Public Charity

COMMON CAUSE

COMMON CAUSE is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $8.4M revenue, $9.3M expenses, $12.3M total assets. 105 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 526078441 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$9.3M
Total Assets$12.3M
Grant Records105
Funding Total$7.5M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

WITH OFFICES IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND 35 STATES AND 1.5 MILLION SUPPORTERS AND ACTIVISTS, COMMON CAUSE WORKS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY REFORMS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, THROUGH GRAFTING MODEL LEGISLATION, LOBBYING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND JOINT EFFORTS WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ACROSS THE REFORM COMMUNITY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$230,104
2024
General support
$203,300
2024
Funding For Election Protection
$200,000
2024
Voters' Education
$75,000
2024
GRANT FUNDS PROVIDED FOR ELECTED OFFICIAL OUTREACH & EDUCATION, PARTNER & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION & SUPPORT CAMPAIGN
$50,000

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alan Wiersba
BOARD MEMBER Archon Fung
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 03/24) Bilal Dabir Sekou Phd
BOARD MEMBER Braxton Brewington
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 10/23) Chang K Park
BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 06/24) Chris Melody Fields-Figueredo

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Top Grant Purposes

CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$2,450,604 15 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$747,500 11 grants
ORGANIZING IN SUPPORT OF THE FOR THE PEOPLE ACT
$650,000 1 grant
General support
$368,300 3 grants
Program Support for the Media and Democracy Project
$300,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
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
2020 $9.2M $8.6M $4.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $9.2M to $8.4M (-8%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.3M.

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