Common Outdoor Ground

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824956367
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Laramie, WY, USA
Phone
3074601084
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parks and Playgrounds

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$77,122
Expenses
$80,751
Assets
$43,614
Liabilities
$12

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CARRIE BENNETT (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • EMILY PARSONS (TREASURER)
  • CARRIE BENNETT (PRESIDENT)
  • WILLOW BELDON (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To plan events and recruit volunteers for projects that support the sustainability of public lands in southeast Wyoming.

What it reported doing in 2024

We focus on preserving and enhancing the natural beauty and usability of public lands in southeast Wyoming. Our activities include cleaning trash from public lands and campsites, building and maintaining trails, and performing essential upkeep on national forest campgrounds to ensure they remain accessible and enjoyable for all.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.7%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 38.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.7% of revenue deployed · 77% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.