COMMONLIT INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
COMMONLIT INC (EIN 46-4255260)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-08-15
IRS object ID
202522279349301747
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-08-15T10:17:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN470900880PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2WESTAddressLine2Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464255260EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMONLIT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3012002426PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 15189AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELLE BROWNPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3012002426PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Form8822 B AttachedYes (X)Form8822BAttachedInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIN CRANMERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01712644PTIN
Phone2023319880PhoneNum
Preparation2025-08-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerMICHELLE BROWNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 15189AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,869,141GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COMMONLIT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MAKE HIGH-QUALITY LITERACY MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE TO TEACHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee141TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,204,327PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,436,980CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,418,739PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$9,097,709CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$233,352PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$334,452CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,856,418PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,869,141CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$4,278,272CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$17,205,241PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$20,627,228CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,348,823PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,758,087CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$13,125,404TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,870,156TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,678,277TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$12,181,116TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,447,127NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$310,960NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO MAKE HIGH-QUALITY LITERACY MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE TO TEACHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$17,702,343ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,097,709RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$17,702,343TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee141EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHELLE BROWNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3012002426PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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JASON ATWOOD
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ESTHER WOJCICKI
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KODJO WILDER
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 6/12/2024)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BABAK MOSTAGHIMI
BOARD MEMBER (EFF. 6/12/2024)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN OH
BOARD MEMBER (EFF. 6/12/2024)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY VIVIANI
BOARD TREASURER (UNTIL SEPT 24)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE TAGGART
BOARD TREASURER (EFF. SEPT 24)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SABRINA ROSHAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE BROWN
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$368,817$0$21,458
JULIAN MANTE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$298,121$0$17,496
GEOFFREY HARCOURT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00$341,500$0$13,826Yes (X)
ROBERT FLEISHER
CHIEF OF PARTNERSHIPS40.00$267,894$0$13,957Yes (X)
KARA PACOS
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (BOARD CLERK)40.00$237,143$0$26,357Yes (X)
ANNA HODGES
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$190,426$0$24,357Yes (X)
DOUGLAS BOGAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF PARTNERSHIPS40.00$229,775$0$9,381Yes (X)
ELIZA HOGAN
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING40.00$197,875$0$13,706Yes (X)
BROOKS JOHNSON
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$202,967$0$13,686Yes (X)
MARCY CARBAJAL
VP OF PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE40.00$189,164$0$601Yes (X)
AMANDA RIDDLE
DIRECTOR OF SALES40.00$184,937$0$12,963Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Compensation$167,788TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K54IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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HERKIMER CONSULTING INC
1557 FRONT PORCH PL APT 208ALTOONAWI54720PSYCHOMETRICS CONSULTING$247,643
TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
525 W 120TH STREETNEW YORKNY10027EIR GRANT SUBAWARD$179,585
VICTORIA JALAL
120 LACONIA CIRCLEN ANDOVERMA01845OUTSOURCED CFO SERVICES$129,100
RUBINO & COMPANY
6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 100BETHESDAMD20817ACCOUNTING SERVICES$119,111
MICAH RIVERA
705 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAYOAKLANDCA94607GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES$112,575
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$999,069GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,437,911AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,436,980TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,097,709TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,097,709RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,097,709TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$334,452TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$334,452ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$334,452ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,821,357TotalAmt
Program Services$1,556,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$215,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,515FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,196,958TotalAmt
Program Services$10,423,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,441,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$331,577FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,503TotalAmt
Program Services$120,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,821FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,137,680TotalAmt
Program Services$972,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,926FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,052,458TotalAmt
Program Services$899,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,611FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,915,495TotalAmt
Program Services$1,671,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,582FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,795TotalAmt
Program Services$13,795ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,621TotalAmt
Program Services$100,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,328FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,476,917TotalAmt
Program Services$1,410,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,765FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,177TotalAmt
Program Services$208,322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,466FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,586TotalAmt
Program Services$113,568ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,099FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,319TotalAmt
Program Services$124,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,532FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,942TotalAmt
Program Services$59,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,848FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEALS AND ENTERTAINMENTDesc
Total$10,774TotalAmt
Program Services$6,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,646TotalAmt
Program Services$22,434ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,658ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$554FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,627,228TotalAmt
Program Services$17,702,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,401,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$523,624FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,096,402BOYAmt
EOY$1,007,193EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$913,933BOYAmt
EOY$924,082EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,893,489BOYAmt
EOY$1,163,331EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$384,317BOYAmt
EOY$364,241EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,326,066BOYAmt
EOY$7,732,635EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$487,859BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,338BOYAmt
EOY$678,674EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,125,404BOYAmt
EOY$11,870,156EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$999,187BOYAmt
EOY$1,011,844EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,170,815BOYAmt
EOY$10,886,483EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$508,275BOYAmt
EOY$282,789EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,678,277BOYAmt
EOY$12,181,116EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,570,846BOYAmt
EOY-$2,656,702EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,876,281BOYAmt
EOY$2,345,742EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,447,127BOYAmt
EOY-$310,960EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,125,404BOYAmt
EOY$11,870,156EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,758,087ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,149,344CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,326,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,855,365CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,204,327CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,436,980CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,972,956TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,149,344CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,326,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,855,365CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,204,327CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,436,980CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,972,956TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$15,652,519SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,320,437PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$233,352CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$334,452CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$567,804TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,477CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,808CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$13,285TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$36,554,045TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$20,779,900GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.55590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61710PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT$23,338
ROU LEASE ASSET$267,858
BRAND AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS$129,169
CAPITALIZED COMMISSIONS COST$258,309
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$678,674TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$282,789Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$282,789TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,279,741TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$410,600DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$410,600RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,869,141RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,869,141TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,037,828TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$410,600DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$410,600ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$20,627,228ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,627,228TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, AS THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO TAXABLE NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTIN FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMETNS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH AMERICA03PROGRAM SERVICESCONTENT WRITING, MARKETING SUPPORT, SPANISH LANGUAGE TEXT$61,197
CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN01PROGRAM SERVICESSPANISH LANGUAGE TEST WRITING & REVISIONS$2,200
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC01PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORT ENGINEERING TEAM PROJECTS$58,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees5SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$122,197SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$122,197TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MICHELLE BROWN
PRESIDENT & CEO$338,817$0$30,000$0$0$0$5,250$0$16,208$0$390,275$0$0$0
GEOFFREY HARCOURT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$340,000$0$1,500$0$0$0$13,660$0$166$0$355,326$0$0$0
JULIAN MANTE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$298,121$0$0$0$0$0$12,030$0$5,466$0$315,617$0$0$0
ROBERT FLEISHER
CHIEF OF PARTNERSHIPS$100,757$0$157,883$0$9,254$0$10,769$0$3,188$0$281,851$0$0$0
KARA PACOS
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (BOARD CLERK)$237,143$0$0$0$0$0$10,000$0$16,357$0$263,500$0$0$0
DOUGLAS BOGAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF PARTNERSHIPS$184,400$0$45,375$0$0$0$9,215$0$166$0$239,156$0$0$0
BROOKS JOHNSON
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER$197,467$0$5,500$0$0$0$8,220$0$5,466$0$216,653$0$0$0
ANNA HODGES
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$190,426$0$0$0$0$0$8,000$0$16,357$0$214,783$0$0$0
ELIZA HOGAN
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING$197,875$0$0$0$0$0$8,240$0$5,466$0$211,581$0$0$0
AMANDA RIDDLE
DIRECTOR OF SALES$172,523$0$12,414$0$0$0$7,497$0$5,466$0$197,900$0$0$0
MARCY CARBAJAL
VP OF PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENC$189,164$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$601$0$189,765$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 5DURING 2024, THE CEO WAS AWARDED A BONUS THAT WAS AWARDED BASED ON VARIOUS CRITERIA, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE REVENUE OF THE ORGANIZATION. EACH CRITERIA INCLUDED A TARGET THAT WOULD TRIGGER 100% OF ITS PORTION OF THE BONUS AND A STRETCH TARGET THAT WOULD TRIGGER 120% OF ITS PORTION OF THE BONUS IF ACHIEVED. THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THIS BONUS STRUCTURE AND THE TARGET ASSIGNED FOR EACH GOAL.
PART I, LINE 7BONUSES WERE AWARDED TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS BASED ON PERFORMANCE TARGETS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3COMMONLIT DELEGATED CONTROL OVER SOME MANAGEMENT DUTIES CUSTOMARILY PERFORMED BY THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES TO RUBINO AND COMPANY, CHARTERED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANTS PROVIDE A DRAFT 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TREASURER. THE BOARD AND TREASURER PROVIDE COMMENTS WHICH THE CPA FIRM INCORPORATES. THE CPA FIRM PROVIDES THE FINAL RETURN TO THE CEO, WHO APPROVES, SIGNS, AND SUBMITS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCOMMONLIT'S MANAGEMENT AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION TO SELF-REPORTING BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT FLAGS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING PURCHASES, POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND EARNED REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES. DURING 2024, NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE IDENTIFIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS TO SET OFFICERS SALARIES BASED ON MARKET SALARY INFORMATION AND PREVIOUS COMPENSATION. CEO COMPENSATION IS SET THROUGH A TWO-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ANALYZES COMPENSATION OF CEOS AT PEER AND COMPARABLE ENTITIES AND PRESENTS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SECOND, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELIBERATES AND VOTES ON THE RECOMMENDATION. THE CEO IS TOTALLY RECUSED FROM THE PROCESS, INCLUDING ALL DISCUSSIONS AND ALL VOTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST AND APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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