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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMON GOAL USA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,388,742
Total expenses
$1,125,485
Contributions and grants received
$1,354,434
Grants paid
$141,434
Program service revenue
$34,097
Investment income
$211
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$427,473
Total liabilities, end of year
$66,950
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$360,523
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$981,200
Management and general expenses
$108,506
Fundraising expenses
$35,779
Program service expenses (Part III)
$981,200

Program services were 87.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $453,079

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $901,355

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $34,097 · related or exempt $34,097

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $211 · excluded $211

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $141,434 · program services $141,434

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $130,085 · program services $92,758 · management and general $25,316 · fundraising $12,011

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $75,920 · program services $54,136 · management and general $14,775 · fundraising $7,009

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $376 · program services $268 · management and general $73 · fundraising $35

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,710 · program services $11,202 · management and general $3,058 · fundraising $1,450

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,985 · management and general $24,985

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $448,537 · program services $437,279 · management and general $1,570 · fundraising $9,688

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,269 · program services $2,269

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,456 · program services $3,874 · management and general $3,508 · fundraising $4,074

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,955 · management and general $7,955

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,084 · program services $10,843 · management and general $7,397 · fundraising $844

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $214,850 · program services $208,334 · management and general $5,848 · fundraising $668

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,619 · management and general $1,619

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $27,369 · program services $14,967 · management and general $12,402

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $3,836 · program services $3,836

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $317,623

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $87,835 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $61,519 · end of year $72,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $30,937

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,413

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $52,088 · end of year $66,950

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,507 · end of year $96,144

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $53,759 · end of year $264,379

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

COMMON GOAL AIMS TO INSPIRE EVERYONE IN FOOTBALL TO COLLABORATE TOWARDS AN EQUAL AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PROMOTION OF YOUTH WELFARE AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, IN PARTICULAR WITH SOCCER BEING USED AS A MEDIUM FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICAL CARE AND EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATION.

  • COMMON GOAL IS DEDICATED TO USING SOCCER TO CREATE SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE FOCUS ON GENDER EQUITY, LGBTQ+ INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM EDUCATION TO CREATE DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE SPORTING SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 2023, COMMON GOAL DELIVERED HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AD INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN PROFESSIONAL AND GRASSROOTS SOCCER. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THERE ARE NO LONGER GEOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, OR CULTURAL BARRIERS IN SOCCER.ANTI-RACIST PROJECT: IN 2023, COMMON GOAL USA INC. EXPANDED ITS RACIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES AND STRENGTHENED TIES WITH EXISTING PARTNERS. THROUGH THE ANTI-RACIST PROJECT (ARP), COMMON GOAL SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED ITS INAUGURAL SWITCH THE PITCH (STP) HUB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OAKLAND ROOTS SC. SWITCH THE PITCH IS AN IMMERSIVE PROGRAM ROOTED IN COMMUNITY, INCLUSIVE COACHING, AND RACIAL JUSTICE. COMPRISED OF 41 YOUTH SOCCER COACHES, SWITCH THE PITCH OAKLAND RAN FROM MARCH TO MAY. THE FOUNDATION OF SWITCH THE PITCH ENABLED ANOTHER HUB TO KICK OFF IN AUGUST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO FIRE FC ACADEMY. IN 2023, SWITCH THE PITCH CHICAGO DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH 45 COACHES FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER.IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP, THE ANTI-RACIST PROJECT PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN OUTLAWS, A 30,000-MEMBER SUPPORTERS' GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE US NATIONAL TEAMS, TO HOST A SERIES OF SUPPORTERS' SESSIONS. THESE SESSIONS FEATURED REPRESENTATIVES FROM OVER 42 CHAPTERS AND INTERROGATED THE ROLE OF SUPPORTERS IN FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE THROUGHOUT SOCCER. BY IMPACTING OVER 128 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BOTH SWITCH THE PITCH AND THE SUPPORTERS' SESSIONS ENABLED COMMON GOAL USA TO ENSURE RACIAL JUSTICE REMAINS A NECESSARY STEP IN GROWING THE GAME FOR EVERYONE.PLAY PROUD: LGBTQ+ INCLUSION PROJECT THAT WORKS WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE SOCCER INDUSTRY TO MAKE STADIUMS, COMMUNITIES AND CITIES A SAFER SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS, PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUBS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORTERS GROUPS COMMIT TO A YEARLONG TRAINING FEATURING TWO IN-PERSON RESIDENCIES, ONLINE WORKSHOPS, AND INDIVIDUAL MENTORING AND TRAINING BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. IN THE 2023 VERSION OF THE PLAY PROUD PROGRAM, COMMON GOAL PARTNERED WITH 8 PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUBS FROM 4 LEAGUES, 8 SUPPORTERS GROUPS AND 8 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA TO HOST A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, TOTALING 100 HOURS, FOCUSED ON PROMOTING LGBTQ+ INCLUSION IN SOCCER. THE RESIDENCIES WERE HOSTED BY PROFESSIONAL CLUBS SEATTLE SOUNDERS AND NEW MEXICO UNITED WITH A GOAL OF GIVING PARTICIPANTS THE TOOLS, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE TO CREATE SAFE SPACES WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.PEPSICO: CONSTRUCTION OF A 5-A-SIDE PITCH IN SANTA ANA AND A FACILITATION OF A FOOTBALL FOR GOOD PROGRAM (16+ AGE GROUPS) FROM MAY 2023-APRIL 2024 WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNER PURE GAME. THERE WERE FORTY-SIX PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED IN WEEKLY FOOTBALL FOR GOOD ACTIVITIES AND 18,000 UTILIZATIONS OF THE PITCH.

    Expenses $981,200 · Grants $141,434 · Revenue $34,097

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JURGEN GRIESBECK

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $122,447
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $92,321
    Other
    $30,126
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

  • LILLIAN BARRETT-O'KEEFE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $130,085
    From this org
    $129,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $644
    Hours/week
    40

  • JOHANNES AXSTER

    TREASURER (THRU DECEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $74,712
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $56,751
    Other
    $17,961
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

  • VLADIMIR BORKOVIC

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $113,520
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $100,166
    Other
    $13,354
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

  • LARA METCALF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • STREETFOOTBALLWORLD GGMBH

    501(C)(3) · SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH SOCCER · GM

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • STREETFOOTBALLWORLD PLUS GMBH

    C · SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH SOCCER · GM

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349314473

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