Public Charity

SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND

SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $40.9M revenue, $45.5M expenses, $18.1M total assets. 125 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $58.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521257425 WASHINGTON, DC International Peace & Security NTEE: Q40 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$40.9M
Total Expenses$45.5M
Total Assets$18.1M
Grant Records125
Funding Total$58.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THE WORLD DEALS WITH CONFLICT, AWAY FROM ADVERSARIAL APPROACHES AND TOWARD COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS. OUR PROGRAMS WORK TO BRIDGE DIVING LINES AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION. OUR COMMON GROUND APPROACH DRIVES CHANGE IN THREE STEPS: HUMANIZE DIVIDED PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR SHARED INTERESTS AND PURSUITS; MOBILIZE PEOPLE AROUND SHARED CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS; AND SYSTEMATIZE COOPERATION THROUGH CHANGED INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL NORMS.

Where $100 goes at Search for Common Ground

How Search for Common Ground divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$54
In africa, sfcg works to transform conflict across more than 12 countries
63% of program spending
$19
Sfcg's global programs complement our programs around the world, offering specific tools and offering expertise to strengthen our impact
22% of program spending
$10
In asia, sfcg works to transform conflict across more than five countries
11% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Abigail Disney
Board Member Adam Forest Berrey
Board Member Elizabeth Riker
Board Member Genghis Hadi
Board Member Ingrid Stange
Board Member Isameldein Ghanim

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$40,455,078 15 grants
General Support
$9,115,668 62 grants
Education
$2,402,509 10 grants
International Aid & Development
$1,651,719 12 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,150,000 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $40.9M $45.5M $18.1M
2023 $34.6M $37.1M $27.0M
2022 $37.8M $40.2M $13.0M
2020 $28.4M $26.5M $13.0M
2019 $23.2M $26.3M $10.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $23.2M to $40.9M (+76%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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