EIN 46-4255260

CommonLit

Name: CommonLit 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

128

City

Washington

State

District of Columbia

Year formed

2013

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

B90: Educational Services

Description

Continue to expand the operations, adding more curriculum, enhancing the technology on its website, and reaching tens of thousands of teacher users with high-quality, free literacy materials for grades 5-12. To make high-quality literacy materials accessible to teachers and the general public for the advancement of education. Education.

Total revenues

$13,856,418

2023

Total expenses

$17,205,241

2023

Total assets

$13,125,404

2023

Num. employees

128

2023

Program areas at CommonLit

Education: delivery of high-quality, instructional material to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12.

Who funds CommonLit

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Tenacre	2023-04	General Support	$2,500,000
FFWD	2023-12	General Support	$1,635,391
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation	2022-12	For General Operating Support	$250,000
...and 2 more grants received

Personnel at CommonLit

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Michelle Brown	Chief Executive Officer and President	$241,782	2023-12-14
Agnes Malatinszky	Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer	$148,688	2022-12-31
Geoffrey Harcourt	Chief Technology Officer / Cto	$250,000	2022-12-31
Kara Pacos	Chief of Staff / Director , Instructional Support / Director of Institutional Support	$124,765	2022-12-31
Sarah Robertson	Chief Product Officer and Secretary	$172,763	2022-12-31
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for CommonLit

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$8,204,327	$8,855,365	-7.4%
Program services	$5,418,739	$3,015,689	79.7%
Investment income and dividends	$233,352	$0	999%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0	-
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0	-
Total revenues	$13,856,418	$11,871,054	16.7%

Form 990s for CommonLit

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-11-12	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-12-14	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-11-15	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-11-15	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-04-05	990	View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s

Organizations like CommonLit

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
Civic News Company	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$14,796,947
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation	501(c)(3)	Indianapolis, IN	$14,125,350
Paris Review Foundation	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$3,754,518
Online Learning Consortium (OLC)	501(c)(3)	Boston, MA	$5,572,643
Success for All Foundation	501(c)(3)	Baltimore, MD	$12,183,980
Teach for All	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$54,670,220
Girls Who Code	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$27,998,384
Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools	501(c)(3)	Burlingame, CA	$7,457,844
Educause	501(c)(3)	Boulder, CO	$23,552,846
The Enrollment Management Association (SSATB)	501(c)(3)	Skillman, NJ	$17,668,768

Data update history

January 8, 2025

Used new vendors

Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and

September 21, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,635,391 from FFWD

August 25, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Black Rock Arts Foundation

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $2,500,000 from Tenacre

February 6, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

Nonprofit Types

SchoolsEducational service providersMedia and communications organizationsCharities

Issues

Education

Characteristics

Operates internationallyReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 660 Pennsylvania Ave Se Ste 302; Washington, DC 20003
Metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County: District of Columbia, DC
Website URL: commonlit.org/
Phone: (301) 200-2426

IRS details

EIN: 46-4255260
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 2013
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary: 5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Parent/child status: Independent

California AB-488 details

AB 488 status: May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status: Current - In Process
FTB status revoked: Not revoked
AG Registration Number: CT0274716
FTB Entity ID: None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date: 2025-02-19

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Form 990s for CommonLit

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