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Private non-operating foundationEIN 273307423Est. 2021-07

Common Ground Committee Inc

Sherman, CT 06784

Total Assets

$74K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$500

FY 2023

Grants Made

1

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$500

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$500

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$683K

Live Events: Live events have a moderated conversation between two or more panelists who have positions on different sides of an issue. The event may be held in person in front of a live audience or may be broadcast in real time to an internet audience. The objective is for the panelists to find areas where they have agreement on the issues, thus finding common ground.

Program 2

$478K

Virtual Events: Virtual events are those recorded for broadcast at another time. These are primarily podcasts which may follow the format of the live events but also provide opportunities for people to relate stories and personal experiences where they have found common ground or agreement with those who have different positions on an important issue.

Program 3

$69K

Publications: Blogs and Op-eds. This includes written materials that originates with Common Ground Committee personnel. Examples include our website blog posts and editorial comments, usually created by the founders, that are printed in publications such as USA Today, The Hill, and others. These are usually based on pointing out where there is common ground to be found on various issues presented in the news.

Program 4

$446K

Education: Website, YouTube, Vimeo, Scorecard, Interviews, and Animated Videos. Common Ground Committee maintains a variety of audio, video and written materials that it has created or researched from other organizations. Common Ground Committee has designed a repository of these materials for education and research. Our Scorecard measures how well elected officials practice common ground ideals of working with those who have different views and constituencies from themselves in order to inform voters of the behavior of their representatives.

Focus Areas

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$604K

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.9M

Min. Investment Return

$27K

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $6K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

4 grants

Take Back Our Republic Action Fund
$5K
1 grant
Bridge Alliance
$5K
1 grant
First Church of Christ Scientist
$1K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Wisconsin
$5K
45% of total
Pennsylvania
$5K
45% of total
Connecticut
$1K
9% of total

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