Organization · EIN 31-1705370 · Washington, DC · Public & societal benefit
Who funds Common Cause Education Fund?
67 private foundations reported paying Common Cause Education Fund $4.78M on returns for tax year 2023.
67 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 67
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | PROJECT ACTIVITIES | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL |
$350,000 | Democracy | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Houston Endowment Houston, TX |
$350,000 2 grant lines |
Project Support to Build and Support a Website for Election Protection Poll Monitor Volunteers +1 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Democracy Fund Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$325,000 2 grant lines |
General support +1 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$308,000 | IN HONOR OF [name withheld] | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY |
$300,000 | For core support of its nonpartisan voting and elections program | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$300,000 | GENERAL DONATION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Thornburg Foundation Santa Fe, NM · Preselected only |
$250,000 2 grant lines |
THE NEW MEXICO PLEDGE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT +1 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Park Foundation Ithaca, NY |
$150,000 2 grant lines |
MEDIA - PROJECT SUPPORT +1 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| California Physicians' Service Fdn San Francisco, CA |
$125,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Nancy and Edwin Marks Family Foundation New York, NY |
$125,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Winstonsalem, NC |
$105,000 2 grant lines |
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The California Wellness Foundation Los Angeles, CA |
$100,000 | FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT TO BUILD CAPACITY OF PRINT MEDIA TO REPORT ON LINKS BETWEEN HEALTHY DEMOCRACY AND HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA. | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Square One Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$77,500 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Educational Foundation of America Bethesda, MD · Preselected only |
$70,000 2 grant lines |
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$62,500 | TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROJECTS | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation Atlanta, GA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | DEMOCRACY & VOTING ACCESS | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation New York, NY |
$50,000 | CALIFORNIA PUBLIC FINANCING PROJECT AND NORTH CAROLINA VOTER EDUCATION AND ORGANIZING | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wallace Global Fund II Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$50,000 | SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS Filed as “COMMON CAUSE ED FUND” |
Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Common Cause Education Fund
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Common Cause Education Fund, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 23 of the 25 closest peers · $25.5M to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $21.2M to them - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $12.4M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $7.95M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $117K to them - Analog Devices Foundation Boston, MA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $49.5K to them - Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $30.7K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The William Penn Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $3.3M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
26 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - Neo Philanthropy New York, NY
17 shared funders · 124 funders in all - World Central Kitchen Washington, DC
22 shared funders · 1099 funders in all - American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY
22 shared funders · 366 funders in all - The Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA
23 shared funders · 258 funders in all - Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY
21 shared funders · 625 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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