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COMMON GROUND RELIEF INC

NEW ORLEANS, LAEIN: 06-1816720Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

COMMON GROUND RELIEF INC 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-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO RE-PLANT THREATENED WETLANDS USING VOLUNTEER LABOR.

Local (City/County Level)
Environment
Low-Income/Economically Disadvantaged
Youth/Teens (Ages 13-18)
Emergency & Disaster Services
Direct Service Delivery
Education & Awareness
Community Organizing & Grassroots Mobilization

Annual Revenue

$345,742

Known Funders

10

Grants Received

13

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$345,742$375,491$292,570
2023$228,195$285,321$333,125
2022$249,271$231,039$396,035
2021$223,078$187,221$391,977
2020$161,875$165,274$366,319
2019$129,219$166,455$379,162
2018$198,410$172,394$425,462
2017$174,529$168,497$409,836

Top Funders

$62,475 (2022)
$51,215 (2023)
$50,000 (2022)
$45,000 (2023)
$17,382 (2021)
$11,000 (2021)
$5,750 (2021)
$5,250 (2022)
CLIF FAMILY FOUNDATION

Saint Helena, CA

$3,500 (2021)

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

N

NICHOLAS KAREL

PRESIDENT

Officer
J

JAMES STRAM

VICE PRESIDENT

Officer
C

CHARLES CHAISSON

SECRETARY

Officer
A

ANNIE BIRKENTALL

TREASURER

Officer
B

BLAISE PEZOLD

BOARD MEMBER

R

ROLLIN BLACK

BOARD MEMBER

C

CURTIS CASE

BOARD MEMBER

A

AMELIE GUTHRIE

BOARD MEMBER

A

ANNIE MORAN

BOARD MEMBER

B

BEK MARKEL

BOARD MEMBER

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