Nonprofit · EIN 87-2492428
GATHERING GROUND INC
Tax-exempt · NEPTUNE, NJ 07753
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $489,123 | $579,708 | -$90,585 | $605,573 | $24,211 | $581,362 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $445,029 | $530,399 | -$85,370 | $703,740 | $31,793 | $671,947 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $56,320 | $440,300 | -$383,980 | $776,449 | $19,132 | $757,317 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $461,115
- Program service revenue
- $8,000
- Investment income
- $20,008
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,081
- Other salaries and wages
- $187,503
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $354,828
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $24,562
- Program services (functional)
- $395,072
- Management and general (functional)
- $143,650
- Fundraising (functional)
- $40,986
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $703,740
- Total assets, end of year
- $605,573
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,211
- Net assets, end of year
- $581,362
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $358,876
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $222,486
- Gross receipts
- $489,123
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA CARNEMOLLA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $130,080 | $600 |
| NATASHA DYER | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN SANCHEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MURPHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY GRUNIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA SABATINI-HENNELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE RIVERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA CARNEMOLLA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $121,000 | $600 |
| NATASHA DYER | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN SANCHEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MURPHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY GRUNIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA SABATINI-HENNELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE RIVERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MURPHY | FOUNDING DIRECTOR / SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 18 | $108,000 | $0 |
| MARIA CARNEMOLLA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $38,439 | $300 |
| LAURENCE CAPO | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN SANCHEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATASHA DYER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1508 6TH AVE, NEPTUNE, NJ 07753-4950
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- PO Box 722, Neptune NJ 07754
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARIA CARNEMOLLA, 67 HIGHVIEW DRIVE, WOODLAND PARK, NJ 07424
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Elizabeth Murphy, PO Box 722, Neptune NJ 07754
- Signed the 990
- MARIA CARNEMOLLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (609) 358-0245
- Website
- www.gatheringground.us
- Return prepared by
- HOLMAN FRENIA ALLISON PC
Mission
GATHERING GROUND CREATES IRRESISTIBLE, JUSTICE-CENTERED GATHERINGS THAT IGNITE DIALOGUE, LEARNING, ACTION, AND COLLABORATION, IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL PEOPLE, AND IN SERVICE TO THE CREATION OF A FAIR AND JUST WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- OUR ELEVATING EQUITY ANTI-OPPRESSION PROGRAM (ELEVATING EQUITY) SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA INITIATIVE COMPRISED OF DIVERSE EQUITY-FOCUSED OFFERINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR EQUITY JOURNEY, WHILE FOSTERING A GROWING COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO REALIZING A LIBERATED SOCIETY WHERE ALL MEMBERS CAN THRIVE. THIS MULTIFACETED PROGRAM INCLUDES VARIOUS COMPONENTS, FROM TAILORED LEARNING PATHWAYS (INTRODUCTORY TO ADVANCED LEVELS), SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT LECTURES ON ADVOCACY, PEER DIALOGUE GROUPS, AND A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE.Expenses $159,809
- COMMUNITIES IN CONVERSATION (CIC) PROVIDES A VIRTUAL PLATFORM FOR DIALOGUE ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN A VIBRANT, FAST-PACED, ACTION-FOCUSED, CROSS-SECTOR THINK TANK, WITH A STATEWIDE COMMUNITY.Expenses $141,593
- OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS THE COMMUNITY-WIDE CALL TO COLLABORATION (C2C) WHICH WELCOMES BETWEEN 150 AND 400+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR A 2-DAY MEETING. WE UTILIZE A MODIFIED VERSION OF OPEN-SPACE TECHNOLOGY A DYNAMIC AND DEMOCRATIC WAY OF MEETING USED WORLDWIDE AS A TOOL TO TACKLE COMPLEX PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS TO SOLVE THEM. GATHERING IN THIS WAY ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO COLLABORATE AND STRATEGIZE IN A MANNER THAT CALLS FOR THE INPUT AND LEADERSHIP OF ALL, MOVING AWAY FROM THE HIERARCHICAL MANNER IN WHICH DECISIONS TEND TO BE MADE, AND LEADING TO CONCRETE ACTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.Expenses $93,670 · revenue $8,000
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 87-2492428
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $605,573
- Income (IRS master file)
- $489,123
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $489,123 | $579,708 | $605,573 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $445,029 | $530,399 | $703,740 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $56,320 | $440,300 | $776,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,181,784 | $41,547 | $1,171,790 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Elizabeth Murphy | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 87-2492428).
Questions about GATHERING GROUND INC
- What is the EIN of GATHERING GROUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GATHERING GROUND INC is 87-2492428.
- Is GATHERING GROUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to GATHERING GROUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GATHERING GROUND INC 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 GATHERING GROUND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GATHERING GROUND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GATHERING GROUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARIA CARNEMOLLA.
- Who are the officers and directors of GATHERING GROUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,080 (MARIA CARNEMOLLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GATHERING GROUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $489,123, expenses of $579,708 and total assets of $605,573 at year end.
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