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Commonheart

Watertown, WI · EIN 39-1940920 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Commonheart reported $21.7 million in revenue and $20.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.79 went to program services, $16.21 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $696,724 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 91% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
83.8%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.2%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.5%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$696,724$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.37%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.356.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 8100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$11M expenses · 64.0% of program spending · revenue $14M

Commonheart home health - providing skilled nursing, therapy, and aide services at home

$5.9M expenses · 34.0% of program spending · revenue $7.6M

Commonheart hospice - providing comfort care and specialized services to the terminally ill

$352K expenses · 2.0% of program spending · revenue $362K

Commonheart home care - providing non licensed home care

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$669,611$27,113$696,724
SVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$331,150$22,078$353,228
CFO
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$297,163$26,894$324,057
SENIOR VP OF COMMONHEART
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$213,956$8,430$25,787$248,173
VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$219,632$26,648$246,280
SVP OF HR
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$221,648$22,887$244,535
SVP OF ADMINISTRATION
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$231,019$7,476$238,495
SVP OF FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION
Highest compensated employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$180,010$16,711$196,721

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Commonheart (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $214K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$22M$21M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$22M$21M83.8%$5.8M$696,724
FY2024 ⓘ$18M$19M78.7%$7.9M$658,684
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$16M81.4%$8.8M$584,491
FY2022 ⓘ$15M$14M82.9%$9.4M$556,998
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$12M83.9%$7.7M$541,383
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$10M84.9%$5.1M$488,486

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5220
  • Volunteers Part I, line 669

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Commonheart's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Commonheart, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Commonheart's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Commonheart reported that 83.8% of its $20.7 million in expenses went to program services, 16.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Commonheart pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Commonheart reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $696,724, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Commonheart get its money?

Of $21.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 99.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Commonheart a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 39-1940920 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621349349305657 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521359349306322 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349307141 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349306400 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349312068 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121139349301472 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 39-1940920: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.