Common Power
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What it says it does
COMMON POWER (CP) WORKS TO FOSTER, SUPPORT, AND AMPLIFY A DEMOCRACY THAT IS JUST AND INCLUSIVE. WE PROVIDE CREATIVE ON-RAMPS TO CIVIC FIELDWORK, EXPAND THE PEOPLE ENGAGING IN AND BENEFITING FROM IT, AND SUSTAIN THIS EFFORT BY INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. WE CATALYZE OUR WORK THROUGH EDUCATION AND BOLSTER A PUBLIC THAT TAKES ACTION IN SUPPORT OF A JUST AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. BY FOSTERING A COMMUNITY IN WHICH PEOPLE LEARN FROM, SUPPORT, AND GROW WITH ONE ANOTHER; WE IDENTIFY AND INVEST IN YOUNG, DIVERSE LEADERS AND PROMOTE THEM INTO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN CP AND BEYOND.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $346,896 spent. IN 2024, WE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED OUR EDUCATIONAL REACH AND IMPACT. OUR LECTURE SERIES, WORKSHOPS, AND COURSES GREW TO 12 OFFERINGS, ATTRACTING OVER 2,000 REGISTRANTS AND ENGAGING LEARNERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. OUR LEARNING TOURS ALSO SAW REMARKABLE GROWTH, WITH 4 TOTAL TOURS INCLUDING 1 EDUCATOR-FOCUSED TOUR AND AN EDUCATOR SYMPOSIUM BRINGING TOGETHER 100+ PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING 31 NEW EDUCATORS. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, OUR NETWORK OF EDUCATOR AMBASSADORS REACHED 66, REFLECTING SUSTAINED GROWTH AND INFLUENCE FROM 2022 THROUGH 2024.THROUGH OUR EDUCATION TO ACTION GRANTS, WE DISTRIBUTED 7 GRANTS TO EMPOWER INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT TRANSLATE LEARNING INTO REAL-WORLD IMPACT. THE SCHOLARS IN MOTION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO THRIVE, SERVING 16 STUDENTS CUMULATIVELY BY THE END OF 2024. WE CELEBRATED THE LAUNCH OF A SECOND CHAPTER IN SELMA, AL, ADDING 4 NEW STUDENTS AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING IN NEW COMMUNITIES. ACROSS ALL INITIATIVES, 2024 MARKED A YEAR OF GROWTH, CONNECTION, AND INCREASED IMPACT STRENGTHENING OUR MISSION TO FOSTER LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, AND ACTION ACROSS CLASSROOMS, COMMUNITIES, AND BEYOND.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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