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The Common Sense Fund Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-3157570 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $3.8M
- Grants reported
- 39
- Median grant
- $75K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | $3.8M |
Where The Common Sense Fund Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL. | 2024 | $1M |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | CONTRIBUTION TO A DONOR-ADVISED FUND ACCOUNT. | 2024 | $150K |
| ACADIA CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTMENT TO BUILD CLEAN, LOW CARBON AND CONSUMER FRIENDLY ECONOMIES. CHARACTERIZED BY RELIABLE INFORMATION, COMPREHENSIVE ADVOCACY AND PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. | 2024 | $100K |
| INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS | BROOKLYN, NY | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PRODUCE CLEAR, OBJECTIVE STORIES THAT GIVE THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE THE HEAT AND EMOTION OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY DEBATES. | 2024 | $100K |
| NATURAL CAPITALISM SOLUTIONS | LONGMONT, CO | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD AN ECONOMY IN SERVICE TO LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. HELP COMPANIES, COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRIES IMPLEMENT MORE REGENERATIVE PRACTICES PROFITABLY. | 2024 | $100K |
| PEOPLES ACTION FOR CLEAN ENERGY | WEST SIMSBURY, CT | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO WORK THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION | 2024 | $100K |
| SAVE THE SOUND | NEW HAVEN, CT | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE ENDANGERED LANDS, PROTECT THE SOUND AND ITS RIVERS, AND WORK WITH NATURE TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS. | 2024 | $100K |
| SUSTAINABLE CT INC | WILLIMANTIC, CT | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES WITH A MENU OF COORDINATED, VOLUNTARY ACTIONS, TO CONTINUALLY BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE; TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS AND ADVANCING THEIR PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS; AND TO CERTIFY AND RECOGNIZE MUNICIPALITIES FOR THEIR ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS. | 2024 | $100K |
| THE HESCHEL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY | TEL AVIV | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE HESCHEL CENTER SUSTAINABILITY IN ISRAEL IN THEIR WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE RAPIDLY GROWING SUSTAINAILITY MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL. | 2024 | $100K |
| STUTTERING ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG | NEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT STUTTERIN ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG'S MISSION TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF ACCEPTANCE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO STUTTER GAIN CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH SUMMER CAMP, SPEECH THERAPY, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. | 2024 | $95K |
| HARTFORD PERFORMS | HARTFORD, CT | TO SUPPORT HARTFORD PERFORMS MISSION TO BRING VISITING ARTISTS INTO HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH CURRICULUM IN CREATIVE NEW WAYS. THE ORGANIZATION TAKES HARTFORD KIDS OUT TO AREA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THEY EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER AND MUSEUMS. AND WE PROVIDE HARTFORD TEACHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL-LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM USE ART TECHNIQUES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS TO HELP KIDS LEARN AND DEVELOP. ALMOST 14,000 STUDENTS IN ALL 32 PREK-GRADE 8 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HARTFORD BENEFIT FROM OUR SYSTEM EACH YEAR. | 2024 | $90K |
| MAKING BOOKS SING | NEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMING ARTS AND LITERATURE AS CAPTIVATING, ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES FOR THEIR IMAGINATIONS, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND LEARNING. | 2024 | $80K |
| INTERWINE ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, JOY, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH FREE-FORM WEAVING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES OR CHRONIC ILLNESS. | 2024 | $75K |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YEDIDIM | ENCINO, CA | TO SUPPORT AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YEDIDIM'S MISSION TO INCREASE AWARENESS & RAISE FUNDS FOR YEDIDIM IS ISRAEL. | 2024 | $75K |
| COLAB THEATER GROUP | NEW YORK, NY | TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES A CREATIVE AND SOCIAL OUTLET THROUGH THEATER ARTS. | 2024 | $75K |
| CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS | MARION, MA | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF CAMBODIA THROUGH THE ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CAMBODIAN ARTS EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH OF ARTISTS AND THE ARTS COMMUNITY, BY PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE ARTS, AND BY ADVOCATING FOR THE ARTS WITH CULTURAL POLICYMAKERS AND MAJOR INSTITUTIONS. IN DOING SO, WE AIM TO CREATE VALUE AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CAMBODIAN AND TO CREATE A SENSE OF UNITY AND SHARED CULTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH CREATIVITY WE CAN EACH EXPAND OUR POTENTIAL AS HUMAN BEINGS. | 2024 | $75K |
| JUSTICE DANCE PERFORMANCE | HARTFORD, CT | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF USING THE WISDOM OF THE BODY IN DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, VISUAL ART, AND SONG TO CALL ATTENTION TO PRESSING ISSUES AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. | 2024 | $75K |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN ACTION | HARTFORD, CT | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE, US GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE FUNDERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF ADULTS AND YOUTH THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT. | 2024 | $75K |
| MUSIC HAVEN | NEW HAVEN, CT | TO SUPPORT MUSIC HAVENS MISSION WHICH IS TO USE A STRING QUARTET TO BUILD A VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. | 2024 | $75K |
| GLASSROOTS | NEWARK, NJ | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER NJ RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO THINK CREATIVELY AND REALIZE NEW VISIONS OF THEIR FUTURES THROUGH THE ART OF GLASSMAKING. RENOWNED FOR EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING, GLASSROOTS PRESENTS HIGH QUALITY, RIGOROUS, INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT, AND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT BOTH REFLECTS AND EXPANDS THE COMMUNITYS INTERESTS. | 2024 | $75K |
| ORCHESTRATING DREAMS | NEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY INNOVATIVE AND ADAPTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND HELP INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING. DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING. | 2024 | $75K |
| GROUNDSWELL | BROOKLYN, NY | TO SUPPORT GROUNDSWELL'S MISSION TO BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO USE ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD. GROUNDSWELL'S PROJECTS BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GIVE EXPRESSION TO IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE. | 2024 | $75K |
| THE CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC | HARTFORD, CT | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL, IN-DEPTH, NON-PARTISAN JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY, HOLDS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE, AND AMPLIFIES DIVERSE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES. ADVANCING THIS MISSION RESULTS IN MORE INFORMED AND POLITICALLY ENGAGED RESIDENTS, GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN POLICY-MAKING, AND A STRONGER DEMOCRACY. | 2024 | $75K |
| JAZZ POWER INITIATIVE | NEW YORK, NY | TO PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND BUILD MORE CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH JAZZ MUSIC, THEATER AND DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE. | 2024 | $70K |
| SPRING STREET CLIMATE FUND | BROOKLYN, NY | TO SUPPORT HIGH-IMPACT POLICY CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN MAKE NEW YORK A MODEL STATE FOR CLIMATE PROGRESS. TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN SCALABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND INVEST IN THE GRASSROOTS CLIMATE CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN SUCCEED. | 2024 | $65K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Common Sense Fund Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.