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Common Good Atlanta Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 47-4760258

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on May 12, 2021

255 Mathews AvenueAtlanta, GA 30307

(404) 314-0360

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2020

Net Margin

61st percentile

13%

Higher net margin than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

64th percentile

16%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

63rd percentile

-0.7%

Faster revenue growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$84,446

Up $11,898 (+16%) from 2019

Net Assets

$84,446

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$93,058

Down $655 (-0.7%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$81,160

Up $52,141 (+180%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

$11,898

Down $52,796 (-82%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2019: $72,548Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $84,446Net Assets 2020: $84,4462020Assets 2021: $147,310Liabilities 2021: $2,000Net Assets 2021: $145,3102021Assets 2022: $272,317Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $272,3172022Assets 2023: $357,127Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $357,1272023Assets 2024: $250,160Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $250,1602024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$84,446
Liabilities-
Net Assets$84,446

Operations Trend

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2019: $93,713Expenses 2019: $29,019Net Income 2019: $64,6942019Revenue 2020: $93,058Expenses 2020: $81,160Net Income 2020: $11,8982020Revenue 2021: $208,211Expenses 2021: $146,347Net Income 2021: $61,8642021Revenue 2022: $304,223Expenses 2022: $176,414Net Income 2022: $127,8092022Revenue 2023: $411,334Expenses 2023: $326,524Net Income 2023: $84,8102023Revenue 2024: $361,358Expenses 2024: $476,559Net Income 2024: -$115,2012024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$93,058
Expenses$81,160
Net Income$11,898
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
May 12, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$93,058
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Common Good Atlanta provides incarcerated people with broad, democratic access to higher education so they can develop a better understanding of both themselves and the societal forces at work around them.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
COMMON GOOD ATLANTA PROVIDES INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH BROAD, DEMOCRATIC ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION SO THEY CAN DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THEMSELVES AND THE SOCIETAL FORCES AT WORK AROUND THEM.-$64,966
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOHN SPARROWPresidentPT$0--
PAUL PENDERGRASSVice PresidePT$0--
LYNDA ROBERTSSecretary TrPT$0--
MARY CAMPBELL JENKINSBoard Member-$0--
TARIQ BAIYINAAlumni Leade-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Common Good Atlanta
EIN
47-4760258
Phone
4043140360
Address
255 MATHEWS AVENUE, ATLANTA, GA 30307

Signing Officer

Name
Lynda Roberts
Title
Secretary Treasurer
Phone
4043140360
Signed
2021-05-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sharon C Mckelvey CPA LLC
Address
1399 CHURCH ST, DECATUR, GA 30030
Preparer
Sharon C Mckelvey
Phone
6788104000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez

2020 accomplishments: cga's 2020 program accomplishments: clemente program cga offered the clemente course for the humanities, a college course accredited by bard college, in two of georgia's state prisons (one female, one male) cga offered an additional program in downtown atlanta to formerly incarcerated people in 2020, cga offered college prep courses at a 3rd prison in georgia. The clemente course program will begin at this state prison in 2021. Courses included: literature, art history, philosophy, history, and writing approximately 80 individuals participated in the clemente course programs during 2020 thirty-one incarcerated students graduated from the program with others continuing to work toward graduation two formerly incarcerated students graduated from this program cga with georgia state university cga serves as the community partner for a program in one of georgia's long-term state prisons in which the participants are officially enrolled as georgia state university students in 2020, 18 incarcerated individuals participated in this program taking accredited college level courses earning georgia state university credits alumni advisory board created and procured independent funding for an alumni advisory board consisting of 35 alumni released from prison.

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses advertising 3,122 office 982 payroll system 180 software 1,002 website 192 travel 400 insurance 2,769 alumni board 954 bank charges 912 board expenses 600 books 4,787 chromebook 534 classroom expense 591 fellowship 1,333 marta - transportation 66 total 18,424

Form 990-ez, Part III

Common good atlanta provides incarcerated people with broad, democratic access to higher education so they can develop a better understanding of both themselves and the societal forces at work around them.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt02020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CGA'S 2020 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CLEMENTE PROGRAM CGA OFFERED THE CLEMENTE COURSE FOR THE HUMANITIES, A COLLEGE COURSE ACCREDITED BY BARD COLLEGE, IN TWO OF GEORGIA'S STATE PRISONS (ONE FEMALE, ONE MALE) CGA OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAM IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN 2020, CGA OFFERED COLLEGE PREP COURSES AT A 3RD PRISON IN GEORGIA. THE CLEMENTE COURSE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN AT THIS STATE PRISON IN 2021. COURSES INCLUDED: LITERATURE, ART HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, AND WRITING APPROXIMATELY 80 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE CLEMENTE COURSE PROGRAMS DURING 2020 THIRTY-ONE INCARCERATED STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM WITH OTHERS CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARD GRADUATION TWO FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THIS PROGRAM CGA WITH GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY CGA SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR A PROGRAM IN ONE OF GEORGIA'S LONG-TERM STATE PRISONS IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS ARE OFFICIALLY ENROLLED AS GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN 2020, 18 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM TAKING ACCREDITED COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES EARNING GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY CREDITS ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD CREATED AND PROCURED INDEPENDENT FUNDING FOR AN ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD CONSISTING OF 35 ALUMNI RELEASED FROM PRISON.
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