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Common - a User'S Group

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 23-1001882

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Nov 07, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.COMMON.ORG

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8770 W Bryn Mawr Ave No 1350Chicago, IL 60631

(800) 777-6734

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

86th percentile

0.57x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

70th percentile

0.34x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

7th percentile

-16%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

59th percentile

$163,354

Higher top officer pay than 59% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 8.4% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-24%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

28th percentile

-2.1%

Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets86th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,152,719

Down $371,391 (-24%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$494,996

Down $241,668 (-33%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$657,723

Down $129,723 (-16%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue70th percentileNet Margin7th percentile

Revenue

Down

$1,933,746

Down $41,397 (-2.1%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$2,235,284

Up $210,747 (+10%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$301,538

Down $252,144 (-510%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

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

$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MAssets 2010: $1,874,303Liabilities 2010: $749,100Net Assets 2010: $1,125,2032010Assets 2011: $1,819,391Liabilities 2011: $737,634Net Assets 2011: $1,081,7572011Assets 2012: $1,896,942Liabilities 2012: $749,755Net Assets 2012: $1,147,1872012Assets 2013: $1,704,782Liabilities 2013: $781,013Net Assets 2013: $923,7692013Assets 2014: $1,633,321Liabilities 2014: $782,843Net Assets 2014: $850,4782014Assets 2015: $1,365,446Liabilities 2015: $613,317Net Assets 2015: $752,1292015Assets 2016: $1,524,110Liabilities 2016: $787,446Net Assets 2016: $736,6642016Assets 2017: $1,152,719Liabilities 2017: $657,723Net Assets 2017: $494,9962017Assets 2018: $872,516Liabilities 2018: $597,387Net Assets 2018: $275,1292018Assets 2019: $834,932Liabilities 2019: $696,288Net Assets 2019: $138,6442019Assets 2020: $675,199Liabilities 2020: $893,742Net Assets 2020: -$218,5432020Assets 2021: $577,718Liabilities 2021: $813,510Net Assets 2021: -$235,7922021Assets 2022: $602,519Liabilities 2022: $753,985Net Assets 2022: -$151,4662022Assets 2023: $540,990Liabilities 2023: $641,822Net Assets 2023: -$100,8322023Assets 2024: $707,468Liabilities 2024: $776,787Net Assets 2024: -$69,3192024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$1,152,719
Liabilities$657,723
Net Assets$494,996
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth28th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2010: $2,148,828Expenses 2010: $1,915,002Net Income 2010: $233,8262010Revenue 2011: $1,998,390Expenses 2011: $2,045,885Net Income 2011: -$47,4952011Revenue 2012: $1,925,410Expenses 2012: $1,933,108Net Income 2012: -$7,6982012Revenue 2013: $1,931,392Expenses 2013: $2,115,066Net Income 2013: -$183,6742013Revenue 2014: $1,908,665Expenses 2014: $1,968,580Net Income 2014: -$59,9152014Revenue 2015: $1,990,334Expenses 2015: $1,955,079Net Income 2015: $35,2552015Revenue 2016: $1,975,143Expenses 2016: $2,024,537Net Income 2016: -$49,3942016Revenue 2017: $1,933,746Expenses 2017: $2,235,284Net Income 2017: -$301,5382017Revenue 2018: $1,852,651Expenses 2018: $2,005,736Net Income 2018: -$153,0852018Revenue 2019: $1,802,261Expenses 2019: $2,006,242Net Income 2019: -$203,9812019Revenue 2020: $979,673Expenses 2020: $1,363,667Net Income 2020: -$383,9942020Revenue 2021: $1,100,888Expenses 2021: $1,092,009Net Income 2021: $8,8792021Revenue 2022: $1,680,414Expenses 2022: $1,524,493Net Income 2022: $155,9212022Revenue 2023: $1,829,636Expenses 2023: $1,809,797Net Income 2023: $19,8392023Revenue 2024: $2,045,018Expenses 2024: $2,020,336Net Income 2024: $24,6822024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$1,933,746
Expenses$2,235,284
Net Income-$301,538
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Nov 7, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$2,192,351
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provides educational opportunities and programs for information technology professionals including a large spring conference, a fall conference and related expositions.

Provides educational opportunities and programs for information technology professionals including a large spring conference and related expositions.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$793,419$763,000▼ $30,419
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$398,023$189,746▼ $208,277
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$12,852$117,194▲ $104,342
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$179,373$76,117▼ $103,256
Accounts Receivable$2,550$5,727▲ $3,177
Total Assets$1,524,110$1,152,719▼ $371,391
Other Assets Total$137,893$935▼ $136,958
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$509,350$407,051▼ $102,299
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$278,096$250,672▼ $27,424
Total Liabilities$787,446$657,723▼ $129,723
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$736,664$494,996▼ $241,668
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$736,664$494,996▼ $241,668
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,524,110$1,152,719▼ $371,391

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$117,194$209,635$326,829
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay59th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Manzoor SiddiquiExecutive DirectorFT$130,854$32,500$163,354

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jeff CareyImm. Past President
Justin PorterPresident
Charles GaurinoDirector
Gordon LearyDirector
John VanceDirector
Randy DefaultDirector
Scott PitcherDirector
Larry BolhuisExecutive Vice Pres.
Yvonne EnselmanSecretary
Amy HoerleTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$0
Program Service Revenue
$1,907,301
Investment Income
$22,080
Other Revenue
$4,365
Change in Net Assets
$-301,538

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,933,746
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$59,870
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,993,616
Total Revenue per Form 990
$1,933,746
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$1,321,469
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$913,815
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Conferences and Meetings---$854,149
Other Salaries and Wages---$586,051
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees---$163,354
Occupancy---$117,960
Other Employee Benefits---$90,300
Travel---$84,050
Information Technology---$67,987
Payroll Taxes---$64,821
Fees for Services Other---$59,591
Depreciation Depletion---$32,616
Office Expenses---$28,275
Insurance---$19,298
Fees for Services Accounting---$17,000
Fees for Services Legal---$16,122
Fees for Service Investment Mgmnt Fees---$12,200
Pension Plan Contributions---$9,289
Other Expenses---$500
Total Functional Expenses$0$0$0$2,235,284

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$2,235,284
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$2,235,284
Total Expenses per Form 990$2,235,284
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
In-house lobbying only
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
Yes
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
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
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
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 6

“The organization functions as a trade association and is ultimately governed by its members.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

“The organization's members elect the governing board.”

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

“The director of finance works closely with the form 990 preparer in answering all questions on the forms as well as providing accurate financial and other information for inclusion. A draft of the form is then reviewed by the executive director and director of finance prior to finalization. Any changes they determine are required are incorporated into the form prior to issue. A draft is also provided to the governing board prior to filing.”

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

“The organization asks each board member to complete a questionnaire concerning possible conflicts of interest annually and requests that members update their responses if circumstances change during the year. The board records this event in the meeting minutes.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“Employees have a formal annual review of performance by their manager. All staff salaries are aporoved by the executive director. The executive director's compensation is determined by the executive committee.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18

“Forms are made available upon request.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Common makes their organization documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
COMMON - A USER'S GROUP
EIN
23-1001882
Phone
8007776734
Address
8770 W BRYN MAWR AVE NO 1350, CHICAGO, IL 60631

Signing Officer

Name
Manzoor Siddiqui
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8007776734
Signed
2018-11-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Manzoor Siddiqui
Formed
1972
Legal Domicile
Il
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
10
Volunteers
250

Preparer

Firm
Weiss Sugar Dvorak & Dusek Ltd
Address
20 N WACKER DR SUITE 2250, CHICAGO, IL 60606
Preparer
Robert Rehayem
Phone
3123326622
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“Accounting standards provide guidance for how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, disclosed and presented in the financial statements. This requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing common's returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained "when challenged or "when examined" by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit and asset or expense and liability in the current year. Common files returns in the u.s. Federal jurisdiction and illinois state jurisdiction. Common is no longer subject to u.s. Federal state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2014. As of and for the year ended december 31, 2017, management has determined that therre are no uncertain tax positions.”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BOARD.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE FORM 990 PREPARER IN ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS ON THE FORMS AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCURATE FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION. A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. ANY CHANGES THEY DETERMINE ARE REQUIRED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM PRIOR TO ISSUE. A DRAFT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE ORGANIZATION ASKS EACH BOARD MEMBER TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY AND REQUESTS THAT MEMBERS UPDATE THEIR RESPONSES IF CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE DURING THE YEAR. THE BOARD RECORDS THIS EVENT IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4EMPLOYEES HAVE A FORMAL ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE BY THEIR MANAGER. ALL STAFF SALARIES ARE APOROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5FORMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6COMMON MAKES THEIR ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
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Displayed year

2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,152,719
Liabilities
$657,723
Net assets
$494,996
Revenue
$1,933,746
Expenses
$2,235,284
Net income
-$301,538
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.71$0.78$0.07$2.05$2.02$0.02
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.54$0.64$0.10$1.83$1.81$0.02
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.60$0.75$0.15$1.68$1.52$0.16
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.58$0.81$0.24$1.10$1.09$0.01
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.68$0.89$0.22$0.98$1.36$0.38
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.83$0.70$0.14$1.80$2.01$0.20
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.87$0.60$0.28$1.85$2.01$0.15
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.15$0.66$0.49$1.93$2.24$0.30
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.52$0.79$0.74$1.98$2.02$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.37$0.61$0.75$1.99$1.96$0.04
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.63$0.78$0.85$1.91$1.97$0.06
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.70$0.78$0.92$1.93$2.12$0.18
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.90$0.75$1.15$1.93$1.93$0.01
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.82$0.74$1.08$2.00$2.05$0.05
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.87$0.75$1.13$2.15$1.92$0.23
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