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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133157570Est. 1983-06

THE COMMON SENSE FUND INC

GREENWICH, CT 06831

Total Assets

$28.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

40

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$74K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$325K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.1M

Total Expenses

$3.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.4M

Min. Investment Return

$1.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

40 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $70K to maximum $325K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $3.0M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

121 grants

PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUND
$717K
3 grants
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$440K
3 grants
CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS
$325K
3 grants
THE HESCHEL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY
$300K
3 grants
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS
$300K
3 grants
NATURAL CAPITALISM SOLUTIONS
$300K
3 grants
SUSTAINABLE CT INC
$300K
3 grants
ACADIA CENTER
$300K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

121 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
47
grants
$50–250K
71
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$3.3M
43% of total
Connecticut
$2.2M
28% of total
California
$653K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$650K
8% of total
Colorado
$300K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$250K
3% of total
New Jersey
$217K
3% of total
Washington
$135K
2% of total
Tennessee
$80K
1% of total
Virginia
$45K
1% of total

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