Nonprofit · EIN 01-0500860
COMMONSPACE
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, ME 04112
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,867,562 | $4,317,708 | -$450,146 | $679,078 | $1,087,472 | -$408,394 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,574,384 | $3,545,698 | $28,686 | $1,350,047 | $1,308,295 | $41,752 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,696,064 | $2,861,305 | -$165,241 | $1,338,073 | $1,325,007 | $13,066 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,606,583
- of which government grants
- $982,131
- Program service revenue
- $26,483
- Investment income
- $114
- Other revenue
- $234,382
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $132,065
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,458,667
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,137,684
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,000
- Occupancy
- $467,473
- Travel
- $85,479
- Depreciation
- $22,904
- Program services (functional)
- $3,696,850
- Management and general (functional)
- $620,858
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,350,047
- Total assets, end of year
- $679,078
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,087,472
- Net assets, end of year
- -$408,394
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $37,254
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$439,053
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $30,659
- Gross receipts
- $3,867,562
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN TOWNSEND | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $100,923 | $30,142 |
| AMANDA LOUBIER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE TESCHKE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN MAZE | TREASURER & Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANE O'CONNOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ENGLISH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN TOWNSEND | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $94,865 | $23,985 |
| AMANDA LOUBIER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE TESCHKE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN MAZE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANE O'CONNOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN TOWNSEND | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $90,250 | $25,196 |
| AMANDA LOUBIER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL THAYER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN MAZE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 17705, PORTLAND, ME 04112-8705
- In care of
- % KAREN OR HANNA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRIAN TOWNSEND, PO BOX 17705, PORTLAND, ME 04112
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN TOWNSEND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (207) 773-1956
- Website
- COMMONSPACEMAINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUNYON KERSTEEN OUELLETTE
Mission
COMMONSPACE CREATES SHARED SPACES OF CARE, JUSTICE, AND RECOVERY IN ALL ITS FORMS.
Program accomplishments
- PORTLAND PEER CENTER: PROVIDES ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP-BASED PEER SUPPORT, COMMUNITY NAVIGATION, HARM REDUCTION, AND OTHER SERVICES.Expenses $370,290
- BATH RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER: PROVIDES RECOVERY COACHING, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ADULTS IN SAGADAHOC COUNTY WHO ARE CHALLENGED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.Expenses $293,257
- LINCOLN COUNTY RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER (NEWCASTLE): PROVIDES RECOVERY COACHING, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ADULTS IN LINCOLN COUNTY WHO ARE CHALLENGED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. RECOVERY-CENTERED HOUSING PROGRAMS: 28 BEDS IN FOUR SEPARATE HOUSES (PATTY'S PLACE, BEACON HOUSE, BRACKETT ST., AND NYE ST.) SUPPORTING MEN AND WOMEN EMERGING FROM HOMELESSNESS AND COMPLEX SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. FREEDOM PLACE AT 66 STATE STREET: 38-UNIT PERMANENT SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM, WITH A RECOVERY FOCUS, FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, COMPLEX SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND LEGAL SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM: PROVIDES COOKED MEALS AND EMERGENCY SHELTER. CURRENT FOOD AND SHELTER OPERATION IS IN PORTLAND, FOR ASYLUM-SEEKING FAMILIES AT OUR FAMILY SHELTER. HOUSING SUPPORTS: SUPPORTS CHRONICALLY UNHOUSED PORTLANDERS WITH SECURING HOUSING AND NEEDED ITEMS AND RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN HOUSING. PROJECT RE-ENTRY: A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY JAIL AND SEVERAL PARTNERS. COMMONSPACE SUPPORTS TWO RECOVERY COACHES WHO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED AND POST-DISCHARGE FROM THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY JAIL. HARM REDUCTION: SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAM IN PORTLAND, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAINE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL.Expenses $3,033,303 · revenue $26,483
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0500860
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $679,078
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,867,562
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,867,562 | $4,317,708 | $679,078 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,574,384 | $3,545,698 | $1,350,047 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,696,064 | $2,861,305 | $1,338,073 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,453,607 | $2,564,920 | $499,393 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0500860).
Questions about COMMONSPACE
- What is the EIN of COMMONSPACE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMONSPACE is 01-0500860.
- Is COMMONSPACE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to COMMONSPACE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMONSPACE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMMONSPACE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMONSPACE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMONSPACE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BRIAN TOWNSEND.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMONSPACE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,923 (BRIAN TOWNSEND, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does COMMONSPACE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,867,562, expenses of $4,317,708 and total assets of $679,078 at year end.
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