Financial Transparency.
Settled Ground, Inc.'s financial disclosure exceeds the minimum required of 501(c)(3) organizations.
Annual reporting.
The following are published annually within ninety days of fiscal year end.
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Form 990 — full Form 990 filed with the IRS and posted publicly within thirty days of filing.
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Annual report — narrative report covering program activities, outcomes, financials, board composition, and forward-looking priorities.
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Audited or reviewed financial statements — independent CPA firm engaged annually for review, transitioning to full audit at budget threshold.
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Cost-per-outcome calculation — documented math showing the cost of producing each major program outcome.
[Pre-launch state: each document marked "in preparation; first publication [date]." Post-launch: each document linked.]
Cost-per-outcome.
The Capacity-Building Program is funded approximately seventy percent through grants and donations and thirty percent through participant cost-share.
| Track | Total program cost | Settled Ground, Inc. subsidy | Participant cost-share (monthly) |
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| Foundational | ≈ $57,000 | ≈ $39,900 | $475 – $950/month |
| Builder | ≈ $135,000 | ≈ $94,500 | $1,125 – $2,625/month |
| Institution | ≈ $411,000 | ≈ $288,000 | $4,000 – $8,000/month |
Cost components: program staff time (approximately sixty percent); shared overhead (approximately twenty-five percent); cohort facilitation and materials (approximately fifteen percent). The detailed line-item budget is published in the annual report.
Donor-funded outcomes.
Aggregate annual giving funds the institution's subsidy to participants. At the current fundraising target with current cost structure, donor funding subsidizes approximately seventeen Foundational seats, eight Builder seats, or two to three Institution seats annually, in addition to participant cost-share.
Use of funds.
Settled Ground, Inc. spends no more than twenty percent of total annual revenue on management and general expenses. The remainder is allocated to program delivery (target ≥ 75%) and fundraising (target ≤ 5%). Actual ratios are published annually. The twenty-percent management cap sits below industry norms for nonprofits at this scale and is enforced through board policy.