2026-05-15T15:26:44-05:00 2025-06-30 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-07-01 526078441 COMMON CAUSE COMM 2028331200 805 15TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 REGINALD BREWINGTON JR SVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 2028331200 2026-05-15 1 1 AARON FOX P01365820 2022274000 2026-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON 805 15TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 19589189 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. 23 23 227 2300 0 0 8165481 19022512 11000 0 218778 547493 29392 16260 8424651 19586265 283000 0 0 0 3441172 3339219 0 0 3867924 5600246 6638606 9324418 9977825 -899767 9608440 12307520 20243471 4338908 2543506 7968612 17699965 X WITH OFFICES IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND 25 STATES AND 1.5 MILLION SUPPORTERS AND ACTIVISTS, COMMON CAUSE WORKS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY REFORMS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, THROUGH DRAFTING MODEL LEGISLATION, LOBBYING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND JOINT EFFORTS WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ACROSS THE REFORM COMMUNITY. 0 0 2568764 WE WORKED WITH COMMON CAUSE STATE ORGANIZATIONS, GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES, AND COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY-RELATED ADVOCACY, CIVIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.OUR STATE OPERATIONS SUPPORTED COALITION COORDINATION, PUBLIC OUTREACH, COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH SUPPORT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY EDUCATION EFFORTS, AND STRATEGIC CONSULTING RELATED TO DEMOCRACY REFORM PRIORITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONVENINGS, ALLIANCE MEETINGS, ADVOCACY SUPPORT, PUBLIC MESSAGING INITIATIVES, AND COORDINATION WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS, CONSULTANTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES.WE ALSO SUPPORTED OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN STATE-BASED INITIATIVES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS, TRAVEL AND MEETING COORDINATION, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, ADVERTISING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND COLLABORATION AMONG ADVOCATES, ORGANIZERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. 1658806 WE WORKED TO ADVANCE FAIR REPRESENTATION THROUGH TRANSPARENT, PEOPLE-CENTERED REDISTRICTING PROCESSES AND ADVOCACY AGAINST PARTISAN AND RACIAL GERRYMANDERING.WE SUPPORTED LITIGATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS FAIRLY REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND COMPLIED WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AND VOTING RIGHTS ACT PROTECTIONS.IN INDIANA, WE SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED THE CITY OF ANDERSON'S FAILURE TO REDRAW CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT HAD REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE 1982 DESPITE SIGNIFICANT POPULATION SHIFTS. FOLLOWING LITIGATION, A NEW CONSTITUTIONALLY COMPLIANT MAP WAS IMPLEMENTED IN TIME FOR THE 2024 ELECTION.IN MICHIGAN, WE SUPPORTED BLACK VOTERS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES PARTICIPATING IN THE MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION PROCESS TO HELP ENSURE THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WERE FAIRLY REPRESENTED AND PROTECTED FROM RACIAL GERRYMANDERING.WE ALSO CONTINUED NATIONWIDE ADVOCACY FOR FAIR MAPS AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY BY SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS, MOBILIZING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND EDUCATING VOTERS ABOUT THE HARMS OF PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENT MAP-DRAWING PROCESSES. 628104 WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE CITIZEN HAD THE FREEDOM TO VOTE AND THAT EVERY VOTE WAS ACCURATELY COUNTED. DURING THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE, WE LED ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST NONPARTISAN VOTER PROTECTION EFFORTS TO DEFEND VOTING RIGHTS, STRENGTHEN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, AND HELP VOTERS NAVIGATE RAPIDLY CHANGING ELECTION CONDITIONS.AS A CO-LEADER OF THE NATIONAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROTECTION COALITION, WE MOBILIZED MORE THAN 40,000 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS 42 STATES TO MONITOR POLLING LOCATIONS, ASSIST VOTERS, IDENTIFY ELECTION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES, AND CONNECT VOTERS TO LEGAL AND VOTER PROTECTION RESOURCES. MORE THAN 15,000 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED ON ELECTION DAY ALONE, AND WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN COMMUNITY REGRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERS SUPPORTING VOTER ENGAGEMENT, VOTER EDUCATION, AND ELECTION PROTECTION EFFORTS.WE MAINTAINED A MAJOR VOLUNTEER PRESENCE DURING PRESIDENTIAL AND STATE PRIMARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN FLORIDA, MORE THAN 280 POLL MONITORS WORKED ACROSS 23 COUNTIES AND EVALUATED NEARLY 150 POLLING LOCATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, WHILE ALSO EXPANDING OUR NONPARTISAN HOTLINE TO INCLUDE A HAITIAN CREOLE LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN MICHIGAN, VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED VOTERS DURING SEVERE STORM-RELATED POLLING DISRUPTIONS. IN CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS MONITORED POLLING LOCATIONS ACROSS EIGHT MAJOR COUNTIES DURING THE SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARY. IN OHIO, WE DEPLOYED 150 POLL MONITORS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 20,000 ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE CARDS TO VOTERS STATEWIDE.WE ALSO RESPONDED TO GROWING THREATS TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION. IN GEORGIA, WE MOBILIZED ADVOCATES AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR ELECTION BOARDS AFTER ELECTION DENIERS ATTEMPTED TO UNDERMINE CERTIFICATION PROCESSES. IN ARIZONA, WE EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND ELECTION OFFICIALS ABOUT RECOUNT-RELATED RISKS THAT COULD HAVE DISRUPTED THE STATE'S ELECTORAL COLLEGE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 30,000 NEWS STORIES IN 2024 MENTIONING OUR ORGANIZATION OR QUOTING OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. 289658 WE WORKED TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF WEALTHY SPECIAL INTERESTS IN POLITICS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPACT OF UNDISCLOSED POLITICAL SPENDING AND WEAK ETHICS RULES.THROUGHOUT THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE, WE CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION, COALITION ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH RELATED TO THE GROWING ROLE OF "DARK MONEY AND UNLIMITED POLITICAL SPENDING IN FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTIONS. WE EDUCATED VOTERS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF UNDISCLOSED SPENDING ON ELECTIONS, JUDICIAL RACES, AND PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS.WE ALSO SUPPORTED REFORMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS, AND INCREASE THE POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF SMALL-DOLLAR DONORS AND EVERYDAY VOTERS. 162176 WE WORKED TO PROTECT A FREE AND OPEN INTERNET, DEFEND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM, AND ENSURE THAT VOTERS HAD ACCESS TO ACCURATE AND RELIABLE INFORMATION.AFTER THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO OUTLAW ROBOCALLS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) VOICE-CLONING TECHNOLOGY TO MISLEAD VOTERS, WE LAUNCHED PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS WARNING VOTERS ABOUT DECEPTIVE AI-GENERATED ELECTION CONTENT AND ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ELECTION DISINFORMATION.AS PART OF OUR LONGSTANDING NET NEUTRALITY ADVOCACY, WE COLLECTED AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 126,000 PETITION SIGNATURES TO THE FCC SUPPORTING PROTECTIONS DESIGNED TO PRESERVE EQUAL ACCESS TO ONLINE INFORMATION AND PREVENT DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF INTERNET TRAFFIC.WE ALSO WORKED TO ADDRESS THE GROWING IMPACT OF ONLINE DISINFORMATION AND COORDINATED ATTACKS ON TRUSTED ELECTION INFORMATION. WE SUPPORTED LEGAL EFFORTS DEFENDING THE ABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND RESEARCHERS TO RESPOND TO HARMFUL ELECTION MISINFORMATION AND CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS HELPING VOTERS RECOGNIZE MANIPULATED MEDIA, ELECTION MISINFORMATION, AND DECEPTIVE ONLINE TACTICS. 248384 WE ADVANCED NATIONWIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY SUPPORT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COALITION-BUILDING ACTIVITIES ALIGNED WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION AND DEMOCRACY-RELATED PRIORITIES.OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTED COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS, DIGITAL OUTREACH, MEDIA INITIATIVES, WEBSITE AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC AWARENESS AROUND DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT, GRAPHIC DESIGN, VIDEO AND MEDIA PRODUCTION, WEBSITE MAINTENANCE, AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES INTENDED TO INFORM AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.WE ALSO SUPPORTED NATIONAL OPERATIONAL AND ADVOCACY INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH CONSULTING SERVICES, DIGITAL ACQUISITION AND ORGANIZING TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY AND DATA MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, COALITION PARTNERSHIPS, TRAININGS, CONFERENCES, MEDIA MONITORING, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THESE EFFORTS HELPED STRENGTHEN NATIONWIDE COORDINATION, SUPPORT LONG-TERM CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, AND EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH SUPPORTERS, ADVOCATES, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 700218 5555892 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 23 0 1 227 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WV WI X REGINALD BREWINGTON JR 2028331200 805 15TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 MARTHA TIERNEY CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 OLGA KAUFFMAN SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY FIELDS VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAREEN PUNIAN TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE M AUSTIN-HILLERY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BAINTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAXTON BREWINGTON 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 GREGORY DISKANT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARCHON FUNG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA GONZALEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GREMMERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAE HARRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MELODY FIELDS-FIGUEREDO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LENNY MENDONCA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER REINKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BEAUMONT SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 REVEREND MARK THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 WES TOMER 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 WILLIAM N HUBBARD III BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 12/24) 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF 2/24) 14.00 21.00 X 0 313981 13411 REGINALD BREWINGTON JR SVP, FIN. & ADMIN 10.50 24.50 X 0 206266 33526 MARILYN CARPINTEYRO INTERIM PRES. 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PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS PENDING OR IN PROGRESS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON ASSET DISPOSAL -2,924. EXPENSE RECLASS 4,085. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON FURNITURE DISPOSAL 2,924. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSE RECLASS 4,085. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF 2/24) 0 313981 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13411 0 327392 0 0 MARILYN CARPINTEYRO INTERIM PRES. TO 2/24, THEN SVP, PROGRAMS 0 194430 0 0 0 0 0 12673 0 35481 0 242584 0 0 JORDAN DAVIS INTERIM PRES. 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OFFICER (UNTIL 3/24) 0 145054 0 0 0 0 0 2455 0 5628 0 153137 0 0 PAMELA WILMOT VP, STATE OPERATIONS (UNTIL 7/24) 0 101629 0 0 0 0 0 6316 0 11258 0 119203 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A 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 THESE 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 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 (AT 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 THE 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. 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 0 0 0 0 COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND N 671938 COST COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND O 3339219 COST