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Community Foundation Grants to Common Cause Education Fund
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $100,000
Grant Purpose - General Operational Support
Foundation - Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $100,000
Grant Purpose - General Operational Support
Foundation - Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - For General Operating Support.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - For General Operating Support.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $130,000
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $130,000
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $57,550
Grant Purpose - For General Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $57,550
Grant Purpose - For General Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $250
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $250
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $300
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $300
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund Nc
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - General Purpose
Foundation - Triangle Community Foundation
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - General Purpose
Foundation - Triangle Community Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $250
Grant Purpose - Education Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $250
Grant Purpose - Education Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $440
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $440
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $6,000
Grant Purpose - Civic Engagement
Foundation - California Community Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $6,000
Grant Purpose - Civic Engagement
Foundation - California Community Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,723
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,723
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $211,400
Grant Purpose - Civil Participation
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $211,400
Grant Purpose - Civil Participation
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $5,719
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $5,719
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,971
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,971
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $200
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $200
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,096
Grant Purpose - Program Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,096
Grant Purpose - Program Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $6,101
Grant Purpose - Public, Society Benefit
Foundation - Oregon Community Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $6,101
Grant Purpose - Public, Society Benefit
Foundation - Oregon Community Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $26,000
Grant Purpose - General Operating Support
Foundation - Chicago Community Trust
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $26,000
Grant Purpose - General Operating Support
Foundation - Chicago Community Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $15,575
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Essex County Community Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $15,575
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Essex County Community Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - For General Support.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - For General Support.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,000
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,000
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $75,000
Grant Purpose - Building Outreach Capacity
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $75,000
Grant Purpose - Building Outreach Capacity
Foundation - Rhode Island Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - Charitable Gift
Foundation - Foundation for the Carolinas
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - Charitable Gift
Foundation - Foundation for the Carolinas
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $60,000
Grant Purpose - Civil Participation
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $60,000
Grant Purpose - Civil Participation
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $52,000
Grant Purpose - General Operating Support
Foundation - Chicago Community Trust
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $52,000
Grant Purpose - General Operating Support
Foundation - Chicago Community Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $8,500
Grant Purpose - Human Development Civic Engagement
Foundation - California Community Foundation
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $8,500
Grant Purpose - Human Development Civic Engagement
Foundation - California Community Foundation
Grants to Common Cause Education Fund
from DAF Specialists*
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $400,657
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $400,657
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $197,671
Grant Purpose - For Recipient's Exempt Purpose
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $197,671
Grant Purpose - For Recipient's Exempt Purpose
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $116,873
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $116,873
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $215,230
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $215,230
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $244,700
Grant Purpose - For Recipient's Exempt Purpose
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $244,700
Grant Purpose - For Recipient's Exempt Purpose
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $440,899
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $440,899
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $2,178,250
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $2,178,250
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $1,258,363
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $1,258,363
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $14,050
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $14,050
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $856,658
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $856,658
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $382,800
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $382,800
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $14,050
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $14,050
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $637,285
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $637,285
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $35,000
Grant Purpose - Area of most need
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $35,000
Grant Purpose - Area of most need
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Unrestricted gift
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Unrestricted gift
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $8,000
Grant Purpose - Other
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $8,000
Grant Purpose - Other
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $618,165
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $618,165
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Organization - Common Cause Education Fund
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $200,270
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $200,270
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal Benefit
Foundation - Schwab Charitable
* Grants from Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Schwab Charitable and Vanguard Charitable Endowment.
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