2018-11-12T10:49:25-08:00 2017-12-31 271724652 ALLAN LIU CPA 201 WILLOW AVE MILLBRAE CA 940302536 990 2017-01-01 943214166 Common Counsel Foundation COMM 5108342995 1624 Franklin Street Oakland CA 94612 Michelle Natividad Rodriguez Secretary 2018-11-12 true Allan Liu P01432586 6506921172 X 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z 10334037 false false X www.commoncounsel.org X 1988 CA CCF advances equity and environmental health through a combination of direct grant making and strategic philanthropic advising for client member funds and manages projects focused on organizational development, leadership sustainability and donor education. 9 9 14 10 0 2989059 8781795 691621 1544950 1154 6292 139 1000 3681973 10334037 1824792 1958017 0 778477 799639 0 84188 1310754 2039976 3914023 4797632 -232050 5536405 2729957 8148926 372178 254742 2357779 7894184 Common Counsel Foundation advances equity and environmental health through a combination of direct grant making and strategic philanthropic advising for client member funds and manages projects focused on organizational development, leadership sustainability, and donor education. false false 2303951 Fiscal SponsorshipCommon Counsel Foundation's fiscal sponsorship program ensures the health and vitality of the sponsored community-led organizations, and promotes strategic coordination in the philanthropic sector. In 2017, CCF acted as fiscal sponsor for the Kindle Project, The Windcall Institute, RoadMAP, and the Bay Area Justice Funders Network.The Kindle Project seeks to foster creative ideas to inspire and support possibilities for transformational change.The Windcall Institute supports the development and sustainability of leaders, which is a key to ensuring strong, healthy visionary organizations.RoadMAP is a national network of organizational-development consultants dedicated to serving social-justice organizations. Roadmap serves as a forum for peer exchange and innovation among organizational-development consultants.The Bay Area Justice Funders Network promotes learning and coordination among donors to strengthen grantmaking for social justice. 1958537 1958017 Strategic and Values-Driven GrantmakingIn 2017, Common Counsel Foundation (Common Counsel) managed over $3.5 million in grants to charitable organizations that are advancing effective solutions to longstanding social and environmental inequities, through its direct grantmaking and influencing independent foundations. Founded in 1988, Common Counsel advances equity and environmental health through a combination of direct grant making and strategic philanthropic advising for client member funds and manages projects focused on organizational development, leadership training and sustainability and donor education. Common Counsel partners with families and individual donors to expand philanthropic resources for grassroots groups composed of and led by members of vulnerable communities and social movements.In order to expand the scale of philanthropic resources for community-led groups, Common Counsel utilizes two guiding principles for its strategic grantmaking. First, Common Counsel invests in community leadership to advance meaningful solutions to critical social, economic and ecological challenges. Second, Common Counsel supports increased collaboration through shared campaigns and long-term alliances that serve to amplify the effectiveness of local efforts. For decades, these two strategies have allowed groups to develop community leadership, to advance systemic solutions defined by community members themselves, and to ensure health and equity for everyone. Below are a few examples of CCF grant recipients, which demonstrate the range of organizations and issues that we support.Economic Justice:Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha | Minneapolis, MNCentro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL) works to organize low-wage workers from across the Twin Cities region to advance fair wages, improve working conditions, and demand basic respect in the workplace. CTUL is an organization by workers and for workers, and they are deeply committed to developing leadership, educating community members, and to building power so that workers have a real voice in shaping the workplace policies that impact their lives every day.The fight for $15 is being waged by low-wage workers across the country. In 2017, Minneapolis became the first major city in the Midwest to successfully adopt the $15 minimum wage, which provides momentum to make this trend national and not solely a coastal phenomenon. CTUL was at the center of this battle, organizing members and supporters to win the minimum wage increase on behalf of the Citys 71,000 low-wage workers whose daily lives will be meaningfully improved.Native Rights & Environmental Justice:Utah Dine Bikeyah | Salt Lake City, UTUtah Dine Bikeyah (UDB) works to preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of ancestral Native American lands to benefit and bring healing to people and the Earth. Specifically, they work to support the five local tribes (Hopi, Zuni, Ute Mtn, Uinta Ouray Ute, and Navajo) to fight for permanent protections of Bears Ears National Monument. Bears Ears National Monument was officially designated in late 2016. To ensure that Bears Ears is protected long-term, in 2017 UDB members pushed for a strong co-management structure to ensure the voices of the five local Tribes have significant influence as National Monument planning gets underway. This victory of the Bears Ears National Monument has truly elevated the voice of Tribes in public lands discussions. Unfortunately, President Trump has moved to reduce Bears Ears National Monument protections to serve corporate interests. UDB is not standing pat. In the last few months, UDB has engaged 10,000+ community leaders through meetings, tabling at events, and marching in parades during the Utah fair season. These efforts partly resulted in UDB staff and volunteers collecting and submitting 23,000 public comments to the Department of the Interior before the public comment deadline in July 2017, regarding Trumps proposal.Housing Justice & Tenants Rights: Faith in Action Bay Area | San Francisco, CAFaith in Action Bay Area (FABA) works to advance racial and economic justice in San Francisco and beyond by developing community leaders poised to advocate for long-term policy changes. By developing the leadership and collective power of low-income communities and communities of color, FABA works to address the housing crisis for low-income families, advance immigration reform, and advocate for criminal justice reform.Leaders and members of FABA secured rent stabilization for tenants in Pacifica, a municipality located South of San Francisco in Californias Bay Area. The successful ballot box Measure C campaign led by FABA brings additional security through new just cause eviction protections to approximately 2,300 rental units, representing nearly 20% of the areas housing stock. The Measure also limits the extent to which rent can be raised from one year to the next. The new policy makes a real difference to the third of Pacificas 40,000 residents that rent. 262532 Philanthropic Services Common Counsel Foundation provides strategic philanthropic advice, grants management and administration, and accounting support to independent foundations that share a commitment to equity and environmental health. CCF assists its clients in streamlining their grantmaking processes and deepening their impact. In addition to the services already noted, CCF helps clients refine their grantmaking strategy and provides research, due diligence, grant recommendations, trustee support, and legal compliance.CCF taps community advisors, each of whom has deep connections to community-led organizations and whose knowledge and expertise adds to the knowledge and expertise of CCFs staff. CCF's community advisors and staff ensure that the organization is aware of the latest innovations emerging from local communities and of pioneering solutions developed by local leaders. CCF's staff and advisors are able to identify community leaders who have exciting vision and organizations with promising new models and approaches. 4525020 true true false true false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 74 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X Common Counsel Foundation 5108342995 1624 Franklin St 1022 Oakland CA 94612 X Ed Lee Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Natividad Rodriguez Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carly Hare Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dennis Quirin Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 China Ching Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ron Rowell Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Garrett Collins Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Vanessa Daniel Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alex Tom Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Livoti Former CEO 40.00 0.00 X 122963 0 0 122963 1 true false false Emily Goldfarb 1521 Rivera Street San Francisco CA 94116 Consulting 171591 Margi Clark 2929 Otis Street Berkeley CA 94703 Consulting 133287 Michelle Foy 868 23rdf Street San Francisco CA 94114 Consulting 109917 3 107204 8674591 8781795 Fees 561000 1544950 1544950 1544950 6292 6292 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 561000 1000 1000 1000 10334037 1552242 X 1958017 1958017 0 0 0 122963 92222 19674 11067 0 528436 398903 85517 44016 0 95145 64686 19991 10468 53095 39328 9036 4731 0 410 410 16139 16139 0 0 0 1737762 1737762 0 36081 25510 5712 4859 13423 13356 44 23 0 47419 26568 13685 7166 57925 56285 1145 495 0 102210 97407 4724 79 0 0 5375 1112 4263 5635 5635 Equipment Rental 8319 4793 2314 1212 Member Fund Expenses 5873 5873 Misc. 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Program Officers verify that grants were used for appropriate charitable purposes based on programmatic and financial reports grantees provide to CCF. Many grantees are groups that the Program Officers have had knowledge of over many years. Program Officers often attend grantee events to observe grantee activities. false false false false false false false false false false Laura Livoti Former CEO 122963 122963 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is prepared by the foundations outside auditor after the completion of the annual audit. The draft Form 990 is reviewed by staff before being forwarded to the Board Chair and Treasurer, who review the Form 990 and make comments or corrections prior to the filing of the return. When completed, the Form 990 is distributed to the full Board of Trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts All Trustees of the CCF Board have read and understood the conflict of interest policy as indicated by their signature on the form. Trustees are asked to renew their commitment to the policy and to re-sign the form annually at the first meeting of the Board of Trustees each year. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board of Trustees reviews salary surveys from various sources, including the Council on Foundations and Exponent Philanthropy and determines the salary for the CEO based on comparable data and the CEOs experience. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The CEO follows a similar process for determining the salaries of key staff, reviewing salary surveys from a variety of sources, including the Council on Foundations and Exponent Philanthropy. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available CCF makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public by request. Schedule I, Part II Detail of schedule I, Part II.