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COMMONLIT INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
COMMONLIT INC (EIN 46-4255260)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202133199349306303
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-15T09:58:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521186096PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUBINO AND COMPANY CHARTEREDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208171818ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Phone2028139218PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE NO 302AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELLE BROWNPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028139218PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMICHELLEPersonFirstNm
Person LastBROWNPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAY VOLLANS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01404047PTIN
Phone3015643636PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHELLE BROWNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE NO 302AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,581,970GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee44TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,477CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,167,286PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,581,970CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,441,937PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,612,795CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,399,794PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,233,439CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$232,508PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,348,531CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,701,855TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,690,054TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$452,304TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,091,972TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,598,082NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,299,080ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,432,626RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL TO SUPPORT LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-12.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,299,080TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document53IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee44EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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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
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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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)
Phone2028139218PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE NO 302AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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MICHELLE BROWN
CEO & PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$180,000$0$0
JEANNE ALLEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN COYNE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY GRACE TIGHE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KODJO WILDER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN ZHANG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ESTHER WOJCICKI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BROWN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AGNES MALATINSZKY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$125,000$0$0
SARAH ROBERTSON
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER / SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$119,332$0$8,632
GEOFFREY HARCOURT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00$173,750$0$0Yes (X)
AARON JACOBOWITZ
LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$148,921$0$6,289Yes (X)
ROBERT FLEISHER
CHIEF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP OFFICER40.00$129,903$0$3,972Yes (X)
ELIZA AIERSTUCK
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$117,820$0$3,535Yes (X)
KARA PACOS
DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT40.00$112,919$0$4,067Yes (X)
ANNA HODGES
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$106,771$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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RUBINO AND COMPANY INC
6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 300BETHESDAMD20817ACCOUNTING SERVICES$113,060
CLEVER INC
1263 MISSION STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94103SOFTWARE SERVICES USAGE SUBSCRIPTION$106,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,048,615GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,100,729AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,149,344TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEARNED REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,428,149TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,428,149RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,428,149TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,477RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,477OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,581,970TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,432,626RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$562,604TotalAmt
Program Services$269,063ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$293,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,525,200TotalAmt
Program Services$2,499,935ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,961TotalAmt
Program Services$227,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$278,879TotalAmt
Program Services$250,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,911TotalAmt
Program Services$28,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,531TotalAmt
Program Services$282,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,884TotalAmt
Program Services$5,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,849TotalAmt
Program Services$162,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$498,987TotalAmt
Program Services$476,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297,910TotalAmt
Program Services$24,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,076TotalAmt
Program Services$3,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,443TotalAmt
Program Services$794ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,981TotalAmt
Program Services$7,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM EXPENSESDesc
Total$102,223TotalAmt
Program Services$60,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,223ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,233,439TotalAmt
Program Services$4,299,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$934,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,716,617BOYAmt
EOY$4,673,148EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,000BOYAmt
EOY$580,720EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$407,610BOYAmt
EOY$326,813EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,290BOYAmt
EOY$86,035EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,701,855BOYAmt
EOY$5,690,054EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,219BOYAmt
EOY$140,797EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,085BOYAmt
EOY$397,775EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$553,400EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,304BOYAmt
EOY$1,091,972EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,511,699BOYAmt
EOY$3,204,513EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,737,852BOYAmt
EOY$1,393,569EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,249,551BOYAmt
EOY$4,598,082EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,701,855BOYAmt
EOY$5,690,054EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,348,531ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$728,845CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,442,339CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,486,736CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,167,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,149,344CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,974,550TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$728,845CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,442,339CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,486,736CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,167,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,149,344CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,974,550TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,736,927SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,237,623PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$17,974,550TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,878,984GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90340PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,581,970TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,581,970RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,581,970TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,233,439TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,233,439ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,233,439TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2020, AS THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO TAXABLE NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXEPECTED 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 EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, 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 JUSRISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

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RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEDUCATION: CURRICULUM WRITING FOR COMMONLIT ESPANOLSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$75,556RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$75,556SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$75,556TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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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 Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
CEO & PRESIDENT$180,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$180,000$0$0$0
GEOFFREY HARCOURT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$173,750$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$173,750$0$0$0
AARON JACOBOWITZ
LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER$148,921$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,289$0$155,210$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MICHELLE BROWN AND PATRICK BROWN ARE SPOUSES.
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 ORGANIZATIONS 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 2020, 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 CEO'S 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.

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