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Common Sense Information

Organization Details
Purpose
Issue education and advocacy
Email
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Leadership

Last updated 2012

Tallyrand L. Cloud
Director
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$62,858
All-Time Expenditures
$72,029
Top Contributors

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Largest Recipients

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Insights
This organization uses a small percentage of its total expenditures for political contributions.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Common Sense Information since 2010.

All time Last 5 years
Contributions (All time)
$62,858
Expenditures (All time)
$72,029

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Common Sense Information has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.

Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.

2015

  • $0 in contributions
  • $2,211 in expenditures
January 1, 2015 to January 27, 2015
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$2,211
Final report

2014

  • $0 in contributions
  • $0 in expenditures
End-of-year report
October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Quarter 2 report
April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Quarter 1 report
January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0

2013

  • $12,000 in contributions
  • $14,272 in expenditures
End-of-year report
July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed April 14, 2014 at 07:38PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
End-of-year report
July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$658
1st report
This report was processed January 29, 2014 at 12:21PM.
January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013
Total contributions
$12,000
Total expenditures
$14,272
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed July 15, 2013 at 02:38PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Mid-year report
January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013
Total contributions
$12,000
Total expenditures
$14,272
1st report
This report was processed July 15, 2013 at 02:35PM.

2012

  • $17,858 in contributions
  • $18,864 in expenditures
November 27, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$5,433
October 1, 2012 to November 26, 2012
Total contributions
$17,858
Total expenditures
$13,264
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
Quarter 2 report
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$167

2011

  • $0 in contributions
  • $371 in expenditures
July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$371
Mid-year report
January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0

2010

  • $33,000 in contributions
  • $36,311 in expenditures
End-of-year report
October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$360
May 20, 2010 to June 30, 2010
Total contributions
$1,000
Total expenditures
$5,118
April 1, 2010 to May 19, 2010
(Primary election: June 8, 2010)
Total contributions
$32,000
Total expenditures
$30,833

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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