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Common Sense Society

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.42M (2022)

Expenses
$6.9M (2022)

Total Assets
$3.29M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$2.62M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2021 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,424,976
Expenses
$6,899,702
Net Income
$525,274
Net Assets
$667,998
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,410,118
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,858
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $872,097
12.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,591,359
23.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,290,154
Total Liabilities $2,622,156
Net Assets $667,998
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marion Smith (President And C.E.O.) $354,307 $0 $29,806
David Talbot (Secretary & Treasurer, Executive Vp) $278,521 $0 $26,898
Elizabeth Stiff (Chief Communications Officer) $217,546 $0 $35,548
Paige Hanson (Chief Financial Officer) $175,522 $0 $7,043
Murray Bessette (Vice President Of Education) $155,250 $0 $35,186
Joel Bowers (Vp, Southern Us (From 4/2022)) $129,366 $0 $25,796
Amanda Dolina (Controller (From 3/2022)) $116,203 $0 $5,296
Paul Coyer (Vp, Intl Coalitions (From 4/2022)) $104,444 $0 $13,286
Thomas Peterffy (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,516,665
Expenses
$3,369,111
Net Income
$147,554
Net Assets
$147,554
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,513,155
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$693
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,203
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $620,934
18.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $646,292
19.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $544,744
Total Liabilities $397,190
Net Assets $147,554
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marion Smith (President And C.E.O.) $305,583 $0 $22,554
David Talbot (Secretary & Treasurer, Executive Vp) $238,737 $0 $16,530
Elizabeth Stiff (Chief Communications Officer) $185,166 $0 $22,403
Murray Bessette (Vice President Of Education) $112,747 $0 $21,262
Paige Hanson (Chief Financial Officer) $36,260 $0 $1,269
Thomas Peterffy (Director) $0 $0 $0

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