Public Charity

CENTER FOR COMMON SENSE IN SCIENCE

Based in CHICAGO, IL, CENTER FOR COMMON SENSE IN SCIENCE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.2M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $741K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.0M.

EIN: 812327719 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$741K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$4.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE CENTER IS A WELL-RESPECTED CHAMPION OF FACT-BASED SCIENCE RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EFFORTS TO SEEK INTEGRITY IN PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON ISSUES AT THE NEXUS OF AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
for general operations
$1,120,000
2023
for general operations
$1,255,000
2022
for general operations
$750,000
2020
for general operations
$445,000
2020
GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA
$200,000

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Officers & Directors

SECRETARY David Randall
PRESIDENT Jacob Traverse
DIRECTOR Marjana Martinic
TREASURER Nathan Schachtman
CHAIRMAN Richard Williams Phd
DIRECTOR Ted Simon Phd

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Top Grant Purposes

for general operations
$3,570,000 4 grants
GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE.GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE.GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE.
$204,053 1 grant
GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA
$200,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.2M $1.2M $741K
2023 $1.4M $1.0M $694K
2022 $910K $901K $310K
2020 $645K $627K $63K
2019 $444 $3K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $444 to $1.2M (+279253%), with total assets most recently reported at $741K.

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