Washington · Nonprofit
COMMON POWER
COMMON POWER (Washington) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,567,880 to it, the largest being Fuse Innovation Fund ($1,539,905). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.9M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $1.6M
- Net assets
- $929k
What Common Power does
Mission
Common Power (cp) works to foster, support, and amplify a democracy that is just and inclusive. We provide creative on-ramps to civic fieldwork, expand the people engaging in and benefiting from it, and sustain this effort by investing in the next generation of leaders. We catalyze our work through education and bolster a public that takes action in support of a just and inclusive democracy. By fostering a community in which people learn from, support, and grow with one another; we identify and invest in young, diverse leaders and promote them into leadership positions within cp and beyond.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
In 2024, we significantly expanded our educational reach and impact. Our lecture series, workshops, and courses grew to 12 offerings, attracting over 2,000 registrants and engaging learners from diverse backgrounds. Our learning tours also saw remarkable growth, with 4 total tours including 1 educator-focused tour and an educator symposium bringing together 100+ participants, including 31 new educators. By the end of the year, our network of educator ambassadors reached 66, reflecting sustained growth and influence from 2022 through 2024.through our education to action grants, we distributed 7 grants to empower innovative projects that translate learning into real-world impact. The scholars in motion program continued to thrive, serving 16 students cumulatively by the end of 2024. We celebrated the launch of a second chapter in selma, al, adding 4 new students and expanding opportunities for hands-on learning in new communities. Across all initiatives, 2024 marked a year of growth, connection, and increased impact strengthening our mission to foster learning, leadership, and action across classrooms, communities, and beyond.
$346,896 spentof which $1,300 as grants$1,918,781 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $346,896.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Charles Douglas Iii
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $3k → $48k.
From the IRS filings of COMMON POWER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
COMMON POWER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund COMMON POWER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
98% of COMMON POWER's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
COMMON POWER runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 976 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 976 civil rights nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like COMMON POWER
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
20% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Common Power Future · exempt
- Common Power · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for COMMON POWER: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds COMMON POWER?
- COMMON POWER (Washington) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,567,880 to it, the largest being Fuse Innovation Fund ($1,539,905). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COMMON POWER have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $1,567,880 in grants to COMMON POWER, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COMMON POWER?
- Fuse Innovation Fund is the largest funder on record, with $1,539,905 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COMMON POWER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing