COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY INC (EIN 20-0747912)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-06-22
IRS object ID: 202601739349300935
Schema version: 2025v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-06-22T11:54:43-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	YOUNGBLOOD & ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4700 LINE AVE STE 109	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHREVEPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200747912	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3182277816	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4830 LINE AVE 117	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHREVEPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71106	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LISA CRONIN	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3182277816	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-06-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00570007	PTIN
Phone	3188691275	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LISA CRONIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4830 LINE AVE 117	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHREVEPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$583,074	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COMMONGROUNDSHREVEPORT.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	COMMUNITY OUTREACH	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,262	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$591,250	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$571,098	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,441	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,262	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$650	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$9,714	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$595,341	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$583,074	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$302,870	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$323,512	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$255,219	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$200,654	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$558,089	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$524,166	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$37,252	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$58,908	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$651,599	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$779,525	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,654	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$651,599	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$773,871	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	COMMUNITY OUTREACH	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$143,524	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OPERATION OF COMMUNITY CENTER OFFERING COMMUNITY MEALS, FOOD PANTRY, TUTORING, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AND A COMMUNITY GARDEN.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$143,524	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LISA CRONIN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3182277816	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4830 LINE AVE 117	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHREVEPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
HOLLY SCURLOCK
DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEAN HUMPHRIES
DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KURVIS DAVIS
CHAIRMAN	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY GOSSLEE
DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MACKEY QUINLAN
DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN SAULS
DIRECTOR	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA CRONIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$253,163	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$317,935	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$571,098	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,262	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,262	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$9,714	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,714	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$9,714	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$583,074	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,714	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,262	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$259,485	TotalAmt
Management And General	$259,485	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,027	TotalAmt
Management And General	$64,027	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,969	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,969	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,028	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,028	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,161	TotalAmt
Management And General	$51,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
UTILITIES	$48,407	$48,407
REPAIRS & MAINT	$30,199	$30,199
MISCELLANEOUS	$27,143	$27,143
FOOD AND SNACKS	$19,227	$19,227

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,520	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$524,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$380,642	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$193,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$296,038	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,890	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$86,881	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,555	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,326	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,326	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$379,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$402,271	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$651,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$779,525	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$5,654	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,654	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$651,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$773,871	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$651,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$773,871	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$651,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$779,525	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$58,908	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$63,364	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$555,018	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$642,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$535,196	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$591,250	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$571,098	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,894,979	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$555,018	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$642,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$535,196	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$591,250	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$571,098	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,894,979	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$2,894,979	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$308	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,287	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,656	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,441	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,262	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,954	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,670	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$294	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$650	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,714	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,669	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,920,602	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99120	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98530	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$86,881	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,555	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$78,326	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$78,326	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	COMMON GROUND IS A NON-PROFIT WITH MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS ARE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THE GOVERNING BOARD, THE DIRECTORS SELECT OTHER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE GOVERNING DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	LISA CRONIN KEEPS THE BOOKS. ON A PERIODIC BASIS, THE GENERAL LEDGER AND FINANCIALS ARE PROVIDED TO THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD, CPA (ACCOUNTANT BY TRADE). THOMAS PREPARES THE 990 BEFORE FILING. LISA AND THOMAS AGREE THAT THE 990 IS READY TO FILE AND COPIES OF THE RETURNS ARE EMAILED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH YEAR AT THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING, NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTORS AND KEY OFFICERS AND THEN SIGNED. THE OFFICERS CONTINUALLY MONITOR TRANSACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B	LISA CRONIN VOLUNTEERS AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND RECEIVES NO SALARY. WE CHECK WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS AND THE LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF NON-PROFITS TO DETERMINE THE COMPETITIVE SALARIES FOR OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST