Public Charity

COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION

Based in OAKLAND, CA, COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $51.4M in revenue, $126.1M in expenses, $67.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 232 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $63.1M.

EIN: 943214166 OAKLAND, CA Nonprofit Management NTEE: S50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$51.4M
Total Expenses$126.1M
Total Assets$67.5M
Grant Records232
Funding Total$63.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION ADVANCES EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THROUGH A COMBINATION OF DIRECT GRANT MAKING AND STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPIC ADVISING FOR CLIENT MEMBER FUNDS AND MANAGES PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP SUSTAINABILITY, AND DONOR EDUCATION.

Where $100 goes at Common Counsel Foundation

How Common Counsel Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 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 $97 for programs

$80
Strategic and values-driven grantmaking
83% of program spending
$14
Fiscal sponsorship Common Counsel Foundation's fiscal sponsorship program ensures the health and vitality of the sponsored community-led organizations, and promotes strategic coordination in the philanthropic sector
14% of program spending
$3
Philanthropic services
3% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

INTERIM SR COMMUNICATIONS DIR Amara Enyia
TRUSTEE Carly Bad Heart Bull
POLIT. STRATEGY/CAMPAIGNS EXEC. LEAD Celeste Faison
CHAIR Chandra Alexandre Phd
INTERIM SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Chelsea Fuller
DIRECTOR OF GRANT MGMT. AND LEARNING Christen Lee

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$45,048,876 166 grants
Human & Social Services
$5,785,600 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$3,977,723 7 grants
Economic Development
$2,435,750 12 grants
Training & Professional Development
$1,346,250 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $51.4M $126.1M $67.5M
2023 $102.1M $58.0M $141.0M
2022 $55.0M $54.1M $97.4M
2020 $41.3M $13.2M $40.8M
2019 $8.9M $16.4M $12.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.9M to $51.4M (+481%), with total assets most recently reported at $67.5M.

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