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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMONWEALTH COMMUNICATIONS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,615,618
Total expenses
$2,167,413
Contributions and grants received
$2,615,618
Grants paid
$245,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$773,485
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,775
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$720,710
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,893,723
Management and general expenses
$264,378
Fundraising expenses
$9,312
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,893,723

Program services were 87.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,615,618

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $245,000 · program services $245,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $623,145 · program services $491,087 · management and general $123,431 · fundraising $8,627

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $49,048 · program services $23,584 · management and general $25,464

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,311 · program services $39,850 · management and general $9,799 · fundraising $662

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $106,575 · program services $75,000 · management and general $31,575

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $100,965 · program services $47,365 · management and general $53,600

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $327,135 · program services $327,135

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,075 · program services $8,121 · management and general $11,954

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,762 · program services $763 · management and general $3,999

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,151 · program services $11,127 · management and general $24

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,638 · program services $1,294 · management and general $321 · fundraising $23

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDIA BUYS

    total $534,302 · program services $534,302

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEDIA PRODUCTION

    total $83,897 · program services $83,897

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $3,196 · management and general $3,196

  • 24d · Other expenses: JOB SUPPLIES

    total $2,461 · program services $2,461

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,752 · program services $2,737 · management and general $1,015

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $375,720 · end of year $773,436

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $49

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $103,215 · end of year $52,775

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $272,505 · end of year $720,710

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC ACTION IN SUPPORT OF NON-PARTISAN PROGRESSIVE VALUES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.

  • DEFENDING AND EXPANDING DEMOCRACY TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS AND INFORMATION TO VOTE: COMMONWEALTH COMMUNICATIONS WORKS TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY TO THE POLLS FOR EVERY VOTER IN PENNSYLVANIA. WE ESTABLISHED A CENTRALIZED, NON-PARTISAN VOTING SITE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR VOTERS TO ACCESS VOTING SERVICES AND LEARN ABOUT THE PROCESS. WE PROVIDED SIMPLE AND DIRECT INFORMATION TO MILLIONS OF VOTERS ABOUT THEIR VOTING OPTIONS. THIS WORK DIRECTLY HELPED MORE THAN A HALF MILLION PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS TAKE ACTION TO PARTICIPATE IN 2023.

    Expenses $937,257 · Grants $15,000

  • VOTER GUIDE FOR CANDIDATES REPRESENTING WORKING PEOPLE AND GOOD GOVERNMENT PRINCIPLES: COMMONWEALTH COMMUNICATIONS COMPILES A VOTER'S GUIDE TO INFORM RESIDENTS OF THE CANDIDATES AND CHOICES ON THEIR BALLOTS. WE INFORM VOTERS ABOUT THEIR CHOICES AND CANDIDATE POSITIONS ON KEY ISSUES FACING THEM AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR VOTER'S GUIDE PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE BALLOT FOR STATE AND FEDERAL CANDIDATES.

    Expenses $826,766 · Grants $230,000

  • PROVIDING ONGOING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS TO HELP WORKING PEOPLE: WORKING PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE OFTEN LEFT BEHIND BY POLITICAL PARTIES, GOVERNMENT, CORPORATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. WE PROVIDE ONGOING ACCOUNTABILITY TOWARDS THE PUBLIC INTEREST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES FOR HELPING AND SUPPORTING THE INTERESTS OF THE POOR AND WORKING CLASS. WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FAILURES OF THEIR LEADERS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. WE WORK WITH ALLIED GROUPS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO ENSURE POOR AND WORKING PEOPLE ARE CENTERED IN NARRATIVES AND DEBATES ABOUT THE ROLE OF OUR INSTITUTIONS.

    Expenses $129,700

  • PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT TO OTHER ALIGNED PARTNER AND COALITION ORGANIZATIONS.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joseph Abbott

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $129,700
    From this org
    $129,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sam Gehler

    SECRETARY-TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • John Jones

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Reesa Kossoff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Hilary Mohaupt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443209349321469

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