Common Counsel Foundation
1624 Franklin St 11th Floor, Oakland, CA · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $51,414,712 | $126,096,528 | $63,725,251 |
| FY2023 | $102,103,417 | $58,024,164 | $138,245,956 |
| FY2022 | $54,978,381 | $54,119,812 | $94,155,388 |
| FY2021 | $85,692,119 | $32,200,833 | $93,301,647 |
| FY2020 | $41,302,609 | $13,228,031 | $39,440,657 |
| FY2019 | $8,852,562 | $16,366,674 | $12,256,510 |
| FY2018 | $19,222,706 | $7,346,268 | $19,770,622 |
| FY2017 | $10,334,037 | $4,797,632 | $7,894,184 |
| FY2016 | $3,681,973 | $3,914,023 | $2,357,779 |
| FY2015 | $4,230,072 | $3,163,376 | $2,629,420 |
| FY2014 | $2,074,863 | $2,795,087 | $1,562,724 |
| FY2013 | $2,209,718 | $3,083,115 | $2,289,409 |
| FY2012 | $2,423,604 | $2,877,019 | $3,187,738 |
| FY2011 | $4,390,317 | $1,437,034 | $3,641,153 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Common Counsel Foundation (EIN 94-3214166), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $45,577,093 | 89% |
| Program service revenue | $2,473,661 | 5% |
| Other revenue | $3,363,958 | 7% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $122,720,233 | 97% |
| Management & general | $2,746,630 | 2% |
| Fundraising | $629,665 | <1% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 89% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 97% of functional expenses, management & general 2%, and fundraising 0%.
- 97% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 84.5% of 58 Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in CA.
- Net assets covered about 6.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 33rd percentile among 2396 Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in CA.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.7% of 2462 Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in CA.
- Total revenue rose from $4,390,317 in FY2011 to $51,414,712 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 6 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2016, FY2019, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $102,103,417 in FY2023.
- Net assets grew from $3,641,153 to $63,725,251 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 95% of revenue in FY2011 and 89% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
CCF 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.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1995 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | S50 — Community Improvement & Capacity Building (in CA) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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