2018-10-29T09:37:10-05:00 2018-06-30 521855942 TATE AND TRYON 2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2017-07-01 526078441 COMMON CAUSE COMM 2028331200 805 15TH STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 KAREN HOBERT FLYNN PRESIDENT 2028331200 2018-10-29 1 ELIZABETH HELLER P00397829 2022932200 216.59.105.130 2018-10-29 09:37:08 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 8B6C6DF7A8E3B84B5AE7D1943EC3750B5C691B8F 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z KAREN HOBERT FLYNN 805 15TH STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 8007149 0 X WWW.COMMONCAUSE.ORG X 1968 DC 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. 25 24 0 1629 0 0 7381044 7816043 142323 1500 3944 21566 44420 113200 7571731 7952309 0 0 0 0 2315686 2496293 250411 263311 2705488 3795209 4862110 6361306 7621714 1210425 330595 3782708 3746506 2445266 2066721 1337442 1679785 X WITH OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, DC AND 35 STATES AND 1.1 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. 0 0 1046094 1500 VOTING AND ELECTIONSCOMMON CAUSE OHIO ORGANIZED A DIVERSE COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP PASS REDISTRICTING REFORM TO END GERRYMANDERING. IN MAY 2018, ISSUE 1 PASSED BY A 75-25 MARGIN TO ESTABLISH A BIPARTISAN REDISTRICTING COMMISSION TO CREATE FAIR MAPS FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.COMMON CAUSE CONNECTICUT SUCCESSFULLY LED AN EFFORT FOR CONNECTICUT TO BECOME THE 11TH STATE (PLUS WASHINGTON, DC) TO PASS THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE (NPV) INTERSTATE COMPACT TO AWARD ITS ELECTORAL VOTES TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WINNING THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE. TO DATE, STATES WITH 172 ELECTORAL VOTES (OUT OF 270 NEEDED FOR THE COMPACT TO TAKE EFFECT) HAVE PASSED NPV.COMMON CAUSE MARYLAND SUCCESSFULLY LED DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS TO PASS AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION IN MARYLAND. COMMON CAUSE ILLINOIS SUCCESSFULLY HELPED NEGOTIATE AND PASS AN UPDATED AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION BILL, AN EARLIER VERSION OF WHICH GOV. RAUNER HAD VETOED LAST YEAR. FOURTEEN STATES (ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, OREGON, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, AND WEST VIRGINIA, IN ADDITION TO WASHINGTON, DC) HAVE APPROVED AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS CAN HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AT THE BALLOT BOX.COMMON CAUSE MARYLAND SUCCESSFULLY HELPED PASS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WILL PUT ELECTION DAY VOTER REGISTRATION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER 2018.COMMON CAUSE RHODE ISLAND PASSED LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE POST-ELECTION AND RISK-LIMITING AUDITS TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF VOTE COUNTS. RHODE ISLAND BECAME ONLY THE 2ND STATE TO REQUIRE RISK-LIMITING AUDITS (JOINING COLORADO). COLORADO COMMON CAUSE PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST RISK LIMITING AUDITS. THE AUDIT INVOLVED A MANUAL RECOUNT OF A SAMPLE OF BALLOTS FROM THE MORE THAN 50 COUNTIES THAT HAD ELECTIONS IN 2017 AND COMPARED THEM WITH HOW THEY WERE INTERPRETED BY TABULATING MACHINES. ALL COUNTIES ULTIMATELY DEMONSTRATED THAT THE MACHINE COUNTS, AS COMPARED WITH THE HAND COUNTS, WERE WELL WITHIN THE RISK LIMIT.COMMON CAUSE FLORIDA, WORKING WITH THE FLORIDA RIGHTS RESTORATION COALITION, HAS SECURED A RIGHTS RESTORATION AMENDMENT ON THE NOVEMBER 2018 BALLOT FOR VOTERS TO CONSIDER.COMMON CAUSE HELPED COLLECT SIGNATURES, PROVIDED DRAFTING ADVICE, AND ASSISTED WITH LEGAL SUPPORT TO GET INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION INITIATIVES ON THE NOVEMBER 2018 BALLOT IN COLORADO, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, AND UTAH.LETTERS, EMAILS, AND CALLS TO CONGRESS FROM COMMON CAUSE'S 1.2 MILLION MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS HELPED SECURE A $380 MILLION APPROPRIATION TO SUPPORT ELECTION SECURITY EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 1004096 MONEY IN POLITICSWORKING WITH ALLIES AND SUPPORTIVE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, COMMON CAUSE ADVOCATED AGAINST SEVERAL BUDGET "RIDERS" THAT WOULD HAVE FURTHER WEAKENED ITS CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS. AMONG THE DEFEATED IDEAS WAS A PLAN TO REPEAL THE "JOHNSON AMENDMENT," WHICH BARS CHURCHES AND OTHER TAX-EXEMPT CHARITIES FROM ENDORSING POLITICAL CANDIDATES.COMMON CAUSE HELPED PRESSURE LEGISLATORS IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING HAWAII, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI AND NEBRASKA, TO REJECT RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR A DANGEROUS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, WHICH WOULD OPEN UP THE CONSTITUTION TO BE POTENTIALLY REWRITTEN AT A CONVENTION WITH SECRECY, NO RULES, AND UNLIMITED SPECIAL INTEREST FUNDING.CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE SUCCESSFULLY HELPED WITH A LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO PASS THE CALIFORNIA DISCLOSE ACT (AB 249), WHICH PROVIDES GREATER TRANSPARENCY SO THAT CALIFORNIANS CAN HELP SEE WHO IS TRYING TO INFLUENCE THEIR VOICE AND THEIR VOTE.COMMON CAUSE CONNECTICUT SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED THE SURVIVAL OF THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM, THE STATE'S HIGHLY-REGARDED PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING PROGRAM, WHICH CONTINUED TO FACE THREATS FROM DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE LEGISLATURE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A BUDGET THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROGRAM, BUT COMMON CAUSE HELPED PRESSURE GOV. MALLOY TO VETO IT. COMMON CAUSE HAS ORGANIZED PUBLIC PRESSURE, ACTION ALERTS, AND LOBBYING WITH STATE AND NATIONAL ALLIES TO PROTECT THE FUNDING AND INTEGRITY OF THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM, AND A BUDGET WAS ULTIMATELY PASSED TO PRESERVE THE PROGRAM.COMMON CAUSE MARYLAND HELPED LEAD A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO PASS A FIRST-IN-THE-NATION BILL REQUIRING ONLINE PLATFORMS TO DISCLOSE WHO IS PAYING FOR POLITICAL ADS.COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO PASS THE "CREDIT CARD LOOPHOLE" BILL, PLUGGING A GAP IN THE STATE'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING FOREIGN SOURCES TO MAKE ANONYMOUS DONATIONS TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS USING UNTRACEABLE PREPAID CREDIT CARDS. INDIVIDUALS CAN USE THE LOOPHOLE TO MASK THEIR IDENTITY AND EVADE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. DEBIT CARD CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS UNANIMOUSLY AND WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. IT REQUIRES THE CARDHOLDER'S CVV NUMBER TO BE ENTERED FOR ONLINE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.PRESSED BY COMMON CAUSE AND ITS ALLIES, WASHINGTON, DC, MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER REVERSED HER LONGSTANDING OPPOSITION TO SMALL DOLLAR PUBLIC FINANCING AND SIGNED AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SMALL-DONOR MATCHING PROGRAM FOR CAMPAIGNS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. COMMON CAUSE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE DC CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF A MATCHING FUND PROGRAM LAST YEAR.COMMON CAUSE ISSUED A REPORT ENTITLED POWER SHIFT - HOW PEOPLE CAN TAKE ON THE NRA - TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FIXING THE NATION'S GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM WILL REQUIRE REPAIRING BROKEN SYSTEMS IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 778964 ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENTCOMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO HELPED WIN PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT STATE ETHICS COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION WILL OVERSEE THE CONDUCT OF STATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND LOBBYISTS; IT ALSO WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR OFFICIALS TO GET GUIDANCE ON ISSUES AND PROVIDE ETHICS TRAINING. THE AMENDMENT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTER APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER 2018.COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO RELEASED ITS FIRST-EVER LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD TO RECORD THE VOTES OF LEGISLATORS ON ITS 2017 PRIORITY TRANSPARENCY, ETHICS, AND GOOD GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION. 2829154 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 25 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IL IN KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VT VA WA DC WV WI AK ID IA NV SD X X ELIZABETH MARCHANT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2028331200 805 15TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ROBERT REICH CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTHA TIERNEY VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 OLENA BERG LACY SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE M AUSTIN-HILLERY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RIC BAINTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMET J BONDURANT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORNELL W BROOKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLGA KAUFFMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN MELKONIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LENNY MENDONCA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHANG K PARK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY RATZAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSIE ULIBARRI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY WESTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN WIERSBA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA COKLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN CONLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG DISKANT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARCHON FUNG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HUBBARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN RUBINSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILAL DABIR SEKOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BEAUMONT SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 WES TOMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HOBERT FLYNN PRESIDENT/CEO 20.63 16.87 X X 161429 132078 40011 ELIZABETH MARCHANT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 20.63 16.87 X 104339 85369 32925 PAUL RYAN VP, POLICY & LITIGATION 18.75 18.75 X 87037 87037 3822 SCOTT SWENSON VP, COMMUNICATIONS 18.75 18.75 X 73313 73313 9904 REY LOPEZ-CALDERON VP, DEVELOPMENT 18.75 18.75 X 60799 60799 15860 JENNIFER FLANAGAN VP, STATE OPERATIONS 16.88 20.62 X 52188 63785 34211 SUSAN SCHREIBER ASSOC. VP, FOUNDATION RELATIONS 0.00 37.50 X 0 107371 15676 539105 609752 152409 0 0 1 0 RWT PRODUCTION 5624 BELLINGTON AVE SPRINGFIELD VA 22151 DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION 688063 BLACKBAUD INC PO BOX 930256 ATLANTA GA 31193 DATABASE 468757 AVALON CONSULTING GROUP INC 2030 M ST NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING 297249 ROI SOLUTIONS 1 ALEWIFE CENTER 220 CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 DATABASE 191069 INFOGROUP PO BOX 3243 OMAHA NE 68103 DIRECT MAIL LIST RENTAL 157675 6 41400 7774643 22830 7816043 PROGRAM FEES 900099 1500 1500 1500 14186 14186 325 325 60785 0 60785 60785 60785 21443 14063 7380 7380 7380 0 41400 40777 -40777 -40777 LIST RENTAL 900099 92867 92867 92867 7952309 1500 0 134766 527999 287699 111856 128444 1600542 1228499 153723 218320 59028 56034 -10811 13805 187332 177830 -34310 43812 121392 115235 -22233 28390 159606 159606 182913 167769 15144 32813 32813 263311 263311 26284 25117 1167 1158667 32918 13322 1112427 1029314 70241 139763 819310 888089 187077 624835 76177 818135 149142 668288 705 46159 43552 2076 531 8622 7204 1188 230 1216 1100 116 114500 114500 267776 267776 66578 66578 FINANCIAL SERVICES & BA 43336 43310 26 TAXES, LICENSES, FEES 13368 927 12441 REGISTRATION FEES 5095 5065 30 MISCELLANEOUS -361 -361 7621714 2829154 2087072 2705488 1163 1163 1561440 1157796 260675 238203 292508 244835 1649267 435129 1279179 1214138 387743 395198 0 495173 3782708 3746506 850732 686582 50000 0 1544534 1380139 2445266 2066721 X 649023 1016894 688419 662891 1337442 1679785 3782708 3746506 330595 11748 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 1 0 0 1948669 200000 248959 202313 2195315 1438444 300000 265684 55459 1948669 1294331 200000 9124 65011 1438444 1159794 250000 64690 180153 1294331 842650 250000 168079 100935 1159794 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 0 0 1179613 256108 923505 469654 179021 290633 1214138 DUE FROM RELATED 495173 495173 DEFERRED RENT 1380139 1380139 10511459 11748 2506625 40777 2559150 7952309 0 7952309 10169116 2506625 40777 2547402 7621714 0 7621714 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS CURRENTLY INCLUDE 1) AN UNRESTRICTED FUND DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BOARD TO FUNCTION AS A QUASI-ENDOWED FUND, AND 2) A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUND ESTABLISHED BY A DONOR FOR THE GEORGE S. MCGOVERN GREAT GOVERNMENT ENDOWMENT (MGGE). UNDER THE TERMS OF THE MGGE GIFT AGREEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION MAY SPEND BOTH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON THE FUND TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GREAT GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE TO PART VIII 40,777. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE TO PART VIII 40,777. X X X 1 AVALON CONSULTING GROUP INC 2030 M STREET NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN SERVICES 0 3991572 195583 3795990 INFOGROUP PO BOX 3243 OMAHA NE 68103 LIST MANAGEMENT 0 157190 157675 -485 PUBLIC INTEREST COMMUNICATIONS INC 7700 LEESBURG PIKE FALLS CHURCH VA 22043 TELEMARKETING 0 78009 93193 -15184 4226771 446451 3780321 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC CO EVENT 13844 13844 2287 3874 213 IL EVENT 5855 5855 800 300 3282 9 21701 21701 7425 15653 6943 41400 41400 10512 19827 10438 40777 -40777 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KAREN HOBERT FLYNN PRESIDENT/CEO 161429 132078 0 0 0 0 8910 7290 13662 11178 184001 150546 0 0 ELIZABETH MARCHANT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 104339 85369 0 0 0 0 6600 5400 14141 11570 125080 102339 0 0 PAUL RYAN VP, POLICY & LITIGATION 87037 87037 0 0 0 0 900 900 3662 3662 91599 91599 0 0 SCOTT SWENSON VP, COMMUNICATIONS 73313 73313 0 0 0 0 0 0 5760 5760 79073 79073 0 0 JENNIFER FLANAGAN VP, STATE OPERATIONS 52188 63785 0 0 0 0 3510 4290 14558 17794 70256 85869 0 0 X 5 22830 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THERE WERE 5 SEPARATE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK DURING FY2018 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. COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND 805 15TH STREET SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 311705370 CHARITABLE ARM OF COMMON CAUSE DC 501(C)(3) LINE 7 COMMON CAUSE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND N 787814 ACTUAL COST COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND O 4811981 ACTUAL COST COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND P 2634608 ACTUAL COST