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. 372 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $47.1M, 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 Records372
Funding Total$47.1M
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.

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

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,323,177 9 grants
CHARITABLE GIFT
$6,175,000 6 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$5,673,200 6 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$5,425,983 13 grants
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$4,677,243 14 grants

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.

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