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Grants paid by The Common Sense Fund Inc, tax year 2024
EIN 13-3157570 · Greenwich, CT · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2024, The Common Sense Fund Inc (EIN 13-3157570) reported 39 grants paid totaling $3,790,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY | U | $1,018,000 | paid | TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Schwab Charitable Fund San Francisco, CA | U | $150,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO A DONOR-ADVISED FUND ACCOUNT. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Peoples Action for Clean Energy West Simsbury, CT | B | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO WORK THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | The Heschel Center for Sustainability Tel Aviv | U | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE HESCHEL CENTER SUSTAINABILITY IN ISRAEL IN THEIR WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE RAPIDLY GROWING SUSTAINAILITY MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Sustainable Ct Inc Willimantic, CT | C | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES WITH A MENU OF COORDINATED, VOLUNTARY ACTIONS, TO CONTINUALLY BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE; TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS AND ADVANCING THEIR PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS; AND TO CERTIFY AND RECOGNIZE MUNICIPALITIES FOR THEIR ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Inside Climate News Brooklyn, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PRODUCE CLEAR, OBJECTIVE STORIES THAT GIVE THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE THE HEAT AND EMOTION OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY DEBATES. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Acadia Center Hartford, CT | U | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTMENT TO BUILD CLEAN, LOW CARBON AND CONSUMER FRIENDLY ECONOMIES. CHARACTERIZED BY RELIABLE INFORMATION, COMPREHENSIVE ADVOCACY AND PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Save the Sound New Haven, CT | B | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE ENDANGERED LANDS, PROTECT THE SOUND AND ITS RIVERS, AND WORK WITH NATURE TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Natural Capitalism Solutions Longmont, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD AN ECONOMY IN SERVICE TO LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. HELP COMPANIES, COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRIES IMPLEMENT MORE REGENERATIVE PRACTICES PROFITABLY. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Stuttering Association for the Young New York, NY | B | $95,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STUTTERIN ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG'S MISSION TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF ACCEPTANCE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO STUTTER GAIN CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH SUMMER CAMP, SPEECH THERAPY, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Hartford Performs Hartford, CT | C | $90,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HARTFORD PERFORMS MISSION TO BRING VISITING ARTISTS INTO HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH CURRICULUM IN CREATIVE NEW WAYS. THE ORGANIZATION TAKES HARTFORD KIDS OUT TO AREA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THEY EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER AND MUSEUMS. AND WE PROVIDE HARTFORD TEACHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL-LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM USE ART TECHNIQUES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS TO HELP KIDS LEARN AND DEVELOP. ALMOST 14,000 STUDENTS IN ALL 32 PREK-GRADE 8 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HARTFORD BENEFIT FROM OUR SYSTEM EACH YEAR. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Making Books Sing New York, NY | B | $80,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMING ARTS AND LITERATURE AS CAPTIVATING, ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES FOR THEIR IMAGINATIONS, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND LEARNING. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Orchestrating Dreams New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY INNOVATIVE AND ADAPTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND HELP INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING. DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Cambodian Living Arts Marion, MA | U | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF CAMBODIA THROUGH THE ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CAMBODIAN ARTS EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH OF ARTISTS AND THE ARTS COMMUNITY, BY PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE ARTS, AND BY ADVOCATING FOR THE ARTS WITH CULTURAL POLICYMAKERS AND MAJOR INSTITUTIONS. IN DOING SO, WE AIM TO CREATE VALUE AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CAMBODIAN AND TO CREATE A SENSE OF UNITY AND SHARED CULTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH CREATIVITY WE CAN EACH EXPAND OUR POTENTIAL AS HUMAN BEINGS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | American Friends of Yedidim Encino, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YEDIDIM'S MISSION TO INCREASE AWARENESS & RAISE FUNDS FOR YEDIDIM IS ISRAEL. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | The Connecticut News Project Inc Hartford, CT | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL, IN-DEPTH, NON-PARTISAN JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY, HOLDS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE, AND AMPLIFIES DIVERSE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES. ADVANCING THIS MISSION RESULTS IN MORE INFORMED AND POLITICALLY ENGAGED RESIDENTS, GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN POLICY-MAKING, AND A STRONGER DEMOCRACY. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Music Haven New Haven, CT | C | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT MUSIC HAVENS MISSION WHICH IS TO USE A STRING QUARTET TO BUILD A VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Glassroots Newark, NJ | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER NJ RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO THINK CREATIVELY AND REALIZE NEW VISIONS OF THEIR FUTURES THROUGH THE ART OF GLASSMAKING. RENOWNED FOR EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING, GLASSROOTS PRESENTS HIGH QUALITY, RIGOROUS, INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT, AND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT BOTH REFLECTS AND EXPANDS THE COMMUNITYS INTERESTS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Colab Theater Group New York, NY | U | $75,000 | paid | TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES A CREATIVE AND SOCIAL OUTLET THROUGH THEATER ARTS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Community Partners in Action Hartford, CT | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE, US GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE FUNDERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF ADULTS AND YOUTH THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Interwine Arts Inc New York, NY | U | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, JOY, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH FREE-FORM WEAVING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES OR CHRONIC ILLNESS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Groundswell Brooklyn, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT GROUNDSWELL'S MISSION TO BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO USE ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD. GROUNDSWELL'S PROJECTS BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GIVE EXPRESSION TO IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Justice Dance Performance Hartford, CT | C | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF USING THE WISDOM OF THE BODY IN DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, VISUAL ART, AND SONG TO CALL ATTENTION TO PRESSING ISSUES AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Jazz Power Initiative New York, NY | U | $70,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND BUILD MORE CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH JAZZ MUSIC, THEATER AND DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Spring Street Climate Fund Brooklyn, NY | B | $65,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HIGH-IMPACT POLICY CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN MAKE NEW YORK A MODEL STATE FOR CLIMATE PROGRESS. TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN SCALABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND INVEST IN THE GRASSROOTS CLIMATE CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN SUCCEED. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Real Art Ways Inc Hartford, CT | B | $62,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Science Friday Initiative Inc New York, NY | C | $60,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSING TO COVERING THE OUTER REACHES OF SPACE TO THE TINIEST MICROBES IN OUR BODIES, SCIENCE FRIDAY IS THE SOURCE FOR ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL STORIES ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER COOL STUFF. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Clay Art Center Port Chester, NY | B | $60,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IN ADVANCING ITS MISSION OF GROWING THE EDUCATION, EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST RESIDENCY AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE ALL FOCUSED "TO KINDLE A PASSION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS AND TO PROVIDE A SHARING COMMUNITY FOR THAT PASSION TO FLOURISH." | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | The Gunk Foundation Woodstock, NY | B | $60,000 | paid | EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY GRANT | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund New York, NY | B | $60,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND'S (CSLDF)MISSION TO PROTECT THE SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO SCIENTISTS WHO ARE THREATENED, HARASSED OR ATTACKED FOR DOING THEIR JOB. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Songwriting With Inc Nashville, TN | C | $50,000 | paid | TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY USING COLLABORATIVE SONGWRITING TO BUILD CREATIVITY, CONNECTIONS, AND STRENGTHS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Connecticut Public Broadcasting Hartford, CT | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH A MIX OF EDUCATIONAL, NEW, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CHILDREN'S, AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO USE LAW, ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE TO SOLVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN THE PEOPLE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITIES OF NEW ENGLAND. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Our Climate Education Fund Seattle, WA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MOBILIZE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT SCIENCE-BASED, EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT BUILD A LIVABLE WORLD. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Arts Ignite New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN DISCOVERING THE JOY AND POWER OF MAKING ARTTO SHARE THEIR VOICES, TELL THEIR STORIES, AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | New Israel Fund Washington DC Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MOBILIZE ISRAELIS TO MAKE POSITIVE, PROGRESSIVE CHANGE BY STRENGTHENING ISRAELI CIVIL SOCIETY AND FIGHTING THE INEQUALITY, INJUSTICE, AND EXTREMISM THAT DIMINISH ISRAEL. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Mothers Out Front Boston, MA | C | $40,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD A CROSS-CLASS, MULTIRACIAL, MULTIGENERATIONAL, NATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS MEMBERS AND PROVIDES EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Greenwich Alliance for Education Greenwich, CT | C | $30,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THE GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY FUNDING INNOVATION, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND INSPIRING EDUCATORS. | 202543189349103924 |
| 2024 | Silvermind Guild of Artists Inc New Canaan, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO FOSTER ART APPRECIATION, EDUCATION, AND THE CULTURAL GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY. | 202543189349103924 |
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