Mission
Common Sense America's mission to receive and spend funds to educate the public on issues that affect citizens' lives and well-being and their relationship to public policies espoused by and enacted by elected officials.
Public Charity
COMMON SENSE AMERICA INC
COMMON SENSE AMERICA INC is a Public Charity headquartered in Mc Lean, VA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $272K revenue, $528K expenses, $51K total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 874615274
Mc Lean, VA
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$272K
Total Expenses$528K
Total Assets$51K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2022–2024
Where $100 goes at Common Sense America Inc
How Common Sense America Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.
$98
Programs
the work itself
$2
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 $98 for programs
$98
1.Launched the national organization
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
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$125,000
DONATIONS
$8,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$505,000
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$250,000
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$250,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SecretaryTreasurer
Melodie Johnson
PresidentDirector
Steven Crim
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $272K | $528K | $51K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $306K |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $24K |
Between 2022 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $2.6M to $272K (-90%), with total assets most recently reported at $51K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.