The Common Place
Donations deductibleRevenue
$765k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$925k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$145k
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$135k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.7 years on average
Staff
22
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Rev Leonard Dow
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The Common Place's network
7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug McBrearty Chair | Chair-Resource Development | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rev Leonard Dow Chair | Board Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cean James | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christopher Holland (also filed as Chris Holland) | Executive Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Elisabeth Slate | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Meg Barron Born (also filed as Meg Born) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vijay Aggarwal | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Grim | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Holland | Executive Director | 3 | $95k | $34k | |
| Rev Leonard Dow | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Doug McBrearty | Chair-Resource Development | 2 | $0 | ||
| Vijay Aggarwal | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cean James | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Meg Barron Born | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Elisabeth Slate | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Common Place
- EIN
- 472143184
- Address
- 5736 Chester Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19143-5532
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The Common Place is a nonprofit organization that provides holistic support to children and their families in Southwest Philadelphia through educational programs, food sovereignty, community collaboration, and welcome. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O50 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Christopher Holland (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDoug McBrearty
≥8years on the filingsCean James
≥8years on the filingsChristopher Holland
≥8years on the filingsMeg Barron Born
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $145k
- Total liabilities
- $10k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $135k
- Contributions and grants received
- $623k
- Program service revenue
- $142k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $10k
- Employees
- 22
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $765k | $925k | Deficit $160k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salt & Light Community Church | $10k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.The Common Place likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 8 May 2014
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (2)
- Christopher J Holland Governor
- Vijay Aggarwal Treasurer
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.