Common Cause Education Fund

Analysis

Common Cause Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Common Cause Education Fund reported income of $13.4m and spending of $16.6m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $12.6m to $13.4m (+5.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Common Cause Education Fund sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sertoma Center Inc ($13.4m), Target Community & Educational Services Inc ($13.4m) and Davinci Academy of Science and the Arts ($13.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $859k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. At year end it held assets of $21.8m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $20.5m. It reported 203 employees.