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Common Ground United
(an unincorporated affiliate of
Earthworks,
fiscal sponsor)
P.O. Box 23150
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502
http://www.commongroundunited.org
Phone:
(505)474-3061
Email contact:
info@commongroundunited.org
EIN:
No Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Founded: 2007
Exempt since: Not an exempt organization listed
in IRS Publication 78.
Linked to:
Drilling Santa Fe;
Oil and Gas
Accountability Project;
New Mexico
Wildlife Federation;
National Wildlife
Federation; Concerned Citizens of Cerillos
 Self-description:
Protecting the Land and Heritage
of New Mexico. Support the fight for local self-determination
by donating to Common Ground United. Your generous contribution will
help ensure that all citizens have a meaningful role in developing
local policies to protect their environment, health, culture, and
economy from the adverse impacts of extractive resource development.
Common Ground United is an affiliate of EARTHWORKS and uses
EARTHWORKS credit card processing system to accept your donation -
as a result, your tax deductible donation will appear on your credit
card statement as Democracy In Action. [Democracy
in Action is funded by George Soros and wealthy foundations.]
Actual:
Aggressive campaigning to destroy
all resource use in New Mexico, viciously demonizing oil and gas development.
Influenced New
Mexico's Oil Conservation
Division (OCD)
to promulgate Special Provisions for Santa Fe County and the Galisteo Basin, orchestrated OCD hearings in
December 2008. Operates
specific projects to destroy all resource use in Galisteo Basin,
Rio Chama, Le Bajada Mesa, Mora County and West Mesa / Atrisco Land
Grant.
In August 2008, Common Ground United
joined with Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources
Defense Council, Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Rocky Mountain
Clean Air Action, and Wild Earth Guardians and
protested the BLM August 26, 2008 lease sale to the states of
Montana and North Dakota totaling 25,274 acres on the BLM
land for failing to address global warming and climate change and
adverse consequences.
History:
Common Ground United appeared on the Web in April 2008 as a
collection of 64 separate organizations and individuals. CGU is not
incorporated and has no accountable officers. It is headed by
rancher Johnny Micou, executive director. He is a member of
CGU's three-person Executive Committee with Gwen Lachelt (Earthworks'
Oil and Gas
Accountability Project) and Oscar Simpson (New
Mexico Wildlife Federation and
National Wildlife
Federation). Micou is also the founder of Drilling Santa Fe.
Common Ground
United has no financial statement of its own and does not report
income to the state of New Mexico or the United States Internal
Revenue Service. It has access to the resources of its fiscal
sponsor, Earthworks.
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Earthworks financial condition 2007
|
Revenue |
|
Expenses |
|
Contributions |
$1,485,248 |
|
Government Grants |
$0 |
|
Program Services |
$0 |
|
Investments |
$24,448 |
|
Special Events |
$0 |
|
Sales |
$0 |
|
Other |
$20,924 |
|
|
|
Program Services |
$1,612,253 |
|
Administration |
$115,363 |
|
Other |
$146,697 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$1,874,313 |
|
|
Total Revenue |
$1,530,620
|
|
NET
GAIN/LOSS |
($343,693) |
|
Earthworks
Officers, Directors, and Key Employees
| Name |
Title |
Compensation |
| STEPHEN D'ESPOSITO
|
PRESIDENT & CEO |
$123,848 |
| GLORIA FLORA
|
BOARD MEMBER |
$0 |
| SHARON BENJAMIN
|
SEC/TREAS |
$0 |
| DR. KARIN SHELDON
|
CHAIRMAN |
$0 |
| BILL MCNEILL
|
BOARD MEMBER |
$0 |
| KERRY ANDERSON
|
BOARD MEMBER
& MAJOR DONOR |
$0 |
| WILMA SUBRA |
BOARD MEMBER |
$0 |
| JAY HALFON |
BOARD MEMBER |
$0 |
| MICHAEL CONROY
|
BOARD MEMBER |
$0 |
| GLENN MILLER
|
VICE CHAIRMAN |
$0 |
| KIMBERLEE SMITH-DINN
|
DIRECTOR
OPERATIONS & DEV |
$68,581 |
| GWEN LACHELT
|
OGAP PROGRAM
DIRECTOR |
$63,000 |
| ALAN SEPTOFF
|
RESEARCH & IT |
$54,000 |
Most recent foundation grants to Earthworks
|
Grant Total: $4,003,550 |
Number of
Grants: 87 |
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Donor
Foundation
|
|
Amount |
|
Year |
|
Grant Description |
|
HAROLD WHITWORTH PIERCE CHARITABLE TRUST
Boston
Massachusetts |
|
$10,000 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
PAUL AND EDITH BABSON FOUNDATION
Boston
Massachusetts |
|
$10,000 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
HARDER FOUNDATION
Tacoma
Washington |
|
$20,000 |
|
2007 |
|
Clean energy |
|
WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$350,000 |
|
2007 |
|
General support |
|
MCCUNE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Santa Fe
New Mexico |
|
$5,000 |
|
2006 |
|
For the New Mexico
circuit rider program |
|
PAUL AND EDITH BABSON FOUNDATION
Boston
Massachusetts |
|
$10,000 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
THE BRAINERD FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$25,000 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
STARBUCKS FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$7,500 |
|
2006 |
|
Giving Voice Program |
|
BULLITT FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$25,000 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
Westport
Connecticut |
|
$100,000 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
OVERBROOK FOUNDATION
New York
New York |
|
$30,000 |
|
2006 |
|
No Dirty Gold'
Campaign |
|
WYSS FOUNDATION
West Chester
Pennsylvania |
|
$55,000 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
NEW-LAND FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
|
$15,000 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
SCHERMAN FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
|
$30,000 |
|
2006 |
|
Support for
environmental projects |
|
WOLFENSOHN FAMILY FOUNDATION
New York
New York |
|
$20,000 |
|
2006 |
|
In response to
10/27/06 application in support of oil and gas
accountability's campaigns to protect threatened lands in the
Rocky mountain West and Alaska from mounting impacts of oil
and gas development |
|
LIZ CLAIBORNE & ART ORTENBERG FOUNDATION
New York
New York |
|
$10,000 |
|
2006 |
|
Oil & gas
accountability project |
|
TEMPER OF THE TIMES FOUNDATION INC
Rye
New York |
|
$8,000 |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
RICHARD AND RHODA GOLDMAN FUND
San Francisco
California |
|
$150,000 |
|
2005 |
|
No Dirty Gold
Campaign, a collaborative campaign to promote the highest
environmental, human rights and social standards in mining
operations worldwide |
|
WOLFENSOHN FAMILY FOUNDATION
New York
New York |
|
$20,000 |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
WYSS FOUNDATION
West Chester
Pennsylvania |
|
$55,000 |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
TRUE NORTH FOUNDATION
Grass Valley
California |
|
$50,000 |
|
2005 |
|
Media work |
|
TRUE NORTH FOUNDATION
Grass Valley
California |
|
$135,000 |
|
2005 |
|
Western campaign
circuit riders |
|
ECOTRUST FOUNDATION
Minneapolis
Minnesota |
|
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
|
General support |
|
OVERBROOK FOUNDATION
New York
New York |
|
$25,000 |
|
2005 |
|
NO Dirty Gold'
Campaign |
|
THE BRAINERD FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$30,000 |
|
2005 |
|
Environmental
preservation |
|
PAUL AND EDITH BABSON FOUNDATION
Boston
Massachusetts |
|
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
PRINCETON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
Lawrenceville
New Jersey |
|
$6,000 |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
MCCUNE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Santa Fe
New Mexico |
|
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
|
For the New Mexico
Circuit Rider Program |
|
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE
Jackson
Wyoming |
|
$20,000 |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$350,000 |
|
2005 |
|
Support for
environmental projects |
|
WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$25,000 |
|
2004 |
|
To ensure that
recent scientific research on mining is brought to the
attention of government and corporate decision-makers. |
|
WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$350,000 |
|
2004 |
|
To protect the
West's pristine landscapes by promoting reform of the mining
industry in the US. |
|
MCCUNE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Santa Fe
New Mexico |
|
$7,500 |
|
2004 |
|
For continuation of
the mining reform work in New Mexico |
|
THE BRAINERD FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$30,000 |
|
2004 |
|
Environmental
preservation |
|
BULLITT FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$25,000 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
CABOT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Boston
Massachusetts |
|
$10,000 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
TRUE NORTH FOUNDATION
Grass Valley
California |
|
$135,000 |
|
2004 |
|
Western campaign |
|
WYSS FOUNDATION
West Chester
Pennsylvania |
|
$110,000 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
SCHERMAN FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
|
$30,000 |
|
2004 |
|
Support for
environmental projects |
|
LAZAR FOUNDATION
Portland
Oregon |
|
$10,000 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
ANNA B STEARNS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
Boston
Massachusetts |
|
$10,000 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
ANNA B STEARNS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
Boston
Massachusetts |
|
$10,000 |
|
2003 |
|
General Purposes |
|
MARK AND HELENE EISNER FOUNDATION INC
Boca Raton
Florida |
|
$5,000 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
BULLITT FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$18,000 |
|
2003 |
|
Protecting and
restoring the environment of the Pacific Northwest |
|
THE BRAINERD FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$46,500 |
|
2003 |
|
Environmental
preservation |
|
THE BRAINERD FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$30,000 |
|
2003 |
|
Environmental
preservation |
|
WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$350,000 |
|
2003 |
|
To protect the
West's pristine landscapes by promoting reform of the mining
industry in the U.S |
|
WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
|
$240,000 |
|
2003 |
|
To use scientific
and economic research to expose the vulnerabilities of the
mining industry and provide research necessary for mining
reform |
|
MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Plymouth
Indiana |
|
$4,500 |
|
2002 |
|
|
|
NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS FOUNDATION
Beverly
Massachusetts |
|
$5,000 |
|
2002 |
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