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COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY INC (EIN 20-0747912)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-29
IRS object ID
202123029349302112
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-10-29T14:28:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721174144PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YOUNGBLOOD & HODGES APACBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14700 LINE AVE SUITE 109AddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP711061533ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200747912EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3182277816PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14830 LINE AVE NO 117AddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71106ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA CRONINPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3182277816PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLISAPersonFirstNm
Person LastCRONINPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS P YOUNGBLOODPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00570007PTIN
Phone3188691275PhoneNum
Preparation2021-10-28PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLISA CRONINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12786 CAPILANO CIRCLEAddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71106ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$784,449GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COMMONGROUNDSHREVEPORT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Expenses$583,927CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$104,570PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$200,522CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$606,230TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY-$4,359TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY-$1,827TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$445,051NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$608,057NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCOMMUNITY OUTREACHMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$329,266ExpenseAmt
DescOPERATION OF COMMUNITY CENTER OFFERING COMMUNITY MEALS, FOOD PANTRY, TUTORING, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AND A COMMUNITY GARDEN.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldLAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3182277816PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71106ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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GEORGE COSTICT
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HUGH DEBO
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE BURSLEY
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MACKEY QUINLAN
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SAULS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA CRONIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$30,252OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,066TotalAmt
Management And General$158,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,054TotalAmt
Management And General$43,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,199TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370TotalAmt
Program Services$370ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,601TotalAmt
Management And General$1,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,167TotalAmt
Management And General$10,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,876TotalAmt
Management And General$7,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150TotalAmt
Management And General$150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257TotalAmt
Management And General$257ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,291TotalAmt
Management And General$29,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
REPAIRS & MAINT$242,636$242,636
SUPPLIES$34,955$34,955
UTILITIES$32,874$32,874
FOOD & SNACKS$7,767$7,767

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,664TotalAmt
Program Services$10,664ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$583,927TotalAmt
Program Services$329,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$254,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$365,981BOYAmt
EOY$473,645EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$72,830LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,555LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,275BOYAmt
EOY$64,275EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,436BOYAmt
EOY$68,310EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,692BOYAmt
EOY$606,230EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$4,359BOYAmt
EOY-$1,827EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$4,359BOYAmt
EOY-$1,827EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$445,051BOYAmt
EOY$608,057EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$445,051BOYAmt
EOY$608,057EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,692BOYAmt
EOY$606,230EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$200,522ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$40,470PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,954OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$224,991CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$277,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$463,412CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$529,617CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$752,177CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,247,546TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$277,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$463,412CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$529,617CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$752,177CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,247,546TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$2,247,546PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,410CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,587CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$2,021CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,051TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$827CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,030CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,706CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,252CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$97,132TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,353,729TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95490PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$72,830InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,555DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,275BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$64,275TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6COMMON GROUND IS A NON-PROFIT WITH MEMBERS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE 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 8BTHE COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE GOVERNING DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLISA 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 12CEACH 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 15BLISA 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 19UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 2,954.