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. 118 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $58.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521257425 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$40.9M
Total Expenses$45.5M
Total Assets$18.1M
Grant Records118
Funding Total$58.6M
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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVES AND/OR RULE OF LAW
$4,904,471
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$977,725
2024
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$650,000
2024
INTERNATIONAL
$601,000
$550,000

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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

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Top Grant Purposes

SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVES AND/OR RULE OF LAW
$39,067,327 9 grants
CORE SUPPORT
$2,500,000 1 grant
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$2,213,792 6 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,983,945 8 grants
Unspecified
$1,871,502 1 grant

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.

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