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Common Counsel Foundation

Public charity
Community Development · OAKLAND, CA · EIN 94-3214166

About

Common counsel foundation advances equity and environmental health through a combination of direct grant making and strategic philanthropic advising for client member funds and manages projects focused on organizational development, leadership sustainability, and donor education.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Community Development
Employees
79
Volunteers
7

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$55.0M
Expenses
$54.1M
Assets
$97.4M
Liabilities
$3.2M

Financial history

$55.0M$27.5M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $55.0M · Avg: $19.4M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$445K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
SOUTH AMERICA——
NORTH AMERICA——
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC——

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$437K
Grants Given
$37.7M
COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION
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Address

1624 Franklin ST 11TH Floor
Oakland, CA, 94612-282

Governance

Voting board members7
Independent members7
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
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