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Chesapeake Commons Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 81-2531881

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jul 17, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.CHESAPEAKECOMMONS.ORG

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1875 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 10Washington, DC 20009

(814) 386-2865

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

42nd percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 42% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

38th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 38% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

85th percentile

33%

Higher net margin than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$104,278

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 15.7% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

83%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

83rd percentile

39%

Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets42nd percentile

Assets

Up

$485,277

Up $219,509 (+83%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$479,300

Up $217,300 (+83%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$5,977

Up $2,209 (+59%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue38th percentileNet Margin85th percentile

Revenue

Up

$663,436

Up $187,538 (+39%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$446,136

Up $51,519 (+13%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$217,300

Up $136,019 (+167%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2016: $134,929Liabilities 2016: $5,278Net Assets 2016: $129,6512016Assets 2017: $190,497Liabilities 2017: $9,778Net Assets 2017: $180,7192017Assets 2018: $265,768Liabilities 2018: $3,768Net Assets 2018: $262,0002018Assets 2019: $485,277Liabilities 2019: $5,977Net Assets 2019: $479,3002019Assets 2020: $951,815Liabilities 2020: $24,576Net Assets 2020: $927,2392020Assets 2021: $1,095,459Liabilities 2021: $21,364Net Assets 2021: $1,074,0952021Assets 2022: $1,138,299Liabilities 2022: $35,431Net Assets 2022: $1,102,8682022Assets 2023: $1,251,670Liabilities 2023: $45,406Net Assets 2023: $1,206,2642023Assets 2024: $1,434,262Liabilities 2024: $39,105Net Assets 2024: $1,395,1572024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$485,277
Liabilities$5,977
Net Assets$479,300
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth83rd percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Revenue 2016: $76,227Expenses 2016: $50,873Net Income 2016: $25,3542016Revenue 2017: $370,426Expenses 2017: $344,358Net Income 2017: $26,0682017Revenue 2018: $475,898Expenses 2018: $394,617Net Income 2018: $81,2812018Revenue 2019: $663,436Expenses 2019: $446,136Net Income 2019: $217,3002019Revenue 2020: $1,074,057Expenses 2020: $626,118Net Income 2020: $447,9392020Revenue 2021: $965,254Expenses 2021: $818,398Net Income 2021: $146,8562021Revenue 2022: $916,442Expenses 2022: $887,669Net Income 2022: $28,7732022Revenue 2023: $949,118Expenses 2023: $845,722Net Income 2023: $103,3962023Revenue 2024: $993,532Expenses 2024: $804,639Net Income 2024: $188,8932024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$663,436
Expenses$446,136
Net Income$217,300
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jul 17, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$663,436
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To empower environmentally focused organizations with open source technologies that use their data to fuel smarter problem solving; and to provide the capacity required to make robust digital services available and accessible to socially responsible organizations so that they can collaborate with each other to improve our natural world.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$212,731$197,347▼ $15,384
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$163,834-
Pledges and Grants Receivable$48,565$109,031▲ $60,466
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$0$12,268▲ $12,268
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$4,472$2,797▼ $1,675
Total Assets$265,768$485,277▲ $219,509
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$3,768$5,977▲ $2,209
Total Liabilities$3,768$5,977▲ $2,209
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$209,151$413,616▲ $204,465
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$52,849$65,684▲ $12,835
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$262,000$479,300▲ $217,300
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$265,768$485,277▲ $219,509

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$12,268$1,323-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Robert John DawesExecutive DirectorFT$97,900$6,378$104,278

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Bill HowardChairman
Verna HarrisonVice Chair
Cecily KihnBoard Member
Chante ColemanBoard Member
John AmosBoard Member
Anne HavemannSecretary
Ben ScheelkTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$251,576
Program Service Revenue
$410,560
Investment Income
$1,300
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$251,576
Change in Net Assets
$217,300

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$663,436
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$663,436
Total Revenue per Form 990
$663,436
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$354,643
Other Expenses$91,493
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$175,885$34,567-$210,452
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$86,746$17,532-$104,278
Payroll Taxes$20,578$4,969-$25,547
Fees for Services Accounting-$22,080-$22,080
Fees for Services Other$19,760$1,044-$20,804
Occupancy$10,199$2,151-$12,350
Other Employee Benefits$5,778$2,941-$8,719
Pension Plan Contributions$5,087$560-$5,647
Conferences and Meetings$1,118$3,200-$4,318
Office Expenses$2,133$2,141-$4,274
Travel$2,897$694-$3,591
Insurance$73$3,366-$3,439
Depreciation Depletion-$1,323-$1,323
Advertising$249--$249
Other Expenses$15,532$248-$248
Total Functional Expenses$346,035$100,101$0$446,136

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$446,136
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$446,136
Total Expenses per Form 990$446,136
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
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
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 35% controlled entity
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
Yes
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 1

“The four officers serve as members of the executive committee. The executive committee, when the board of directors is not in session, may exercise all of the powers of the directors except to approve an amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws, or to approve a plan of merger or consolidation, or make decisions regarding the executive director's employment status.”

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

“A draft of the prepared form 990 is provided to the entire board for review and approval before it is signed by the executive director and filed with the irs.”

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

“The conflict of interest policy is circulated among the board of directors and they are requested to sign it annually. The executive director regularly and consistantly monitors compliance.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

“The executive director's salary is determined by the organization's board of directors using a compensation survey. The last time the executive director's salary was reviewed and determined was in december 2018.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

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

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Commons Inc
EIN
81-2531881
Phone
8143862865
Address
1875 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 10, WASHINGTON, DC 20009

Signing Officer

Name
Robert John Dawes
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8143862865
Signed
2020-07-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Robert John Dawes
Formed
2016
Legal Domicile
Dc
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
7
Employees
5
Volunteers
7

Preparer

Firm
Jones Maresca & Mcquade Pa
Address
10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE, 770, COLUMBIA, MD 21044
Preparer
David Jones
Phone
4108840220
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:

“The organization has not changed either its audit oversight process or selection of an independent auditor process during the year.”

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“Chesapeake commons believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements or that would have an effect on its tax-exempt status.”

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc0RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - THIS PROGRAM ENABLES CHESAPEAKE COMMONS TO STAY ABREAST OF TRENDING TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BENEFIT ITS STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TO RESTORE THE ENVIRONMENT.
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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0CHESAPEAKE COMMONS BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE FOUR OFFICERS SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOT IN SESSION, MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE POWERS OF THE DIRECTORS EXCEPT TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS, OR TO APPROVE A PLAN OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, OR MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1A DRAFT OF THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FILED WITH THE IRS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CIRCULATED AMONG THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEY ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN IT ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REGULARLY AND CONSISTANTLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING A COMPENSATION SURVEY. THE LAST TIME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED WAS IN DECEMBER 2018.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:
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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$485,277
Liabilities
$5,977
Net assets
$479,300
Revenue
$663,436
Expenses
$446,136
Net income
$217,300
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.43$0.04$1.40$0.99$0.80$0.19
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.25$0.05$1.21$0.95$0.85$0.10
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.14$0.04$1.10$0.92$0.89$0.03
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.10$0.02$1.07$0.97$0.82$0.15
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.95$0.02$0.93$1.07$0.63$0.45
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.49$0.01$0.48$0.66$0.45$0.22
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$0.26$0.48$0.39$0.08
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.19$0.01$0.18$0.37$0.34$0.03
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.01$0.13$0.08$0.05$0.03