COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $361K · expenses $477K · assets $250K

EIN
47-4760258
Address
255 MATHEWS AVE NE, ATLANTA, GA 30307-2335
Website
www.commongoodatlanta.com
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Sarah Higinbotham (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Common Good Atlanta provides incarcerated people with broad, democratic access to higher education so they can develop a better understanding of both themselves and the societal forces at work around them.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 20 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

20 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paul Pendergrass Chairman2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
John Sparrow Vice Chairman2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Lynda Roberts Treasurer2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gregory Turner BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Janine Battista BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jann Adams BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sonia Toson Secretary2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Thomas Rumph Jr BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sarah Higinbotham BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Shanard Linsey BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Katrina Butler BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Tariq Baiyina (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Janine Solursh (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Aliya Bhatia (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Kipton Jensen (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Preston Townsend (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Jamil Zainaldin (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Campbell Jenkins (former) Trustee2019-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Tariz Baiyina (former) Alumni Ldrshp2021 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Roebuck (former) ALUMNI LEADE2019 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL PENDERGRASS Chairman5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SPARROW Vice Chairman5 $0$0$0 $01
LYNDA ROBERTS Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY TURNER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANINE BATTISTA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANN ADAMS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SONIA TOSON Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS RUMPH JR BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HIGINBOTHAM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHANARD LINSEY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KATRINA BUTLER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 13 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL PENDERGRASS President5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SPARROW Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
LYNDA ROBERTS Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY TURNER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
TARIQ BAIYINA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANINE SOLURSH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SONIA TOSON Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
ALIYA BHATIA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KIPTON JENSEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS RUMPH JR BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PRESTON TOWNSEND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HIGINBOTHAM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHANARD LINSEY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL PENDERGRASS President5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SPARROW Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
LYNDA ROBERTS Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
TARIQ BAIYINA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANINE SOLURSH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIL ZAINALDIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SONIA TOSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALIYA BHATIA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KIPTON JENSEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS RUMPH JR BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PRESTON TOWNSEND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HIGINBOTHAM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 13 people listed · none paid · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL PENDERGRASS President5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SPARROW Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
LYNDA ROBERTS Secretary/Treas5 $0$0$0 $01
MARY CAMPBELL JENKINS Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
TARIZ BAIYINA Alumni Ldrshp2 $0$0$0 $01
JANINE SOLURSH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIL ZAINALDIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SONIA TOSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALIYA BHATIA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KIPTON JENSEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS RUMPH JR BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PRESTON TOWNSEND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HIGINBOTHAM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SPARROW PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
PAUL PENDERGRASS VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
LYNDA ROBERTS SECRETARY TR5 $0-- $01
MARY CAMPBELL JENKINS BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
TARIQ BAIYINA ALUMNI LEADE2 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN SPARROW PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
PAUL PENDERGRASS VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
LYNDA ROBERTS SECRETARY TR5 $0-- $01
MARY CAMPBELL JENKINS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ROBERT ROEBUCK ALUMNI LEADE2 $0-- $01
TARIQ BAIYINA ALUMNI LEADE2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$361,358$476,559 $250,160$250,160 $361,358$0 $04-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$411,334$326,524 $357,127$357,127 $411,334$0 $03-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$304,223$176,414 $272,317$272,317 $304,223$0 $03-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$208,211$146,347 $147,310$145,310 $208,211$0 $01-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,058$81,160 $84,446$84,446 $93,058- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,713$29,019 $72,548$72,548 $93,713- ---

Funders of this organization

14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $466,830 in all, tax years 2018 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$120,000 2022$20,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$92,705 2024$16,659
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GEORGIA COALITION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$68,260 2024$38,229
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$68,210 2024$13,500
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PRICE GILBERT JR CHARITABLE FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC” 2023-2024 2$30,000 2024$15,000
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GEORGIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC Public charity Exact 2021 1$17,500 2021$17,500
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EMORY UNIVERSITY Public charity Exact 2021 1$17,500 2021$17,500
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THE IMLAY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC” 2021 1$15,000 2021$15,000
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$12,400 2023$5,500
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IDA ALICE RYAN TR UW FBO LUCILLE K PETERS Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC” 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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CRUZ FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$200 2018$200
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMMON GOOD ATLANTA INC” 2022-2023 2$55 2023$28
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $476,559 spent · pay $269,065 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $246,734$170,630$49,812$26,292 51.8%
All other expenses $61,943$32,686$25,372$3,885 13.0%
Other (as described)SITE DIRECTORS $53,750$53,750-- 11.3%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEE CONSULTANT $28,450-$7,000$21,450 6.0%
Other (as described)HONORARIUMS $25,300$25,300-- 5.3%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM RESOURCES $23,422$23,422-- 4.9%
Payroll taxes $20,414$10,488$7,786$2,140 4.3%
Travel $10,313$9,228$1,085- 2.2%
Insurance $3,516-$3,516- 0.7%
Other employee benefits $1,917-$1,917- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $800-$800- 0.2%
Total$476,559100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $326,524 spent · pay $110,095 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $101,333$47,000$30,333$24,000 31.0%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEE CONSULTANT $77,009-$68,259$8,750 23.6%
All other expenses $50,758$38,647$9,214$2,897 15.5%
Other (as described)SITE DIRECTORS $37,500$37,500-- 11.5%
Other (as described)INTERNS $25,250$13,000-$12,250 7.7%
Other (as described)HONORARIUMS $21,450$21,450-- 6.6%
Payroll taxes $8,762$4,161$2,640$1,961 2.7%
Insurance $3,038-$3,038- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,050-$1,050- 0.3%
Travel $374$374-- 0.1%
Total$326,524100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $176,414 spent · pay $77,170 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $71,000$35,000$9,000$27,000 40.2%
All other expenses $30,102$29,378$6,104-$5,380 17.1%
Other (as described)CONTRACT LABOR $22,500$22,500-- 12.8%
Other (as described)INTERNS $19,250$6,750$3,500$9,000 10.9%
Other (as described)SITE DIRECTORS $18,120$18,120-- 10.3%
Payroll taxes $6,170$3,159$753$2,258 3.5%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $4,716$4,716-- 2.7%
Insurance $3,506-$3,506- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $1,050-$1,050- 0.6%
Total$176,414100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $146,347 spent · pay $35,243 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACT LABOR $44,400$20,400$6,000$18,000 30.3%
All other expenses $31,720$24,798$2,404$4,518 21.7%
Other salaries and wages $26,240$26,240-- 17.9%
Other (as described)SITE DIRECTOR $11,870$11,870-- 8.1%
Other (as described)STIPENDS $10,500$10,500-- 7.2%
Payroll taxes $9,003$9,003-- 6.2%
Other (as described)SYSTEM SUPPORT $8,261$191$3,070$5,000 5.6%
Insurance $3,086-$3,086- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $700-$700- 0.5%
Travel $567$567-- 0.4%
Total$146,347100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $81,160 spent · pay $21,786 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $36,016 44.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $21,786 26.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,424 22.7%
Printing, publications, postage $4,934 6.1%
Total$81,160100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $29,019 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,060 69.1%
Fees to independent contractors $8,900 30.7%
Printing, publications, postage $59 0.2%
Total$29,019100%

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