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Common Cause

EIN 52-6078441 • 501(c)4 • Washington, DC

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WITH OFFICES IN WASHINGTON DC AND 35 STATES AND 1.5 MILLION SUPPORTERS AND ACTIVISTS, COMMON CAUSE WORKS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY REFORMS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, THROUGH CRAFTING MODEL LEGISLATION, LOBBYING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND JOINT EFFORTS WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ACROSS THE REFORM COMMUNITY.

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805 15th Street NW No 800Washington, DC 20005

www.commoncause.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

74th percentile

0.35x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

69th percentile

0.52x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 69% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

14th percentile

-11%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

73rd percentile

$259,116

Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 3.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

21st percentile

-2.0%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

26th percentile

-0.2%

Faster revenue growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets74th percentile

Assets

Up

$12,553,510

Up $630,673 (+5.3%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$3,831,565

Up $1,850,607 (+93%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$8,721,945

Down $1,219,934 (-12%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue69th percentileNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Down

$8,438,547

Down $1,650,227 (-16%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$9,702,346

Up $897,798 (+10%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$1,263,799

Down $2,548,025 (-198%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth21st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2011: $2,832,339Liabilities 2011: $948,384Net Assets 2011: $1,883,9552011Assets 2012: $2,505,844Liabilities 2012: $911,862Net Assets 2012: $1,593,9822012Assets 2013: $2,366,327Liabilities 2013: $1,276,606Net Assets 2013: $1,089,7212013Assets 2014: $2,352,283Liabilities 2014: $1,041,519Net Assets 2014: $1,310,7642014Assets 2015: $2,707,830Liabilities 2015: $1,452,371Net Assets 2015: $1,255,4592015Assets 2016: $3,139,150Liabilities 2016: $3,047,114Net Assets 2016: $92,0362016Assets 2017: $3,782,708Liabilities 2017: $2,445,266Net Assets 2017: $1,337,4422017Assets 2018: $3,746,506Liabilities 2018: $2,066,721Net Assets 2018: $1,679,7852018Assets 2019: $4,343,140Liabilities 2019: $1,663,191Net Assets 2019: $2,679,9492019Assets 2020: $4,743,062Liabilities 2020: $1,515,528Net Assets 2020: $3,227,5342020Assets 2021: $10,130,473Liabilities 2021: $1,403,697Net Assets 2021: $8,726,7762021Assets 2022: $11,922,837Liabilities 2022: $1,980,958Net Assets 2022: $9,941,8792022Assets 2023: $12,553,510Liabilities 2023: $3,831,565Net Assets 2023: $8,721,9452023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$12,553,510
Liabilities$3,831,565
Net Assets$8,721,945
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth26th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MExpenses 2011: $5,828,3742011Expenses 2012: $6,292,4392012Expenses 2013: $6,154,1392013Revenue 2014: $6,013,037Expenses 2014: $5,725,644Net Income 2014: $287,3932014Revenue 2015: $6,368,985Expenses 2015: $6,394,051Net Income 2015: -$25,0662015Revenue 2016: $5,084,321Expenses 2016: $6,235,397Net Income 2016: -$1,151,0762016Revenue 2017: $7,571,731Expenses 2017: $6,361,306Net Income 2017: $1,210,4252017Revenue 2018: $7,952,309Expenses 2018: $7,621,714Net Income 2018: $330,5952018Revenue 2019: $8,652,569Expenses 2019: $7,612,914Net Income 2019: $1,039,6552019Revenue 2020: $9,183,362Expenses 2020: $8,595,462Net Income 2020: $587,9002020Revenue 2021: $13,316,479Expenses 2021: $7,972,565Net Income 2021: $5,343,9142021Revenue 2022: $10,088,774Expenses 2022: $8,804,548Net Income 2022: $1,284,2262022Revenue 2023: $8,438,547Expenses 2023: $9,702,346Net Income 2023: -$1,263,7992023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$8,438,547
Expenses$9,702,346
Net Income-$1,263,799
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$12,553,510
Liabilities
$3,831,565
Net assets
$8,721,945
Revenue
$8,438,547
Expenses
$9,702,346
Net income
-$1,263,799
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.6$3.83$8.72$8.44$9.70$1.26
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.9$1.98$9.94$10.1$8.80$1.28
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$10.1$1.40$8.73$13.3$7.97$5.34
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.74$1.52$3.23$9.18$8.60$0.59
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.34$1.66$2.68$8.65$7.61$1.04
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.75$2.07$1.68$7.95$7.62$0.33
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.78$2.45$1.34$7.57$6.36$1.21
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.14$3.05$0.09$5.08$6.24$1.15
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.71$1.45$1.26$6.37$6.39$0.03
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.35$1.04$1.31$6.01$5.73$0.29
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.37$1.28$1.09$6.15
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.51$0.91$1.59$6.29
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.83$0.95$1.88$5.83
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Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

With offices in washington d.c. And 25 states and 1.5 million supporters and activists, common cause works to advance democracy reforms at federal, state, and local levels, through drafting model legislation, lobbying, public engagement, and joint efforts with diverse partners across the reform community.

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