Common Cause
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$7.3M
Foundation funders
91
Grants recorded
168
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Common Cause?
Common Cause is funded by 91 grantmakers, led by Sixteen Thirty Fund ($1.5M), Democracy Fund Voice Inc ($700K), End Citizens United Let America Vote Action Fund ($650K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.3M in grants to Common Cause between 2019–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2019) to $2.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $256K.
What grants has Common Cause received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Democracy North Carolina | Voters' Education | $75,000 |
| 2025 | Fulcrum Foundation | TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET | $75,000 |
| 2025 | The New World Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF ARTICLE V | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Winston Foundation Inc | TO FURTHER THE TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Levin Family Foundation | ASSISTANCE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Charles and Richard Oestreich Foundation | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Indiana Democracy Collective Inc | Voter Mobilizations & Education | $5,000 |
| 2025 | SC Benjamin Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Home Rule Globally | UNRESTRICTED | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Richard J Phelps Charitable Foundation | GENERAL | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Richard and Ann Du Moulin Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $500 |
| 2025 | The Yaspan-Unterberg Foundation Inc | GENERAL | $500 |
| 2025 | The Salon Family Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE DONATION | $500 |
| 2025 | Jack and Deborah Daw Heffernan | HEALTH CARELAND CONSERVATIONLAND CONSERVATION | $450 |
| 2025 | The Helen G Hauben Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE | $250 |
| 2025 | Whitney Family Foundation | EDUCATIONAL | $200 |
| 2025 | TEX Williams Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT | $100 |
| 2024 | Sixteen Thirty Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $230,104 |
| 2024 | Article IV | General support | $203,300 |
| 2024 | Imagine North Carolina First | Funding For Election Protection | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Stephen M Silberstein Foundation | VEHICLE FOR CITIZENS TO MAKE VOICES HEARD IN POLITICAL PROCESS & HOLD ELECTED LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Jacques M Littlefield Foundation | VOTER ENGAGEMENT | $100,842 |
| 2024 | Grove Action Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy North Carolina | Voters' Education | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The New World Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF THEIR WORK ON ARTICLE V | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Unite America Inc | GRANT FUNDS PROVIDED FOR ELECTED OFFICIAL OUTREACH & EDUCATION, PARTNER & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION & SUPPORT CAMPAIGN | $50,000 |
| 2024 | World Justice Project | AWARDS | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Center for Artistic Activism Inc | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Proteus Action League | DEMOCRACY | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Beatrice Renfield Foundation | UNRESTRICTED USE BY DONEE | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 168 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Common Cause?
Common Cause is funded by 91 grantmakers, led by Sixteen Thirty Fund ($1.5M), Democracy Fund Voice Inc ($700K), End Citizens United Let America Vote Action Fund ($650K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.3M in grants to Common Cause between 2019–2025.
Who is Common Cause's largest funder?
Sixteen Thirty Fund is the largest recorded funder of Common Cause, with $1.5M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Common Cause received?
IRS 990 filings record $7.3M in grants to Common Cause across 168 grants from 91 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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