Liabilities / Assets
94th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
94th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
94th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
32nd percentile
Higher net margin than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
91st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 30.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
$104,315
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$604
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$103,711
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$155,316
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$161,581
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
-$6,265
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Common purpose is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1989 that develops leaders who can cross boundaries. This enables them to solve complex problems both in organizations and in cities. We deliver face-to-face and online leadership programmes for multiple generations of leaders: from students in universities to senior leaders in organizations and society.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| OPERATING EXPENSES: COMMON PURPOSE IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING POWERFUL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN OVER 100 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE IMMERSE LEADERS IN PLACES THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY GO AND ENABLE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH DIVERSE GROUPS OF LEADERS WHOM THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY MEET. BUT FOR US, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IS ABOUT FAR MORE THAN CREATING ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES. IN ORDER TO TURN THAT EXPERIENCE INTO LEARNING, WE DESIGN OUR PROGRAMMES USING A UNIQUE LEARNING PATHWAY. | - | $157,028 |
| COMMON PURPOSE IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING POWERFUL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN OVER 100 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE IMMERSE LEADERS IN PLACES THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY GO AND ENABLE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH DIVERSE GROUPS OF LEADERS WHOM THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY MEET. BUT FOR US, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IS ABOUT FAR MORE THAN CREATING ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES. IN ORDER TO TURN THAT EXPERIENCE INTO LEARNING, WE DESIGN OUR PROGRAMMES USING A UNIQUE LEARNING PATHWAY. | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTONINA MCINTYRE | Officer | FT | $46,761 | - | $46,761 |
| CATHERINE DORMAN | Officer | PT | $2,348 | - | $2,348 |
| MATTHEW EPSTEIN | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| STEPHANIE KHURANA | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| AMY STILLMAN | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| TERRI HORD OWENS | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JORGE ARTEAGA | Officer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| FRANK LAWRENCE | Officer | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses office 2,768 travel 2,879 conferences/meetings 500 total 6,147”
“Accrued income 0 50,000 total 0 50,000”
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 48,393 accrued expenses 0 53,057 common purpose recharges 0 2,261”
“Common purpose is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1989 that develops leaders who can cross boundaries. This enables them to solve complex problems both in organizations and in cities. We deliver face-to-face and online leadership programmes for multiple generations of leaders: from students in universities to senior leaders in organizations and society.”
“Common purpose is known for delivering powerful experiential learning in over 100 cities around the world. We immerse leaders in places they would not normally go and enable them to engage with diverse groups of leaders whom they would not normally meet. But for us, experiential learning is about far more than creating one-of-a-kind experiences. In order to turn that experience into learning, we design our programmes using a unique learning pathway.”
“Operating expenses: common purpose is known for delivering powerful experiential learning in over 100 cities around the world. We immerse leaders in places they would not normally go and enable them to engage with diverse groups of leaders whom they would not normally meet. But for us, experiential learning is about far more than creating one-of-a-kind experiences. In order to turn that experience into learning, we design our programmes using a unique learning pathway.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES OFFICE 2,768 TRAVEL 2,879 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 500 TOTAL 6,147 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 48,393 ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 53,057 COMMON PURPOSE RECHARGES 0 2,261 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | COMMON PURPOSE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1989 THAT DEVELOPS LEADERS WHO CAN CROSS BOUNDARIES. THIS ENABLES THEM TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS BOTH IN ORGANIZATIONS AND IN CITIES. WE DELIVER FACE-TO-FACE AND ONLINE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES FOR MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF LEADERS: FROM STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES TO SENIOR LEADERS IN ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | COMMON PURPOSE IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING POWERFUL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN OVER 100 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE IMMERSE LEADERS IN PLACES THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY GO AND ENABLE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH DIVERSE GROUPS OF LEADERS WHOM THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY MEET. BUT FOR US, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IS ABOUT FAR MORE THAN CREATING ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES. IN ORDER TO TURN THAT EXPERIENCE INTO LEARNING, WE DESIGN OUR PROGRAMMES USING A UNIQUE LEARNING PATHWAY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | OPERATING EXPENSES: COMMON PURPOSE IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING POWERFUL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN OVER 100 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE IMMERSE LEADERS IN PLACES THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY GO AND ENABLE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH DIVERSE GROUPS OF LEADERS WHOM THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY MEET. BUT FOR US, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IS ABOUT FAR MORE THAN CREATING ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES. IN ORDER TO TURN THAT EXPERIENCE INTO LEARNING, WE DESIGN OUR PROGRAMMES USING A UNIQUE LEARNING PATHWAY. |
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