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COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND

WASHINGTON, DCEIN: 31-1705370

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND THE COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND WORKS WITH COMMON CAUSE, A NONPARTISAN, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO UPHOLDING THE CORE VALUES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, WITH THE GOALS OF ENSURING OPEN, HONEST, AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT; PROMOTING EQUAL RIGHTS, OPPORTUNITY, AND REPRESENTATION FOR ALL; AND EMPOWERING ALL PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AS EQUALS IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. CCEF WORKS ACROSS FOUR MAJOR ISSUE AREAS: VOTING AND ELECTIONS; MONEY AND POLITICS; ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY, AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY; AND MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY.

Community-Led/Participatory/Grassroots
National
Pragmatic/Non-Ideological
General Population
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Voter Engagement & Electoral Reform
Young Adults (Ages 19-25)
Public Policy & Civic Engagement

Annual Revenue

$25,064,451

Known Funders

209

Grants Received

390

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$25,064,451$17,030,050$31,288,949
2022$13,368,234$16,648,806$21,785,469
2021$19,591,561$13,313,778$24,182,815
2020$24,219,144$17,442,105$20,013,234
2019$12,630,269$9,955,850$11,748,561
2018$8,678,642$8,260,298$8,005,665
2017$9,328,893$7,223,861$7,600,884
2016$7,302,501$6,762,886$4,511,412

Top Funders

$2,000,000 (2021)
$1,000,000 (2023)
$1,000,000 (2023)
$1,000,000 (2022)
NEW VENTURE FUND

WASHINGTON, DC

$635,000 (2023)
$600,000 (2024)
$504,500 (2022)
TIDES FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

$501,000 (2021)
$500,000 (2021)

Showing top 10 of 209 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2023 IRS 990 filing

K

KAREN HOBERT FLYNN

FORMER PRESIDENT

M

MARILYN CARPINTEYRO

CO-PRESIDENT (UNTIL 2/24)

Officer
J

JORDAN DAVIS

CO-PRESIDENT (UNTIL 2/24)

Officer
M

MARTHA TIERNEY

CHAIR

Officer
N

NANCY RATZAN

VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 3/24)

Officer
O

OLGA KAUFFMAN

SECRETARY

Officer
W

WENDY FIELDS

VICE CHAIR (AS OF 6/24)

Officer
O

OLENA BERG LACY

TREASURER (UNTIL 10/23)

S

SHAREEN PUNIAN

TREASURER (AS OF 6/24)

N

NICOLE M AUSTIN-HILLERY

BOARD MEMBER

Showing 10 of 38 key personnel.

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