Nonprofit · EIN 06-1816720
COMMON GROUND RELIEF
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $345,742 | $375,491 | -$29,749 | $292,570 | $87,737 | $204,833 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $228,195 | $285,321 | -$57,126 | $333,125 | $98,543 | $234,582 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $249,271 | $231,039 | $18,232 | $396,035 | $104,327 | $291,708 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $314,126
- Program service revenue
- $31,616
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $106,453
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $121,619
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,187
- Occupancy
- $13,916
- Depreciation
- $17,522
- Program services (functional)
- $312,248
- Management and general (functional)
- $48,093
- Fundraising (functional)
- $15,150
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $333,125
- Total assets, end of year
- $292,570
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $87,737
- Net assets, end of year
- $204,833
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $196,788
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $171,233
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $33,600
- Gross receipts
- $345,742
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 1,604
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS KAREL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES STRAM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES CHAISSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNIE BIRKENTALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BLAISE PEZOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROLLIN BLACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CURTIS CASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIE GUTHRIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNIE MORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEK MARKEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSHUA BENITEZ | CO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA LEHEW | CO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSHUA BENITEZ | CO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $45,000 |
| CHARLOTTE CLARKE | CO DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $31,640 |
| CHRISTINA LEHEW | CO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $13,265 |
| NICHOLAS KAREL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES STRAM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES CHAISSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ETHAN CHICHESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAISE PEZOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROLLIN BLACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLYN LACOUR-CONANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA SAGE MARSHALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SELENA BOLTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNIE MORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEK MARKEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE CLARKE | CO DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $40,000 |
| JOSHUA BENITEZ | CO DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $40,000 |
| NICHOLAS KAREL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES STRAM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DRJONATHAN MCCALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SILANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROLLIN BLACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHALANDA CAVALIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLYN LACOUR-CONANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAISE PEZOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DRCHRISTOPHER VOIGT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1800 DESLONDE ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117-4032
- In care of
- % MARINA DRUMMER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTINA LEHEW, 1800 DESLONDE STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINA LEHEW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (504) 312-1729
- Website
- WWW.COMMONGROUNDRELIEF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HIENZ & MACALUSO LLC
Mission
TO CREATE RESILIENT GULF COAST COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, FINANCIALLY VIABLE AND PERSONALLY COHESIVE. COMMON GROUND RELIEF REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS GRASSROOTS, VOLUNTEER-BASED APPROACH TO COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY FOCUSING ON RESTORING AND PRESERVING LOUISIANA'S DISAPPEARING COASTAL WETLANDS. THE ORGANIZATION GROWS PLANT MATERIAL IN ITS LOWER NINTH WARD NURSERY, EDUCATES ABOUT WETLAND ECO-SYSTEMS AND HORTICULTURE, AND PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, NON-GOVER
Program accomplishments
- MAINTAINED OPERATIONS DESPITE INCREASED DEMAND OF THE FREE PANTRY,WHICH SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 75 FAMILIES PER WEEK IN 2024.Expenses $62,450
- RESTORED DOZENS OF LINEAR MILES OF COASTLAND THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA BY PLANTING 6,126 NATIVE TREES, 28,527 PLUGS OF MARSH GRASS, AND 5,000 NATIVE IRISES.Expenses $124,899 · revenue $15,808
- HOSTED, GUIDED,AND EDUCATED 1,600 VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN THE WETLANDS RESTORATION AND FREE PANTRY PROGRAMS.Expenses $124,899 · revenue $15,808
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1816720
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $292,570
- Income (IRS master file)
- $345,742
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $345,742 | $375,491 | $292,570 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $228,195 | $285,321 | $333,125 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $249,271 | $231,039 | $396,035 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 06-1816720).
Questions about COMMON GROUND RELIEF
- What is the EIN of COMMON GROUND RELIEF?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMON GROUND RELIEF is 06-1816720.
- Is COMMON GROUND RELIEF tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to COMMON GROUND RELIEF tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMON GROUND RELIEF 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 COMMON GROUND RELIEF due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMON GROUND RELIEF last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMON GROUND RELIEF?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTINA LEHEW.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMON GROUND RELIEF?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COMMON GROUND RELIEF have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $345,742, expenses of $375,491 and total assets of $292,570 at year end.
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