Public Charity

COMMON CAUSE

COMMON CAUSE is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $19.6M revenue, $10.0M expenses, $20.2M total assets. 108 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 526078441 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$19.6M
Total Expenses$10.0M
Total Assets$20.2M
Grant Records108
Funding Total$7.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WITH OFFICES IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND 25 STATES AND 1.5 MILLION SUPPORTERS AND ACTIVISTS, COMMON CAUSE WORKS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY REFORMS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, THROUGH DRAFTING MODEL LEGISLATION, LOBBYING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND JOINT EFFORTS WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ACROSS THE REFORM COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at Common Cause

How Common Cause divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$46 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$37 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $46 for programs

$21
We worked with Common Cause state organizations, grassroots advocates, and coalition partners across the country to support democracy-related advocacy, civic participation, public education, and community engagement efforts at…
46% of program spending
$14
We worked to advance fair representation through transparent, people-centered redistricting processes and advocacy against partisan and racial gerrymandering.We supported litigation, grassroots organizing, and public education efforts designed to…
30% of program spending
$5
We worked to ensure that every eligible citizen had the freedom to vote and that every vote was accurately counted
11% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 40,000 volunteers; 15,000 volunteers; 300 volunteers

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 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alan Wiersba
BOARD MEMBER Archon Fung
BOARD MEMBER Braxton Brewington
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS Catherine Scally
BOARD MEMBER Chris Melody Fields-Figueredo
ASSOCIATE VP, DEVELOPMENT Dalton Fuqua

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$3,700,604 45 grants
General Support
$2,684,725 35 grants
Education
$367,000 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$25,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$845,250 19 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $19.6M $10.0M $20.2M
2024 $8.4M $9.3M $12.3M
2023 $8.4M $9.7M $12.6M
2022 $10.1M $8.8M $11.9M
2021 $13.3M $8.0M $10.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $13.3M to $19.6M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.2M.

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

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