Private foundation · EIN 13-3157570 · Greenwich, CT · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Common Sense Fund's grants went
It reported $2.98M in grants paid across 40 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 68.1% of those dollars to 29 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $2.02M 29 lines
- No confident match $775K 9
- Individuals, not shown $75K 1
- Outside the US $100K 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- WWW.COMMONSENSEFUND.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 38 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $325,000 | TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL. | Unmatched Help match |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving Lone Tree, CO · EIN 31-1640316 | $150,000 | CONTRIBUTION TO A DONOR-ADVISED FUND ACCOUNT. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Groundswell Brooklyn, NY · no confident EIN match | $110,000 | TO SUPPORT GROUNDSWELL'S MISSION TO BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO USE ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD. GROUNDSWELL'S PROJECTS BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIE | Unmatched Help match |
| Acadia Center Rockport, ME · EIN 01-0518193 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTMENT TO BUILD CLEAN, LOW CARBON AND CONSUMER FRIENDLY ECONOMIES. CHARACTERIZED BY RELIABLE INFORMATION… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Inside Climate News Brooklyn, NY · EIN 56-2451141 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PRODUCE CLEAR, OBJECTIVE STORIES THAT GIVE THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS THE INFORMATION THEY NEE… | Same city 1.00 |
| Natural Capitalism Solutions Longmont, CO · EIN 14-1901877 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD AN ECONOMY IN SERVICE TO LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.… | Same address 1.00 |
| Save the Sound New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0990195 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE ENDANGERED LANDS, PROTECT THE SOUND AND ITS RIVERS, AND WORK WITH NATURE… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Sustainable Ct Bozrah, CT · EIN 82-4894473 | $100,000 | — | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Heschel Center for Sustainability Tel Aviv, IS · outside the US | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE HESCHEL CENTER SUSTAINABILITY IN ISRAEL IN THEIR WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE RAPIDLY GROWING SUSTAINAILITY MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL. | Foreign |
| American Friends of Yedidim Encino, CA · EIN 20-5382632 | $93,000 | TO SUPPORT AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YEDIDIM'S MISSION TO INCREASE AWARENESS & RAISE FUNDS FOR YEDIDIM IS ISRAEL. | Same address 1.00 |
| Glassroots Newark, NJ · EIN 22-3671890 | $92,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER NJ RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO THINK CREATIVELY AND REALIZE NEW VISIONS OF THEIR FUTURES THRO… | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Partners in Action Hartford, CT · EIN 06-0646592 | $80,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE, US GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE FUNDERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES, THE ORGANIZ… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Peoples Action for Clean Energy West Simsbury, CT · EIN 06-0964553 | $80,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO WORK THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY… | Same address 1.00 |
| New Israel Fund Washington DC Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $80,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MOBILIZE ISRAELIS TO MAKE POSITIVE, PROGRESSIVE CHANGE BY STRENGTHENING ISRAELI CIVIL SOCIETY AND FIGHTING THE INEQUALITY, INJUSTICE, AND EXTREMISM THAT DIMINISH ISRAEL. | Unmatched Help match |
| Hartford Performs Hartford, CT · EIN 46-1484114 | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT HARTFORD PERFORMS MISSION TO BRING VISITING ARTISTS INTO HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH CURRICULUM IN CREATIVE NEW WAYS. THE O… | Same city 1.00 |
| Justice Dance Performance Project Hartford, CT · EIN 22-3064328 | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF USING THE WISDOM OF THE BODY IN DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, VISUAL ART, AND SONG TO CALL ATTENTION TO PRES… | Same address 0.90 |
| Music Haven New Haven, CT · EIN 01-0870395 | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT MUSIC HAVENS MISSION WHICH IS TO USE A STRING QUARTET TO BUILD A VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC EDUCATION… | Same city 1.00 |
| Cambodian Living Arts Marion, MA · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF CAMBODIA THROUGH THE ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CAMBODIAN ARTS EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM INDIVIDUA | Unmatched Help match |
| Colab Theater Group New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES A CREATIVE AND SOCIAL OUTLET THROUGH THEATER ARTS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Spring Street Climate Fund Brooklyn, NY · EIN 87-1178886 | $65,000 | TO SUPPORT HIGH-IMPACT POLICY CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN MAKE NEW YORK A MODEL STATE FOR CLIMATE PROGRESS. TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN SCALABL… | Same address 1.00 |
| Clay Art Center Port Chester, NY · EIN 20-4611534 | $60,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IN ADVANCING ITS MISSION OF GROWING THE EDUCATION, EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST RESIDENCY AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHICH A… | Same address 1.00 |
| Climate Science Legal Defense Fund New York, NY · EIN 47-1941171 | $60,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND'S (CSLDF)MISSION TO PROTECT THE SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO… | Same address 1.00 |
| Making Books Sing Inc Dba New York City Childrens Theater New York, NY · EIN 13-4201577 | $60,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMING ARTS AND LITERATURE AS CAPTIVATING, ACCESSIBLE VEHIC… | Same address 1.00 |
| Orchestrating Dreams New York, NY · EIN 46-3758797 | $60,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY INNOVATIVE AND ADAPTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND HE… | Same address 1.00 |
| Science Friday Initiative New York, NY · EIN 13-4252173 | $60,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSING TO COVERING THE OUTER REACHES OF SPACE TO THE TINIEST MICROBES IN OUR BODIES, SCIENCE FRIDAY IS THE SO… | Same city 1.00 |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2535767 | $60,000 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS TO PUT RIGOROUS, INDEPENDENT SCIENCE TO WORK TO SOLVE OUR PLANET'S MOST PRESSIN… | Same address 1.00 |
| Arts Ignite New York, NY · EIN 20-4532991 | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN DISCOVERING THE JOY AND POWER OF MAKING ARTTO SHARE THEIR VOICES, TELL THEIR STORIES, AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting Hartford, CT · EIN 06-0758938 | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH A MIX OF EDUCATIONAL, NEW, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CHILDREN'S, AND ENTERTAI… | Same address 1.00 |
| Intertwine Arts New York, NY · EIN 47-3509480 | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, JOY, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH FREE-FORM WEAVING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH… | Same address 0.86 |
| Songwritingwithinc Nashville, TN · EIN 26-1626709 | $50,000 | TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY USING COLLABORATIVE SONGWRITING TO BUILD CREATIVITY, CONNECTIONS, AND STRENGTHS. | Same address 1.00 |
| Our Climate Education Fund Seattle, WA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MOBILIZE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT SCIENCE-BASED, EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT BUILD A LIVABLE WORLD. | Unmatched Help match |
| Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA · EIN 04-6149986 | $45,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO USE LAW, ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE TO SOLVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN THE PEOPLE, NATUR… | Same address 1.00 |
| Mothers Out Front Boston, MA · EIN 46-5758600 | $40,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD A CROSS-CLASS, MULTIRACIAL, MULTIGENERATIONAL, NATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS MEMBERS AND… | Same city 1.00 |
| Connecticut News Project Hartford, CT · EIN 27-0583046 | $35,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL, IN-DEPTH, NON-PARTISAN JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ABOUT TH… | Same address 1.00 |
| Greenwich Alliance for Education Greenwich, CT · EIN 20-4356460 | $30,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THE GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY FUNDING INNOVATION, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES… | Same address 1.00 |
| Silvermine Guild of Artists New Canaan, CT · EIN 06-0674168 | $30,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO FOSTER ART APPRECIATION, EDUCATION, AND THE CULTURAL GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY. | Same city 0.91 |
| Jazz Power Initiative New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | TO PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND BUILD MORE CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH JAZZ MUSIC, THEATER AND DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE. | Unmatched Help match |
| WNYC New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $200 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MAKE THE MIND MORE CURIOUS, THE HEART MORE OPEN AND THE SPIRIT MORE JOYFUL THROUGH EXCELLENT AUDIO PROGRAMMING THAT IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN NEW YORK. | Unmatched Help match |
1 more line ($30K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.