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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,907,415
Total expenses
$45,526,834
Contributions and grants received
$40,729,665
Grants paid
$7,847,549
Program service revenue
$14,214
Investment income
$301,966
Other revenue
-$138,430
Total assets, end of year
$18,127,415
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,904,844
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,222,571
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$34,906,589
Management and general expenses
$7,213,521
Fundraising expenses
$3,406,724
Program service expenses (Part III)
$34,906,589

Program services were 76.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $21,032,408

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $19,697,257

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $86,780

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $14,214 · related or exempt $14,214 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $270,937 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $270,937

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $31,029

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $31,029

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $31,029 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $31,029

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $160,092

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $298,522

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$138,430 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$138,430

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,535,823 · program services $2,535,823

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,311,726 · program services $5,311,726

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,623,841 · program services $1,734,244 · management and general $601,104 · fundraising $288,493

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,270,871 · program services $8,772,495 · management and general $3,039,571 · fundraising $1,458,805

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $203,190 · program services $134,300 · management and general $46,549 · fundraising $22,341

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,291,536 · program services $2,836,517 · management and general $983,162 · fundraising $471,857

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,101,069 · program services $2,665,155 · management and general $1,071,483 · fundraising $364,431

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $146,046 · program services $74,732 · management and general $40,413 · fundraising $30,901

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $401,026 · fundraising $401,026

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,076,198 · program services $747,825 · management and general $291,554 · fundraising $36,819

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $677,471 · program services $503,653 · management and general $171,584 · fundraising $2,234

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,583,641 · program services $2,064,960 · management and general $406,470 · fundraising $112,211

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $739,198 · program services $624,245 · management and general $110,947 · fundraising $4,006

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,548 · program services $15,145 · management and general $12,403

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITES

    total $2,396,712 · program services $2,139,644 · management and general $252,545 · fundraising $4,523

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION & SEMINARS

    total $2,389,990 · program services $2,274,915 · management and general $7,872 · fundraising $107,203

  • 24c · Other expenses: TV/VIDEO/RADIO PRODUCTION

    total $646,683 · program services $646,599 · management and general $0 · fundraising $84

  • 24d · Other expenses: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    total $529,337 · program services $515,854 · management and general $9,170 · fundraising $4,313

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,574,928 · program services $1,308,757 · management and general $168,694 · fundraising $97,477

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $12,527,682 · end of year $5,602,536

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,427,927 · end of year $1,444,120

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,086,313 · end of year $3,423,532

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $209,233 · end of year $922,857

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $362,381 · end of year $91,198

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $658,723 · end of year $619,122

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,794,092

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,794,092

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $644,931 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,564,934 · end of year $5,149,886

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $530,050 · end of year $874,164

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,629,531 · end of year $2,742,360

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $427,705

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,067,320 · end of year $7,162,484

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,885,707 · end of year $813,694

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,001,911 · end of year $7,408,877

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THE WORLD DEALS WITH CONFLICT, AWAY FROM ADVERSARIAL APPROACHES AND TOWARD COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS. OUR PROGRAMS WORK TO BRIDGE DIVING LINES AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION. OUR COMMON GROUND APPROACH DRIVES CHANGE IN THREE STEPS: HUMANIZE DIVIDED PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR SHARED INTERESTS AND PURSUITS; MOBILIZE PEOPLE AROUND SHARED CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS; AND SYSTEMATIZE COOPERATION THROUGH CHANGED INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL NORMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THE WORLD DEALS WITH CONFLICT - AWAY FROM ADVERSARIAL APPROACHES AND TOWARDS COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS, OUR PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO BRIDGE DIVIDING LINES AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION.

  • IN AFRICA, SFCG WORKS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT ACROSS MORE THAN 12 COUNTRIES. OUR PROJECTS INVOLVE MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CAPACITY BUILDING, DIALOGUE, JOINT ACTIVITIES, AND MEDIA OUTREACH. OUR WORK INVOLVES YOUTH, WOMEN, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS.

    Expenses $21,964,780 · Grants $3,084,459 · Revenue $14,214

  • SFCG'S GLOBAL PROGRAMS COMPLEMENT OUR PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD, OFFERING SPECIFIC TOOLS AND OFFERING EXPERTISE TO STRENGTHEN OUR IMPACT. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO ADDRESS DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING BOTH INSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE MONITORING, EVALUATION, ACADEMIA AND PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS.

    Expenses $7,633,367 · Grants $949,655

  • IN ASIA, SFCG WORKS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT ACROSS MORE THAN FIVE COUNTRIES. OUR PROGRAMS ENGAGE YOUTH, MEDIA AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS THROUGH DIALOGUE, CAPACITY BUILDING, JOINT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MEDIA PRODUCTION AND OUTREACH.

    Expenses $3,999,389 · Grants $373,954

  • IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SFCG WORKS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES. OUR PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER CONFLICTING PARTIES FOR DIALOGUE, CAPACITY BUILDING AND JOINT PROJECTS. OUR WORK INVOLVES MEDIA PRODUCTION AND OUTREACH, ENGAGING YOUTH, WOMEN AND INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS.

    Expenses $914,076 · Grants $628,556

  • IN North America, SFCG WORKS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT ACROSS MORE THAN 2 COUNTRIES. OUR PROJECTS INVOLVE MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CAPACITY BUILDING, DIALOGUE, JOINT ACTIVITIES, AND MEDIA OUTREACH. OUR WORK INVOLVES YOUTH, WOMEN, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS.

    Expenses $247,674 · Grants $2,535,823

  • IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, SFCG WORKS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT ACROSS MORE THAN 2 COUNTRIES. OUR PROJECTS INVOLVE MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CAPACITY BUILDING, DIALOGUE, JOINT ACTIVITIES, AND MEDIA OUTREACH. OUR WORK INVOLVES YOUTH, WOMEN, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS.

    Expenses $147,303 · Grants $275,102

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shamil Idriss

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $336,454
    From this org
    $328,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,897
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $328,557
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,187
    Nontaxable benefits
    $710
    Filer's total
    $336,454

  • Abigail Disney

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Adam Forest Berrey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Elizabeth Riker

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Genghis Hadi

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ingrid Stange

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Isameldein Ghanim

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jason Petty

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jeremy Goldberg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Karen Karniol-Tambour

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Kathleen Cravero

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Laurie Franz

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Laurie Michaels

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Leslie Black

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Lisa Kadin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Mark Chandler

    Board Member (as of 2/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sarah Green

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Timothy Feige

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Wasim Khan

    VP, Finance

    Total calculated
    $244,862
    From this org
    $209,302
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,560
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,302
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,620
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,940
    Filer's total
    $244,862

  • Jennifer Parker

    Director CG USA

    Total calculated
    $216,588
    From this org
    $209,832
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,756
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,832
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,131
    Filer's total
    $216,588

  • Kara Schectman

    Director, Marketing

    Total calculated
    $160,729
    From this org
    $151,907
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,822
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,907
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $484
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,338
    Filer's total
    $160,729

  • Maritza Mejia

    Director, Development

    Total calculated
    $166,104
    From this org
    $155,030
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,074
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,030
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,324
    Filer's total
    $166,104

  • Marjorie Williams

    President

    Total calculated
    $314,078
    From this org
    $307,728
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,350
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,728
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,686
    Nontaxable benefits
    $664
    Filer's total
    $314,078

  • Michael Shipler

    VP, Strategy

    Total calculated
    $190,109
    From this org
    $180,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,734
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,375
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,549
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,185
    Filer's total
    $190,109

  • Michael Watt

    VP, Global Programs

    Total calculated
    $223,056
    From this org
    $207,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,042
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,014
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,338
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,704
    Filer's total
    $223,056

  • Jacqueline Oburu

    VP, People and Culture

    Total calculated
    $206,453
    From this org
    $182,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,413
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,040
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,788
    Filer's total
    $206,453

  • Jean-Michel Texier

    Global Director, IT

    Total calculated
    $207,065
    From this org
    $178,590
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,475
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,590
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,791
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,684
    Filer's total
    $207,065

  • Lena Slachmuijlder

    Executive Director - Digital Peacebuilding

    Total calculated
    $263,205
    From this org
    $233,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,211
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,994
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,586
    Filer's total
    $263,205

  • Michael Jobbins

    VP, Global Affairs and Partnerships

    Total calculated
    $180,159
    From this org
    $166,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,781
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,378
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,031
    Filer's total
    $180,159

  • Rebecca Besant

    Senior Director, Program Effectiveness

    Total calculated
    $207,674
    From this org
    $181,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,694
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,980
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,703
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,991
    Filer's total
    $207,674

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202513199349303776

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