Common Cause

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Common Cause

Summary

Common Cause is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Cause is in the country of United States[3].
  • Common Cause's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[4].
  • Common Cause's instance of is recorded as 501(c)(4) organization[5].
  • Common Cause's founder is recorded as John W. Gardner[6].
  • Common Cause's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[7].
  • Common Cause's Commons category is recorded as Common Cause[8].
  • 1970 marks the founding of Common Cause[9].
  • Common Cause's official website is recorded as http://www.commoncause.org/[10].
  • Common Cause's official website is recorded as https://www.commoncause.org/[11].
  • Common Cause's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(4) organization[12].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+10088774'}[13].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+13316479'}[14].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+8438547'}[15].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+6028165'}[16].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+5708903'}[17].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+6013037'}[18].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+6368985'}[19].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+5084321'}[20].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+7571731'}[21].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+7952309'}[22].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+8652569'}[23].
  • Common Cause's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+9183362'}[24].
  • Common Cause's total assets is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+11922837'}[25].
  • Common Cause's total assets is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+10130473'}[26].
  • Common Cause's total assets is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+12553510'}[27].

Body

Founding

Common Cause's founder is recorded as John W. Gardner[6]. 1970 marks the founding of it[9].

Operations

Common Cause's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[7].

Why It Matters

Common Cause ranks in the top 5% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . irs.gov. Retrieved . irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.commoncause.org/, https://www.commoncause.org/
    Total assets {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+11922837'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+10130473'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+12553510'} +9
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q122938552]], Update outlet to include JournalList trust.txt membership ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/bbfa83e1078|details]])"
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