Nonprofit · EIN 20-0106847
COMMON THREADS
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78716
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,217,504 | $3,273,361 | -$55,857 | $2,112,592 | $248,236 | $1,864,356 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,221,584 | $4,385,183 | -$163,599 | $2,226,601 | $306,388 | $1,920,213 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,109,300 | $4,079,855 | $29,445 | $2,475,600 | $391,788 | $2,083,812 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,638,643
- of which government grants
- $1,103,643
- Program service revenue
- $572,281
- Investment income
- $3
- Net income from fundraising events
- $5,544
- Other revenue
- $6,577
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $148,527
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,838,310
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,299,775
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $90,190
- Occupancy
- $56,251
- Travel
- $74,393
- Program services (functional)
- $2,590,573
- Management and general (functional)
- $328,396
- Fundraising (functional)
- $354,392
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,226,601
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,112,592
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $248,236
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,864,356
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $988,272
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $876,084
- Gross receipts
- $3,238,757
- Employees
- 119
- Volunteers
- 231
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA NOVICK O'KEEFE | CEO Officer | 40 | $143,649 | $4,309 |
| ABEL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERTO CARVALHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDUARDO GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWIN MCDONALD IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY TULLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH FORREST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE MACKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WADDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX TEPLITSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BERNSTEIN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DENMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL APURVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL SALDANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRITESH GANDHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARITA DANDAMUDI RAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BARNHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA NOVICK O'KEEFE | CEO Officer | 40 | $142,596 | $4,278 |
| JESUS SALGUEIRO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DENMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BERNSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERTO CARVALHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL COTTY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARITA DANDAMUDI RAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWIN MCDONALD IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BARNHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KARET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABEL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA LO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY TULLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WADDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDUARDO GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALAH GOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARIQ BUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY FOGARTY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA NOVICK O'KEEFE | CEO Officer | 40 | $135,542 | $4,066 |
| JESUS SALGUEIRO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE COOPER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DENMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BERNSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERTO CARVALHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL COTTY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARITA DANDAMUDI RAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWIN MCDONALD IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BARNHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KARET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABEL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA LO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RIANA LYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY TULLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WADDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDUARDO GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALAH GOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARIQ BUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY FOGARTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 163930, AUSTIN, TX 78716-3930
- In care of
- % LINDA NOVICK OKEEFE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LINDA NOVICK O'KEEFE, PO BOX 163930, AUSTIN, TX 78716
- Signed the 990
- LINDA NOVICK O'KEEFE, CEO
- Phone
- (512) 879-3412
- Website
- COMMONTHREADS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAXWELL LOCKE & RITTER LLP
Mission
TO CHAMPION IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH THE POWER OF NUTRITION AND FOOD. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED, NOURISHED, AND EQUIPPED TO CULTIVATE HEALTHIER FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- COMMON THREADS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 35,952 STUDENTS AND 14,537 ADULTS AT 315 PARTNER SCHOOLS AND PROGRAM SITES DURING 2025 FISCAL YEAR. THIS INCLUDES PREPARING APPROXIMATELY 171,479 HEALTHY MEALS AND SNACKS, TRAINING 597 TEACHERS AND TEACHING MORE THAN 172,614 HOURS OF NUTRITION AND COOKING CLASSES. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES AFTER-SCHOOL FAMILY AND CHILD COOKING CLASSES, IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL NUTRITION CLASSES, HEALTHY TEACHER TRAININGS, CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS, GROCERY STORE TOURS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.Expenses $2,590,573 · revenue $573,314
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0106847
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,112,592
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,238,757
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $3,217,504 | $3,273,361 | $2,112,592 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $4,221,584 | $4,385,183 | $2,226,601 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $4,109,300 | $4,079,855 | $2,475,600 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $4,179,015 | $4,009,788 | $2,339,985 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 20-0106847).
Questions about COMMON THREADS
- What is the EIN of COMMON THREADS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMON THREADS is 20-0106847.
- Is COMMON THREADS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to COMMON THREADS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMON THREADS 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 THREADS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMON THREADS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMON THREADS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LINDA NOVICK O'KEEFE.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMON THREADS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $143,649 (LINDA NOVICK O'KEEFE, CEO).
- How much revenue does COMMON THREADS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,217,504, expenses of $3,273,361 and total assets of $2,112,592 at year end.
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