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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
Typical grant
$75K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: THE COMMON SENSE FUND INC

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

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Pef Israel Endowment Fund

New York, NY

$1MTax year 2024

To enable the organization's direct distribution of funds to selected and approved charitable organizations in israel.

Schwab Charitable Fund

San Francisco, CA

$150KTax year 2024

Contribution to a donor-advised fund account.

Save the Sound

New Haven, CT

$100KTax year 2024

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.

Inside Climate News

Brooklyn, NY

$100KTax year 2024

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.

Natural Capitalism Solutions

Longmont, CO

$100KTax year 2024

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.

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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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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