Public Charity

COMMON SENSE MEDIA

COMMON SENSE MEDIA is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $38.0M, expenses of $43.6M, total assets of $37.4M. Imperigo tracks 148 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $38.7M.

EIN: 412024986 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. NTEE: A99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$38.0M
Total Expenses$43.6M
Total Assets$37.4M
Grant Records148
Funding Total$38.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

DEDICATED TO HELPING KIDS THRIVE IN A WORLD OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. WE EMPOWER PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND POLICYMAKERS BY PROVIDING UNBIASED INFORMATION, TRUSTED ADVICE, AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO HELP THEM HARNESS THE POWER OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY AS A POSITIVE FORCE IN ALL KIDS' LIVES.

Where $100 goes at Common Sense Media

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

$75 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$36
Rate
49% of program spending
$29
Advocate
38% of program spending
$8
Educate
11% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 schools

Plus 1 more program. 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,128,900
2024
Community Development
$1,055,000
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$810,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$187,824

Showing up to 5 of 148 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT Amy Brotman
DIRECTOR Ann Pao Chen
CHIEF PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Ashwin Sridhar
DIRECTOR Becky Morgan
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Beth Sears
DIRECTOR Cyrus Vance

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$18,483,596 93 grants
Arts & Culture
$12,514,264 26 grants
Economic Development
$5,572,000 3 grants
Education
$1,466,500 14 grants
Research & Policy
$425,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $38.0M $43.6M $37.4M
2023 $34.0M $30.4M $44.3M
2022 $24.6M $31.2M $40.8M
2020 $25.4M $25.4M $29.0M
2019 $29.6M $25.5M $24.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $29.6M to $38.0M (+28%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.4M.

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

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