COMMON CAUSE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: COMMON CAUSE (EIN 52-6078441)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2021-11-09
IRS object ID: 202103139349301025
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-09T08:16:27-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	526078441	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMON CAUSE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028331200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 15TH STREET NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH G MARCHANT	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028331200	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ELIZABETH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MARCHANT	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ELIZABETH W HELLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00397829	PTIN
Phone	2022932200	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN HOBERT FLYNN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 15TH STREET NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$13,359,185	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.COMMONCAUSE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1968	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	COMMON CAUSE IS A NONPARTISAN, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO UPHOLDING THE CORE VALUES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. WE WORK TO ENSURE OPEN, HONEST, AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT; TO PROMOTE EQUAL RIGHTS, OPPORTUNITY, AND REPRESENTATION FOR ALL; AND TO EMPOWER ALL PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AS EQUALS IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. COMMON CAUSE WORKS ACROSS FOUR MAJOR ISSUE AREAS: VOTING AND ELECTIONS; MONEY AND POLITICS; ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY; AND MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	27	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2280	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$9,065,727	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$13,242,387	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$96,000	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$45,943	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$31,536	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$24,308	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$42,556	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,183,362	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$13,316,479	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,986,728	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,541,078	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,124,036	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,608,734	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,431,487	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,595,462	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,972,565	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$587,900	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,343,914	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,743,062	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,130,473	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,515,528	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,403,697	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,227,534	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,726,776	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,376,215	ExpenseAmt
Desc	VOTING & ELECTIONS TESTIFIED TO STATE LEGISLATURES IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION PROMOTING THE USE OF RISK-LIMITING AUDITS IN CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND RHODE ISLAND. TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON CYBERSECURITY, INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, AND INNOVATION ON PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE 2020 ELECTIONS WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE BALLOT. FILED LITIGATION TO PROTECT AND EXPAND THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, AND TEXAS. WORKED WITH MAINE SECRETARY OF STATE AND ALLIES TO DRAFT RISK-LIMITING AUDIT LEGISLATION. WITH PARTNERS, PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS ON ENSURING AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC: CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, MARYLAND, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, RHODE ISLAND, TEXAS. RELEASED DEMOCRACY ON THE BALLOT 2020, A REPORT EXAMINING THE RESULTS OF 18 INITIATIVES ON THE NOVEMBER 2020 BALLOT THAT AIMED TO CHANGE STATE LAWS REGARDING MONEY IN POLITICS, VOTING RIGHTS, REDISTRICTING AND DIRECT DEMOCRACY. IN NEW YORK, WE LOBBIED SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PASSAGE OF THREE BILLS WHICH, IN THE AGGREGATE, CODIFIED CHANGES TO THE ELECTION CODE THAT MADE MAIL VOTING EASIER IN NEW YORK. IN MASSACHUSETTS, WE WORKED TO PASS AN ELECTION REFORM BILL THAT EXPANDED EARLY VOTING OPTIONS AND MADE IT EASIER TO VOTE BY MAIL IN MASSACHUSETTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$783,858	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MONEY IN POLITICS & ETHICS TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL MEANS TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THE CLEMENCY POWER. HER TESTIMONY FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY IN THE CONTEXT OF BROADER PROBLEMS IN THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.WORKED CLOSELY WITH CAPITOL HILL STAFF AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADVICE TO STAKEHOLDERS ON KEY ELECTION LAW AND ETHICS RELATED LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE FOR THE PEOPLE ACT AND OTHER DEMOCRACY REFORM PACKAGES. TESTIFIED IN A MONTANA LEGISLATIVE HEARING AGAINST PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG AGENCY CHARGED WITH OVERSEEING THE STATE'S ELECTIONS AND ETHICS LAWS.TESTIFIED AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADVICE TO STAKEHOLDERS IN OREGON ON CANDIDATE CONTRIBUTION AND SOLICITATION LIMITS, AS WELL AS IN MARYLAND ON LOCAL AND STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LEGISLATION.CO-LED DRAFTING EFFORTS FOR THE "FIRST 100 DAYS" EXECUTIVE ORDERS FOR OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT AS PART OF A NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 2021 COALITION FOCUSING ON LOBBYING, DISCLOSURE, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND INDEPENDENCE, AMONG OTHER KEY ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$811,849	ExpenseAmt
Desc	REDISTRICTING & REPRESENTATIONLED SEVERAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE 2020 CENSUS OUTREACH INCLUDING OUTREACH TO HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES THROUGH SMALL PARTNER GRANTS, PEER-TO-PEER TEXTING TO MORE THAN 200,000+ PEOPLE, TRANSLATION OF MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS, IN-LANGUAGE OP-EDS AND RADIO ADS. LED REFORMS TO PRISON GERRYMANDERING IN ILLINOIS, CONNECTICUT AND PENNSYLVANIA, BECOMING THE 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH STATES RESPECTIVELY, TO STOP COUNTING INCARCERATED PEOPLE AT THE LOCATION OF THE PRISON INSTEAD OF THEIR HOME COMMUNITY.DEVELOPED A CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE CALLED "OUR DEMOCRACY 2020" THAT WE SENT TO ALL MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TO GET THEM ON THE RECORD ON 15 KEY DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES; MORE THAN 250 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES COMPLETED OUR QUESTIONNAIRE.ISSUED OUR 2020 DEMOCRACY SCORECARD, WHICH RANKS THE POSITIONS OF ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON 15-20 KEY DEMOCRACY REFORM BILLS/VOTES, WHICH HELPED ADD MORE THAN 150 COSPONSORS TO THE COLLECTIVE BILLS WE INCLUDED.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$38,773	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MEDIA & DEMOCRACYFILED PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION BEFORE THE FCC URGING THE AGENCY TO REVERSE THE REPEAL OF NET NEUTRALITY FROM THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION.PUBLISHED REPORT, TITLED "BROADBAND GATEKEEPERS: HOW ISP LOBBYING AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE IMPACTS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE," WHICH CONNECTS THE DOTS ON HOW ISPS AND THEIR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS USE POLITICAL SPENDING AND LOBBYING TO INFLUENCE BROADBAND-RELATED LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS. THE REPORT MAKES BROADBAND POLICY, LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REFORM, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REIN IN THE OVERSIZED INFLUENCE OF ISPS. FILED COMMENTS BEFORE THE FCC OUTLINING HOW THE AGENCY SHOULD IMPLEMENT THE EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT PROGRAM, A $3.2 BILLION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A $50 MONTHLY SUBSIDY FOR ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ($75 FOR HOUSEHOLDS ON TRIBAL LANDS). ENGAGED IN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS WITH COALITION PARTNERS FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM'S ROLLOUT THAT HAS HELPED ENROLL OVER FIVE MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PROGRAM TO DATE. PARTICIPATED ON PANELS, ORGANIZED CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS, AND WROTE EXTENSIVELY ON LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY SOLUTIONS TO REIN IN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AND MITIGATE HARMFUL SPEECH ON THEIR PLATFORMS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$38,773	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,010,695	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	202	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	27	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	26	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ID	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELIZABETH MARCHANT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028331200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 15TH STREET NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARTHA TIERNEY
CHAIR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY RATZAN
VICE CHAIR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
OLGA KAUFFMAN
SECRETARY	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
OLENA BERG LACY
TREASURER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NICOLE M AUSTIN-HILLERY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD BAINTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMMET BONDURANT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBECCA COKLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN CONLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY DISKANT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARCHON FUNG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM N HUBBARD III
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARILYN MELKONIAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHANG K PARK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAREEN PUNIAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAE HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILAL DABIR SEKOU PHD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID BEAUMONT SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WES TOMER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSIE ULIBARRI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACY WESTEN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN WIERSBA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDY FIELDS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LENNY MENDONCA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRAXTON BREWINGTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TAMARA SAWYER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN HOBERT FLYNN
PRESIDENT	7.88	29.63	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$337,905	$45,027
ELIZABETH MARCHANT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICE	19.13	18.38		Yes (X)	$0	$202,057	$38,069
PAUL RYAN
VP, LITIGATION	3.75	33.75			$0	$182,519	$22,896	Yes (X)
SCOTT SWENSON
VP, COMMUNICATIONS	0.00	37.50			$0	$152,551	$19,089	Yes (X)
LASHANDA JACKSON
VP, DEVELOPMENT	18.75	18.75			$0	$232,934	$28,382	Yes (X)
PAMELA WILMOT
VP, STATE OPERATIONS	18.75	18.75			$0	$129,237	$37,896	Yes (X)
MARILYN CARPINTEYRO
VP,PROGRAMS & STRATEGY	0.00	37.50			$0	$129,206	$34,305	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$1,366,409	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$225,664	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
RWT PRODUCTION LLC
8912 ORANGE HUNT LANE	ANNANDALE	VA	22003	DIRECT MARKETING PRODUCTION	$1,220,941
THE MOVEMENT COOPERATIVE
4 EAST 27TH ST	NEW YORK	NY	10001	COMMUNICATIONS	$215,354
ROI SOLUTIONS
200 RIVERS EDGE DRIVE	MEDFORD	OR	02155	CRM	$205,020
MERKLE RESPONSE SERVICES INC
100 JAMISON COURT	HAGERSTOWN	MD	21740	DIRECT MAIL REVENUE PROCESSING	$151,133

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$6,455	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$13,235,932	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$11,132	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$13,242,387	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,036	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,036	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$22	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$22	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$42,000	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$42,513	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$513	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$513	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$513	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,500	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,500	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,500	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$6,455	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$193	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$193	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$193	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
LIST RENTAL	900099	$43,070	$43,070
ONLINE SALES INCOME	900099	$165	$165
REVENUE TRANSFER	900099	$5	$5

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$43,240	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,316,479	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$74,092	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$369,824	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,886	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$107,274	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$147,664	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,693,468	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,185,883	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,607	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$348,978	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,376	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,410	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,808	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$265,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$169,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,170	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,966	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,019	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,298	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,335	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,386	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$376,483	TotalAmt
Program Services	$394,983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$18,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,387	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,387	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,331	TotalAmt
Management And General	$28,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,951	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$490,644	TotalAmt
Program Services	$403,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,044	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,000	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,368,171	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,758	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,448	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,228,965	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$197,048	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,721	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,733	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$711,708	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$419,585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$186,472	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$867,109	TotalAmt
Program Services	$163,738	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$703,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,214	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$193,148	TotalAmt
Management And General	$193,148	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,658	TotalAmt
Management And General	$50,658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BANK SERVICE AND INVEST	$24,097	$24,097
TAXES LICENSES FEES	$21,592	$21,513	$79
REGISTRATION FEES	$3,895		$3,895
MISCELLANEOUS	-$27,163	-$27,742	$579

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,972,565	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,010,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,837,834	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,124,036	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,163	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,163	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,920,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,112,339	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,968	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,445	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$297,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$372,778	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,733,959	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,061,261	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$842,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$672,698	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,361,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,554,561	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,489	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,743,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,130,473	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$325,435	BOYAmt
EOY	$336,244	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,190,093	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,067,453	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,515,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,403,697	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,248,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,638,873	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$979,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,087,903	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,227,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,726,776	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,743,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,130,473	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$5,343,914	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$155,328	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,420,080	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$255,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,142,968	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$119,989	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,698,059	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,430,429	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$272,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$154,336	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$128,013	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,420,080	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,195,315	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$250,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$209,088	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$223,974	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,430,429	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,948,669	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$200,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$248,959	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$202,313	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,195,315	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,438,444	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$300,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$265,684	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$55,459	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,948,669	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,179,613	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,061,261	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$118,352	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$554,346	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$554,346	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$672,698	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$1,067,453	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,067,453	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$16,408,396	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$155,328	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$2,897,705	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$42,566	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$3,095,599	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$13,312,797	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$3,682	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$3,682	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$13,316,479	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,909,154	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$2,897,705	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$42,566	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,940,271	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,968,883	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$3,682	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$3,682	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,972,565	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	RESERVE FUNDS INTENDED TO BE USED IN THE EVENT OF FINANCIAL EMERGENCY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE TO PART VIII 53. RENTAL EXPENSE TO PART VIII 42,513.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE TO PART VIII 53. RENTAL EXPENSE TO PART VIII 42,513.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KAREN HOBERT FLYNN
PRESIDENT	$0	$337,905	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,100	$0	$28,339	$0	$383,344	$0	$0
LASHANDA JACKSON
VP, DEVELOPMENT	$0	$232,934	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400	$0	$17,034	$0	$264,368	$0	$0
ELIZABETH MARCHANT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICE	$0	$202,057	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,731	$0	$27,323	$0	$242,111	$0	$0
PAUL RYAN
VP, LITIGATION	$0	$182,519	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,124	$0	$13,108	$0	$206,751	$0	$0
SCOTT SWENSON
VP, COMMUNICATIONS	$0	$152,551	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,270	$0	$10,231	$0	$172,052	$0	$0
PAMELA WILMOT
VP, STATE OPERATIONS	$0	$129,237	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,315	$0	$30,627	$0	$168,179	$0	$0
MARILYN CARPINTEYRO
VP,PROGRAMS & STRATEGY	$0	$129,206	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,400	$0	$28,563	$0	$166,169	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT/CEO: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, COMPENSATION STUDY OR SURVEY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON CAUSE BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BOARD, EXCEPT THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT OFFICERS, TO FILL VACANT BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONS, TO CAUSE THE TERMINATION OF A SITTING BOARD MEMBER, TO CAUSE THE TERMINATION OF THE PRESIDENT, TO AMEND THE CORPORATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS, TO ADOPT AN AGREEMENT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, TO DISPOSE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF COMMON CAUSE'S ASSETS OR TO DISSOLVE THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	COMMON CAUSE HAS ONLY ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP, CONSISTING OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO CHOOSE TO JOIN COMMON CAUSE AND MAKE A MONETARY CONTRIBUTION. SUCH MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PROVIDES THE FORM 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ONCE THAT COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED THE DOCUMENT, IT IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE TWO (2) DAYS TO RESPOND WITH ANY COMMENTS THEY MIGHT HAVE BEFORE THE DOCUMENT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: BOARD -- WHENEVER A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, HE OR SHE SHALL MAKE THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE BOARD OR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (AS THE CASE MIGHT BE) AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES HIS OR HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVED DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT SHOULD DRAW IT TO THE BODY'S ATTENTION. THE INTERESTED PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT MUST RETIRE FROM THE MEETING AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE INVITED TO PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF USE TO THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION, BUT SHALL AGAIN RETIRE AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION SHALL BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE TRANSACTION: A) IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; B) IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND C) IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. STAFF -- WHENEVER A STAFF MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN AN AREA WHERE HE OR SHE EXERCISES ANY DISCRETION IN CARRYING OUT HIS OR HER DUTIES FOR COMMON CAUSE, HE OR SHE SHALL PROMPTLY DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO AN IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR OR TO THE PRESIDENT. IF THE PRESIDENT HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, HE OR SHE SHALL DISCLOSE IT TO THE BOARD OR AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE PERSON OR BODY TO WHOM DISCLOSURE IS MADE (HEREINAFTER "SUPERVISOR") SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT REQUIRES RECUSAL OF THE INTERESTED PERSON. WHEN A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL PROVIDE THE SUPERVISOR WITH ALL INFORMATION HE OR SHE HAS RELEVANT TO ANY DECISION TO BE MADE IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS AN INTEREST, AND THE FINAL DECISION SHALL BE MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	PERSONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO COMMON CAUSE ARE EMPLOYED BY COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND ("CCEF"), A SISTER ORGANIZATION. THE NARRATIVE BELOW DESCRIBES CCEF'S COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BOARD CONDUCTS A 360 DEGREE REVIEW OF THE CEO PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS THE SENIOR STAFF, REVIEWS A COMPARABILITY STUDY, AND THEN CONFERS AS A COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE BRINGS ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR. MINUTES ARE TAKEN OF THE SALARY DELIBERATIONS. OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF THE CFO, REVIEWS A COMPARABILITY STUDY, AND THEN CONFERS AS A COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE BRINGS ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR. MINUTES ARE TAKEN OF THE SALARY DELIBERATIONS. THE COMMITTEE DOES NOT REVIEW COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES; THAT IS PERFORMED BY MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	COMMON CAUSE SEEKS TO BE FAITHFUL TO ITS MISSION BY BEING OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. WE WILL MAKE OUR GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO PART OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 15TH STREET SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311705370	EIN
Primary Activities	CHARITABLE ARM OF COMMON CAUSE	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMON CAUSE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND
N	$1,022,236	ACTUAL COST
COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND
O	$2,063,292	ACTUAL COST
COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND
P	$2,414,420	ACTUAL TRANSFERS