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Common Sense Issues
Applied for IRS recognition of its tax-exempt status on Aug. 27, 2007.
Said it would spend on elections on IRS Form 1024.
Recognized on Sept. 14, 2007.
Reported spending $526K to the IRS and $165K on elections* from Nov. 2009 to Oct. 2010.
Reported election spending on IRS Form 990.
Reported election spending on IRS Form 990.
* This figure includes money reported to the FEC and to state election authorities, as well as donations to super PACs, political committees and c4s for the purpose of political ads. Three groups -- Economy Forward, The Annual Fund and The Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity -- did not report spending to election authorities, but their expenditures surfaced in other records. The Republican Jewish Coalition spent $4.9 million – almost $3.8 million reported to the IRS, plus $1.1 million reported to the FEC.
** This figure is the amount of money reported by the organization as its political spending to the IRS.