Mission
ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC ACTION IN SUPPORT OF NON-PARTISAN PROGRESSIVE VALUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Public Charity
COMMONWEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
COMMONWEALTH COMMUNICATIONS, of PHILADELPHIA, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.5M in revenue, $3.7M in expenses, $581K in total assets. 47 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 844535961
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.7M
Total Assets$581K
Grant Records47
Funding Total$12.0M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Commonwealth Communications
How Commonwealth Communications divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$94
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $94 for programs
$63
Defending and expanding democracy to ensure everyone has access and information to vote: Commonwealth Communications works to defend democracy and expand accessibility to the polls for every voter…
$20
Voter guide for candidates representing working people and good government principles: Commonwealth Communications compiles a voter's guide to inform residents of the candidates and choices on their ballots
$6
Providing ongoing accountability for government institutions to help working people: working people in pennsylvania are often left behind by political parties, government, corporations and other institutions
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
General Operating Support, support for 2024 PA Issue Advocacy & Accountability Work, and support for Megaphone Program.
$1,286,000
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
$772,000
Democracy Defense Communications & Digital
$200,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$170,000
Vote.pa
$70,900
Showing up to 5 of 47 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
MEMBER
Hilary Mohaupt
MEMBER
John Jones
EXECUTIVE DI
Joseph Abbott
SECRETARY-TR
Sam Gehler
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5M | $3.7M | $581K |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $773K |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $5.3M | $376K |
| 2020 | $6.0M | $5.5M | $508K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $6.0M to $3.5M (-42%), with total assets most recently reported at $581K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.