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Screen a listCOMMON Foundation dba Our COMMON Foundation
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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$632krevenue
FY2024 · +154% in 3 yrs1staff
7 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−13.0%
Months of reserve1.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+74.7%
Middle half of peersMedianCOMMON Foundation dba Our COMMON
Where the money goes FY2024 · $714k spent
Programs$685k96%Management and general$27k4%Fundraising$2k0%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$32k in FY2023 and −$82k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.4 months, under the peer median of 7.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 75% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort11funders
$91ka year, last 3 years
60%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23Detention Watch NetworkOn and off$29kThe Clowes Fund IncorporatedOn and off$20kMarlene Nathan Meyerson Family FoundationOn and off$4kThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationOn and off$520Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$6k$15k$5k$19k$116k$90k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund