NonprofitsCommon Sense Media

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Common Sense Media

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$38.0M

Total expenses

$43.6M

Net assets

$28.2M

Grants received

$67.2M

339 grants

EIN

412024986

Tax year

2024

Mission

Dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids' lives.

Programs

3 programs

Advocate: common sense works with policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, and a grassroots community of concerned parents, teachers and organizations to help ensure that every child has the opportunity to thrive in our digital world. We focus on efforts that support 21st century schools, digital equity, and a positive media and technology world for children, teens, and families.

Expenses: $12.0MGrants: $7K

Educate: common sense education supports k12 schools with everything educators need to empower the next generation of digital citizens. Our innovative, award-winning digital citizenship curriculum prepares students with lifelong habits and skills, supports teachers with training and recognition, and engages families and communities with helpful tips and tools. Schools everywhere rely on our free curriculum, expert advice, and edtech ratings to help kids thrive. Our vision: students thriving as learners, leaders, and citizens in the digital age.

Expenses: $3.4MGrants: $140K

Research: the common sense research program provides unique, data-driven insights into families and educators' experiences with media and technology. Our original research reports provide reliable, independent data on the impact of media and tech use on kids' physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development.

Expenses: $743K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$24.7M
Program service revenue$12.9M
Investment income$735K
Other revenue
Total revenue$38.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$147K
Salaries & benefits$21.4M
Fundraising$2.8M
Other expenses$22.0M
Total expenses$43.6M
Total assets$37.4M
Net assets$28.2M

People

37 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JIM STEYER

CEO

Board

$583K

40 hrs/wk

ELLEN PACK

PRESIDENT

Board

$408K

40 hrs/wk

DAVID KUIZENGA

CFO

Board

$297K

40 hrs/wk

MARCY CARSEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NICOLE TAYLOR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SCOTT ERICKSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

THEODORE M SHAW

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM S PRICE III

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURA BEAUDIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GARY KNELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GERALDINE LAYBOURNE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURIE OLSHANSKY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SCOTT TAYLOR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL TUBBS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CYRUS VANCE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SUSAN SACHS

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAWRENCE WILKINSON

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANN PAO CHEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BECKY MORGAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID LUDWIG

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIANA L NELSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GENE T SYKES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEOFFREY COWAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JESSICA MOMENT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN HN FISHER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIAN CASTRO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LINDA BURCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMY BROTMAN

VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT

Staff

$378K

40 hrs/wk

JEFFREY WARRINGTON

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Staff

$284K

40 hrs/wk

GIRARD KELLY

SENIOR COUNSEL, HEAD OF PRIVACY

Staff

$246K

40 hrs/wk

YVETTE RENTERIA

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Staff

$245K

40 hrs/wk

JILL MURPHY

CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

Staff

$244K

40 hrs/wk

BETH SEARS

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Staff

$243K

40 hrs/wk

ASHWIN SRIDHAR

CHIEF PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Staff

$240K

40 hrs/wk

DANNY WEISS

CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER

Staff

$232K

40 hrs/wk

GORDON LEE

HEAD OF DATA & TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS

Staff

$228K

40 hrs/wk

ROSALINDA NAVA

VP OF PEOPLE OPS

Staff

$219K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

SAESHE

MEDIA SERVICE

$634K

ABCEY EVENTS INC

EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

$560K

SOCIALSPHERE INC

RESEARCH

$508K

ARCTOUCH LLC

ENGINEERING SERVICES

$369K

TRACY A FREY

AI REVIEW CONSULTANT

$287K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.1M
Community Development
2024
$1.0M
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$1M
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
2024
$810K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$500K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2024
$500K
TO EXPAND AND UNIFY COMMON SENSE MEDIAS AI RATINGS ACROSS PLATFORMS, AND DEVELOP AI LITERACY TOOLS FOR SAFER DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS.
2024
$325K
FOR AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICE, REVISING THE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CURRICULUM, AND STUDYING ITS IMPACT
2024
$250K
CIVIC LEARNING AND MEDIA LITERACY
2024
$150K
K-12 EDUCATION
2024
$100K
Healthy Young Minds Project
2024
$100K
OPERATING SUPPORT & LOS ANGELES PROGRAMS
2024
$75K
TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS IN THE SAFE USE OF HIGH-QUALITY AND APPROPRIATE DIGITAL MEDIA
2024
$60K
CHARITABLE
2024
$35K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$15K
ACCELERATE A SCHOOL PROGRAM
2024
$10K
PROVIDE UNBIASED INFORMATION, TRUSTED ADVICE, AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO HELP HARNESS THE POWER OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
2024
$10K
2024 Summit on America's Kids and Families
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
SEE STATEMENT A
2024
$10K
for general operating support
2024
$8K
CHILD WELFARE
2024
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2024
$5K
Donation to a domestically registered charitable organization.
2024
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C) (3)
2024
$3K
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$3K
CHARITABLE
2024
$1K
ANNUAL FUND
2024
$1K
General Operating Support
2024
$1K
HELP FAMILIES THRIVE IN A WORLD OF MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
2024
$3M
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$1.9M
Community Development
2023
$1.0M
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$632K
REIMAGINING CIVIC LEARNING FOR THE DIGITAL AGE IN OPS
2023
$535K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$500K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2023
$500K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2023
$435K
DIGITAL WELL-BEING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY IN OPS SCHOOLS
2023
$400K
TO INCREASE COMMON SENSE MEDIAS CAPACITY TO EVALUATE AND RATE AI TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFER DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS.
2023
$400K
TO INCREASE COMMON SENSE MEDIAS CAPACITY TO EVALUATE AND RATE AI TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFER DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS.
2023
$350K
For project support of an artificial intelligence ratings system designed to assess the ethical use, transparency, safety, and impact of AI products for families
2023
$325K
FOR AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICE, REVISING THE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CURRICULUM, AND STUDYING ITS IMPACT
2023
$325K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$262K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$250K
CIVIC LEARNING AND MEDIA LITERACY
2023
$225K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$142K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$126K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
FURTHER ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ARIZONA OFFICE
2023
$100K
Leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools to ensure digital well-being for kids everywhere
2023
$98K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$84K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$75K
TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS IN THE SAFE USE OF HIGH-QUALITY AND APPROPRIATE DIGITAL MEDIA
2023
$50K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$50K
DIGITAL WELL-BEING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY IN LOS ANGELES
2023
$50K
FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENING
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$29K
FOR THE 2023 AWARDS. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
ACCELERATE A SCHOOL PROGRAM
2023
$15K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2023
$15K
GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$14K
CIVIL RIGHTS/SOCIAL ACTION/ADVOCACY
2023
$11K
SEE STATEMENT A
2023
$10K
For support of California activities
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF SERVICE PROGRAMS
2023
$10K
TO FURTHER ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$10K
PROVIDE UNBIASED INFORMATION, TRUSTED ADVICE, AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO HELP HARNESS THE POWER OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
2023
$7K
CHILD WELFARE
2023
$5K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2023
$5K
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
2023
$5K
TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE OUTSIZED INFLUENCE OF MEDIA AND TECH ON KIDS' LIVES AND TO EMPOWER FAMILIES.
2023
$5K
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
2023
$3K
BOARD DISCRETIONARY
2023
$3K
CHARITABLE
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
General Operating Support
2023
$1K
FURTHER RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2023
$100
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$100
PUBLIC
2023
$30
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$2.6M
Community Development
2022
$2M
General Purpose
2022
$1M
To Support state and federal policy and research aimed at closing Digital Divide.
2022
$752K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$750K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$750K
Ed Tech Privacy Ratings: Implementation of Monetization Model
2022
$750K
Ed Tech Privacy Ratings: Implementation of Monetization Model
2022
$675K
For general support
2022
$625K
REIMAGINING CIVIC LEARNING FOR THE DIGITAL AGE IN OPS
2022
$500K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2022
$500K
TO SUPPORT THE COMMON SENSE RESEARCH PROGRAM
2022
$425K
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE "DUTY OF CARE" PROJECT WHICH WILL DELIVER AN ONLINE HARMS MAP AND HAS THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A DUTY OF CARE STANDARD TO COMPEL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR USERS AND SOCIETY.
2022
$327K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$300K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND AI/ML EVALUATION EFFORTS TO DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION PRACTICES FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES USED BY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
2022
$288K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$250K
CIVIC LEARNING AND MEDIA LITERACY
2022
$200K
App Development Project
2022
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$175K
To support Grantee's efforts to protect children from harms posed by media and technology
2022
$100K
EDUCATION
2022
$100K
FURTHER ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$100K
Leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools to ensure digital well-being for kids everywhere
2022
$93K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$90K
TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS IN THE SAFE USE OF HIGH-QUALITY AND APPROPRIATE DIGITAL MEDIA
2022
$77K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2022
$75K
DESIGNATED SUPPORT TOWARDS THE "A WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH TO EDUCATION FOR THE GREATER ARIZONA" PROGRAM
2022
$71K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$50K
Expand digital literacy programs and safe technology and media usage to children and families in Maricopa County.
2022
$49K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2022
$36K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL PURPOSE FUND
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$21K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF SERVICE PROGRAMS
2022
$14K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$11K
CIVIL RIGHTS/SOCIAL ACTION/ADVOCACY
2022
$10K
PROVIDE UNBIASED INFORMATION, TRUSTED ADVICE, AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO HELP HARNESS THE POWER OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
2022
$10K
GENERAL
2022
$10K
General Operating Support
2022
$10K
"THE POWER OF MEDIA TO TRANSFORM KIDS' FUTURES" FUNDRAISER
2022
$9K
CHILD WELFARE
2022
$6K
TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE OUTSIZED INFLUENCE OF MEDIA AND TECH ON KIDS' LIVES AND TO EMPOWER FAMILIES.
2022
$5K
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$5K
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
2022
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$5K
FURTHER ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2022
$5K
SCHOOL SPONSOR
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS PROVIDING UNBIASED INFORMATION, TRUSTED ADVICE, AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND POLICYMAKERS TO HELP THEM HARNESS THE POWER OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY AS A POSITIVE FORCE IN ALL KIDS' LIVES.
2022
$3K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$3K
General Operating Support
2022
$3K
CHARITABLE
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE MISSION
2022
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
FOR ONE OR MORE EXEMPT PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3)
2022
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$1K
SEE STATEMENT A
2022
$500
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$100
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$30
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2022
$5.0M
CHILD TAX CREDIT PROJECT
2021
$989K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$989K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$618K
EXPANDING A WHOLE-COMMUNITY APPROACH TO DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN OMAHA
2021
$481K
For general support
2021
$362K
Ed Tech Privacy Ratings, Final Phase
2021
$250K
Ed Tech Privacy Ratings: Implementation of Monetization Model
2021
$200K
For general support
2021
$200K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$170K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$170K
CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S KIDS
2021
$100K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$100K
Future of Technology Commission
2021
$100K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$100K
IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT MISSION
2021
$100K
GENERAL
2021
$98K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$90K
SUPPORT OF AZ OPERATIONS
2021
$71K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$50K
REIMAGINING CIVIC LEARNING FOR THE DIGITAL AGE - RESEARCH & PLANNING
2021
$50K
Leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools to ensure digital well-being for kids everywhere
2021
$50K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2021
$35K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
$25K
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN LA COMMUNITIES
2021
$20K
GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2021
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$13K
CIVIL RIGHTS/SOCIAL ACTION/ADVOCACY
2021
$10K
General operating support
2021
$10K
General operating support
2021
$8K
CHILD WELFARE
2021
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF SERVICE PROGRAM
2021
$5K
TO HARNESS THE POWER OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY AS A POSITIVE FORCE IN ALL KIDS' LIVES.
2021

Funded by

$67.2M from 136 funders · 339 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$8.4M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Sherwood Foundation

$8.2M · 7 grants · 2020–2023

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$6.5M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Craig Newmark Foundation

$6.5M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$4.1M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$2.9M · 7 grants · 2019–2023

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$2.8M · 5 grants · 2018–2024

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$2.3M · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Details

EIN412024986
NTEE codeA99
Subsection03
Ruling date2002-07
Formed2003
Employees159
Volunteers90
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