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Common Cause

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on October 26, 2017.

805 15th Street NW No 800
Washington, District of Columbia 20005

Common Cause (EIN: 52-6078441) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Common Cause, a 501(c)(4) civic league or social welfare organization, reported compensation for 6 out of 108 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $194,752. The highest compensated employee at Common Cause is Miles Rapoport with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $337,500.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$7,571,731

Expenses

$6,361,306

Employee compensation

$2,315,686
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Miles Rapoport
President/Ceo (Until 6/16)
$337,500
$168,750 $168,750 No other comp
Karen Hobert Flynn
President/Ceo (From 6/16)
$247,262
$120,696 $120,696 $5,870
Elizabeth Marchant
Chief Financial Officer
$196,308
$105,133 $87,183 $3,992
Scott Swenson
Vice President, Communications
$148,828
$37,008 $109,076 $2,744
Jenny Flanagan
Vice President, State Operations
$124,598
$11,623 $104,605 $8,370
Marc Caplan
Sr. Advisor
$114,018
$35,868 $71,735 $6,415

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan Wiersba
Board Member
Archon Fung
Board Member
Chang K Park
Board Member
Cornell W Brooks, Esq
Board Member
Dan Conley
Board Member
Emmet J Bondurant
Board Member
Greg Diskant
Board Member
Lenny Mendonca
Board Member
Marilyn Melkonian
Board Member
Martha Tierney
Vice Chair
Nancy Ratzan
Board Member
Olena Berg Lacy
Treasurer and Secretary

Contractors

Rwt Production
Direct Mail
$675,748
Blackbaud Inc
Web Database
$501,781
Avalon Consulting Group Inc.
Direct Mail
$305,485
Merkle Response Services Inc.
Consulting
$103,969

Mission Statement

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

May 15, 2025:
2024 Common Cause 990 filed
February 29, 2024:
2023 Common Cause 990 filed
April 14, 2023:
2022 Common Cause 990 filed

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