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← THE COMMON GOOD INSTITUTE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE COMMON GOOD INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$809,162
Total expenses
$823,878
Contributions and grants received
$809,162
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$118,517
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,409
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$117,108
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$562,863
Management and general expenses
$210,152
Fundraising expenses
$50,863
Program service expenses (Part III)
$562,863

Program services were 68.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $809,162

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,021

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $155,801 · program services $116,851 · management and general $27,160 · fundraising $11,790

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $186,999 · program services $93,069 · management and general $75,100 · fundraising $18,830

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,360 · program services $813 · management and general $2,224 · fundraising $323

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,593 · program services $16,436 · management and general $12,917 · fundraising $2,240

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $26,304 · program services $13,942 · management and general $10,522 · fundraising $1,840

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,380 · management and general $60,380

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $55,468 · program services $53,008 · management and general $2,093 · fundraising $367

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $151,405 · program services $151,405

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,504 · program services $62 · management and general $1,320 · fundraising $122

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,497 · program services $23,497

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,564 · program services $11,397 · management and general $11,397 · fundraising $9,770

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,160 · program services $9,160

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,114 · program services $21,114

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $503 · program services $398 · management and general $80 · fundraising $25

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,317 · program services $5,690 · management and general $5,453 · fundraising $4,174

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO

    total $37,805 · program services $37,805

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $6,358 · program services $5,086 · management and general $636 · fundraising $636

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $2,486 · program services $870 · management and general $870 · fundraising $746

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,260 · program services $2,260

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $120,277 · end of year $104,069

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,696 · end of year $6,189

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

    $5,064

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

    $4,518

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,049 · end of year $546

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,713 · end of year $5,713

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,911 · end of year $1,409

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $129,760 · end of year $117,108

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,064 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR LEGAL REFORM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR LEGAL REFORM.

  • THE INSTITUTE HAS PERFORMED RESEARCH AND ANALYSES REGARDING GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL REFORM. THE INSTITUTE HAS ALSO CONDUCTED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN THESE AREAS.

    Expenses $562,863

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Matthew Brown

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $116,800
    From this org
    $111,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,800
    Hours/week
    40
  • Philip K Howard

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $88,000
    From this org
    $88,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Anthony Cm Kiser

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott F Smith

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Siegel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James P O'Shaughnessy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Messervey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lawrence J Mone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Park

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $117,463
    From this org
    $100,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,963
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540569349301309

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