociate OrganizerFT$22,500$22,500

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jean DowChairperson
Margaret CrowleySecretary
Robert ConnollyTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$374,890
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$107
Other Revenue
$40,973
All Other Contributions
$80,189
Change in Net Assets
$-114,704

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$415,970
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Other Revenue Adjustments
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$415,970
Total Revenue per Form 990
$415,970
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$378,996
Other Expenses$151,678
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$278,193$35,000-$313,193
Other Employee Benefits$38,949$5,862-$44,811
Fees for Services Management$33,000--$33,000
Travel$24,142--$24,142
Office Expenses$16,964--$16,964
Information Technology$16,914--$16,914
Payroll Taxes$14,019$2,110-$16,129
Other Expenses$10,229$0$0$10,229
Pension Plan Contributions$4,863--$4,863
Fees for Services Accounting$1,900--$1,900
Interest$1,083--$1,083
Total Functional Expenses$487,702$42,972$0$530,674

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$530,674
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$530,674
Total Expenses per Form 990$530,674
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Other Expense Adjustments$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$8,534
Fundraising Direct Expenses$0
Gaming Direct Expenses$0
Gaming Gross Income$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Common Ground University$8,534$8,534$0$8,534
Total Events$8,534$8,534$0$8,534
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$0$0→ $0
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8B

“Subcommittees are not required to submit minutes”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9

“Bob Connolly 414-272-0101 Margaret Crawley 414-332-5046 Bob DeVita 414-841-1742 Jean Dow 414-263-4104 Frank Finch 414-442-4588 David Fried 414-453-8025 Jonathan Gundlach 414-270-8305 Paul Hull 414-355-4029 Howard Karsh 414-445-6994 John Laura 414-933-1987 Katie Loss 414-321-9485 Michelle Mooney 414-964-3118 Tim Nelson 414-429-0868 Dan Neiderfrank 262-339-7123 Bobby Sinclair 414-871-8178 Demetrius Williams 414-871-1022”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“Harry Moseley filled out the 990 forms. They were reviewed and approved by Treasurer Bob Connolly”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the Board of Directors and the Common Ground staff.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Common Ground maintains its policy documents for all members to review and follow to the best of their ability”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Common Ground Inc
EIN
20-1545635
Phone
4142720101
Address
1034 E Ogden Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202-2891

Signing Officer

Name
Robert Connolly
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4142720101
Signed
2015-05-12

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Robert J Connolly
Formed
2004
Legal Domicile
Wi
Voting Board Members
23
Independent Board Members
0
Employees
4
Volunteers
150
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XI, Line 9

“Increase in Milwaukee Rising funds”

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IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/FundraisingAmt10
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IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt1Common Ground conducts training and leadership development classes for its volunteers. Participants pay a fee for the classes.
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2014 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$709,506
Liabilities
$290,000
Net assets
$419,506
Revenue
$415,970
Expenses
$530,674
Net income
-$114,704
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.21$0.00$1.21$1.26$0.46$0.80
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.41$0.00$0.41$0.34$0.37$0.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$0.31$0.40$0.09
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.64$0.00$0.64$0.47$0.23$0.24
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.40$0.00$0.40$0.61$0.34$0.27
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$0.27$0.32$0.44$0.13
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.51$0.28$0.24$0.35$0.42$0.07
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.95$0.32$0.64$0.38$0.38$0.01
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.38$0.62$0.65$0.42$0.24
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.91$0.53$0.38$0.39$0.43$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.71$0.29$0.42$0.42$0.53$0.11
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.34$0.37$0.03
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.11$0.00$0.10$0.36$0.34$0.01
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.31$0.28$0.03