Public Charity

COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND

COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $26.8M in revenue, $24.9M in expenses, $34.1M in total assets. 381 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $47.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311705370 WASHINGTON, DC Government & Public Administration NTEE: W20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$26.8M
Total Expenses$24.9M
Total Assets$34.1M
Grant Records381
Funding Total$47.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND EMPLOYS RESEARCH, OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND COALITION BUILDING TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR DEMOCRACY WORKS, EMPOWER CITIZENS TO HOLD THEIR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE, AND PROMOTE BROAD AND EFFECTIVE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS.

Where $100 goes at Common Cause Education Fund

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

$86 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$38
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…
43% of program spending
$29
We worked to ensure that every eligible citizen had the freedom to vote and that every vote was accurately counted
34% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 40,000 volunteers; 15,000 volunteers; 300 volunteers
$9
We advanced nationwide public education, advocacy support, civic engagement, communications, and coalition-building activities aligned with our organizational mission and democracy-related priorities.Our national programs supported communications campaigns, digital outreach…
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 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

General Support
$35,341,530 227 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$6,414,379 59 grants
Education
$2,186,466 33 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,715,700 9 grants
Research & Policy
$125,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $26.8M $24.9M $34.1M
2024 $25.1M $17.0M $31.3M
2023 $13.4M $16.6M $21.8M
2022 $19.6M $13.3M $24.2M
2021 $24.2M $17.4M $20.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $24.2M to $26.8M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.1M.

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

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