EIN 27-4253618

Common Sense Institute

Name: Common Sense Institute financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Greenwood Village

State

Colorado

Year formed

2010

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

W20: Government and Public Administration

Description

Common Sense Institute Fkacommon Sense Policy Roundtable Forum believes that preserving Colorado's economic vitality, future, and individual opportunity requires sound fiscal and economic research. As a non-profit free-enterprise think tank dedicated to protecting and promoting the state's economy, our mission is to develop independent reports, including dynamic econometric fiscal analysis, on policies, initiatives, and proposed laws through our education and research program.

Also known as...

Common Sense Policy Roundtable Forum; Common Sense Institute Fkacommon Sense Policy Roundtable Forum

Total revenues

$3,936,131

2023

Total expenses

$3,501,145

2023

Total assets

$837,487

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Common Sense Institute

Education and research program consists of developing independent reports, including dynamic econometric fiscal analysis, on policies, initiatives, and proposed laws.

Who funds Common Sense Institute

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Adolph Coors Foundation	2023-11	Expansion Grant	$300,000
Colorado Opportunity Foundation	2023-12	General Purpose Research Grant	$288,250
Adolph Coors Foundation	2023-11	Expansion Challenge Grant	$200,000
...and 21 more grants received totalling $1,464,908

Personnel at Common Sense Institute

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Kristin Strohm	President and Chief Executive Officer	$320,000	2024-10-20
Cinamon Watson	Chief Operating Officer	$261,055	2024-05-04
Steven Byers	Chief Economist Learn More	$107,223	2024-05-04
Paul Pazen	Chief		2023-12-30
Creigh Senich	Director of Development	$150,436	2023-12-31
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Common Sense Institute

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$3,991,666	$2,099,667	90.1%
Program services	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$6,794	$5,465	24.3%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$-7,573	-100%
Net income from fundraising events	$-62,329	$-41,997	-48.4%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0	-
Total revenues	$3,936,131	$2,055,562	91.5%

Form 990s for Common Sense Institute

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-10-20	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-11-15	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-11-10	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-11-04	990	View PDF
2019-12	2022-01-18	990	View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like Common Sense Institute

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The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies	501(c)(3)	Tallahassee, FL	$2,749,626
Washington Policy Center	501(c)(3)	Seattle, WA	$2,675,840
Competitive Enterprise Institute	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$10,125,447
Independence Institute	501(c)(3)	Denver, CO	$3,644,899
Maine Policy Institute	501(c)(3)	Portland, ME	$1,063,765
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA)	501(c)(3)	Oklahoma City, OK	$3,663,708
The Roosevelt Institute	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$13,214,279
Bureau of Governmental Research	501(c)(3)	New Orleans, LA	$1,070,957
Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute	501(c)(3)	Austin, TX	$1,469,559
Citizens Budget Commission (CBC)	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$3,396,278

Data update history

September 21, 2024

Received grants

Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $288,250 from Colorado Opportunity Foundation

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from Adolph Coors Foundation

May 4, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 2 new personnel

January 9, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

January 3, 2024

Received grants

Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Advance Colorado

Nonprofit Types

Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsCharities

Issues

Public policy

Characteristics

Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 6295 Greenwood Plaza Blvd Ste 100; Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Metro area: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
County: Arapahoe County, CO
Website URL: commonsenseinstituteus.org/
Phone: (303) 261-8147

IRS details

EIN: 27-4253618
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 2010
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: W20: Government and Public Administration
NAICS code, primary: 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status: Independent

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